Jeremiah 37
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v1
Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
v2
But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, listened to Yahwehโs words, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.
v3
Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, โPray now to Yahweh our God for us.โ
v4
Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.
v5
Pharaohโs army had come out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they broke up from Jerusalem.
v6
Then Yahwehโs word came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
v7
โYahweh, the God of Israel, says, โYou shall tell the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: โBehold, Pharaohโs army, which has come out to help you, will return to Egypt into their own land.
v8
The Chaldeans will come again, and fight against this city. They will take it and burn it with fire.โโ
v9
โYahweh says, โDonโt deceive yourselves, saying, โThe Chaldeans will surely depart from us;โ for they will not depart.
v10
For though you had struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and only wounded men remained among them, they would each rise up in his tent and burn this city with fire.โโ
v11
When the army of the Chaldeans had broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaohโs army,
v12
then Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the middle of the people.
v13
When he was in Benjaminโs gate, a captain of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, โYou are defecting to the Chaldeans!โ
v14
Then Jeremiah said, โThat is false! I am not defecting to the Chaldeans.โ But he didnโt listen to him; so Irijah seized Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
v15
The princes were angry with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that the prison.
v16
When Jeremiah had come into the dungeon house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days,
v17
then Zedekiah the king sent, and had him brought out. The king asked him secretly in his house, โIs there any word from Yahweh?โ Jeremiah said, โThere is.โ He also said, โYou will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.โ
v18
Moreover Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah, โHow have I sinned against you, against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison?
v19
Now where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, โThe king of Babylon will not come against you, nor against this land?โ
v20
Now please hear, my lord the king: please let my supplication be presented before you, that you not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.โ
v21
Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard. They gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakersโ street, until all the bread in the city was gone. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.