The Book of Jeremiah (WEB)
37: 1Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. 37:2But neither he, nor his
servants, nor the people of the land, did listen to the words of Yahweh, which he spoke by the
prophet Jeremiah. 37:3Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son
of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now to Yahweh our God for us.
37:4Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.
37:5Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging
Jerusalem heard news of them, they broke up from Jerusalem. 37:6Then came the word of Yahweh
to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 37:7Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Thus shall you tell the
king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth
to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land. 37:8The Chaldeans shall come again, and fight
against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire. 37:9Thus says Yahweh, Don't deceive
yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us; for they shall not depart. 37:10For
though you had struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and there remained
but wounded men among them, yes would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city
with fire. 37:11It happened that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for
fear of Pharaoh's army, 37:12then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of
Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people. 37:13When he was in the gate of
Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son
of Hananiah; and he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are falling away to the
Chaldeans. 37:14Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I am not falling away to the Chaldeans. But he didn't
listen to him; so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. 37:15The 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. 37:16When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon-house, and into
the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; 37:17Then Zedekiah the king sent, and
fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from
Yahweh? Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of
Babylon. 37:18Moreover Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah, Wherein have I sinned against you, or
against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison? 37:19Where now are
your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor
against this land? 37:20Now 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.
37:21Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard;
and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was
spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
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