Verse 18

Jeremiah 37:18

New Living Translation

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18 Then Jeremiah asked the king, “What crime have I committed? What have I done against you, your attendants, or the people that I should be imprisoned like this?

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ אֶל הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֑הוּ מֶה֩ חָטָ֨אתִֽי לְ/ךָ֤ וְ/לַ/עֲבָדֶ֨י/ךָ֙ וְ/לָ/עָ֣ם הַ/זֶּ֔ה כִּֽי נְתַתֶּ֥ם אוֹתִ֖/י אֶל בֵּ֥ית הַ/כֶּֽלֶא

English Translation

And Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, "What have I sinned against you and against your servants and against this people that you have put me in the house of confinement?"

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Chapter 37 Context

1 Zedekiah son of Josiah succeeded Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim as the king of Judah. He was appointed... Focus ↗

2 But neither King Zedekiah nor his attendants nor the people who were left in the land listened to wh... Focus ↗

3 Nevertheless, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, son of Maaseiah... Focus ↗

4 Jeremiah had not yet been imprisoned, so he could come and go among the people as he pleased. Focus ↗

5 At this time the army of Pharaoh Hophra of Egypt appeared at the southern border of Judah. When the... Focus ↗

6 Then the LORD gave this message to Jeremiah: Focus ↗

7 “This is what the LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: The king of Judah sent you to ask me what... Focus ↗

8 Then the Babylonians will come back and capture this city and burn it to the ground.’ Focus ↗

9 “This is what the LORD says: Do not fool yourselves into thinking that the Babylonians are gone for... Focus ↗

10 Even if you were to destroy the entire Babylonian army, leaving only a handful of wounded survivors,... Focus ↗

11 When the Babylonian army left Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s approaching army, Focus ↗

12 Jeremiah started to leave the city on his way to the territory of Benjamin, to claim his share of th... Focus ↗

13 But as he was walking through the Benjamin Gate, a sentry arrested him and said, “You are defecting... Focus ↗

14 “That’s not true!” Jeremiah protested. “I had no intention of doing any such thing.” But Irijah woul... Focus ↗

15 They were furious with Jeremiah and had him flogged and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secr... Focus ↗

16 Jeremiah was put into a dungeon cell, where he remained for many days. Focus ↗

17 Later King Zedekiah secretly requested that Jeremiah come to the palace, where the king asked him, “... Focus ↗

18 Then Jeremiah asked the king, “What crime have I committed? What have I done against you, your atten...

19 Where are your prophets now who told you the king of Babylon would not attack you or this land? Focus ↗

20 Listen, my lord the king, I beg you. Don’t send me back to the dungeon in the house of Jonathan the... Focus ↗

21 So King Zedekiah commanded that Jeremiah not be returned to the dungeon. Instead, he was imprisoned... Focus ↗

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Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 37 (21 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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