Verse 17
Jeremiah 37:17
Free Bible Version
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King Zedekiah gave the order for Jeremiah to be held in the guard's courtyard and be provided with a loaf of bread every day from a bakery until there was no bread left in the city. So Jeremiah stayed in the guard's courtyard.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁלַח֩ הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּ וַ/יִּקָּחֵ֗/הוּ וַ/יִּשְׁאָלֵ֨/הוּ הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ בְּ/בֵית/וֹ֙ בַּ/סֵּ֔תֶר וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר הֲ/יֵ֥שׁ דָּבָ֖ר מֵ/אֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֨הוּ֙ יֵ֔שׁ וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר בְּ/יַ֥ד מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל תִּנָּתֵֽן
English Translation
And King Zedekiah sent for him and took him, and the king questioned him in his house privately and said, "Is there a word from the Lord?" And Jeremiah said, "There is," and he said, "You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon."
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Chapter 37 Context
1
However, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, son of Maaseiah, to J...
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(At this time Jeremiah could come and go freely, because as yet they hadn't put him in prison.)
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3
Pharaoh's army was advancing from Egypt, and when the Babylonian army heard about it, they moved awa...
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4
Then a message from the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet:
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5
This is what the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, instructs you to tell the king of Judah, who sent...
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6
Then the Babylonians will return and attack Jerusalem. They will capture it and burn it down.
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7
This is what the Lord says: Don't fool yourselves by saying, “The Babylonians are gone for good,” be...
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8
In fact, even if you were able to kill the whole Babylonian army attacking you, leaving only wounded...
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9
When the Babylonian army moved away from Jerusalem because of the threat of Pharaoh's army,
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10
However, when he reached the Benjamin Gate, the guard captain, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemia...
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11
“That's not true,” Jeremiah replied. “I'm not defecting to the Babylonians!” But Irijah refused to l...
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12
The officers were furious with Jeremiah. They had him beaten and locked up in the house of Jonathan...
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13
Some while later King Zedekiah secretly sent for him and had him brought to the royal palace where h...
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14
Then Jeremiah asked King Zedekiah, “What wrong have I done to you or your servants or these people,...
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15
Where are your prophets now, the ones who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon won't come...
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16
Now please listen to me, my lord the king, and respond positively to my request. Don't send me back...
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King Zedekiah gave the order for Jeremiah to be held in the guard's courtyard and be provided with a...