Jeremiah 37

1 ♥ 📝 A nd Zedekiah^H6667 the son^H1121 of Josiah^H2977 reigned^H4427 as king,^H4428 instead of Coniah^H3659 the son^H1121 of Jehoiakim,^H3079 whom Nebuchadrezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 made king^H4427 in the land^H776 of Judah.^H3063

2 ♥ 📝 But neither he, nor his servants,^H5650 nor the people^H5971 of the land,^H776 did hearken^H8085 unto the words^H1697 of Jehovah,^H3068 which he spake^H1696 by^H3027 the prophet^H5030 Jeremiah.^H3414

3 ♥ 📝 And Zedekiah^H6667 the king^H4428 sent^H7971 Jehucal^H3081 the son^H1121 of Shelemiah,^H8018 and Zephaniah^H6846 the son^H1121 of Maaseiah,^H4641 the priest,^H3548 to the prophet^H5030 Jeremiah,^H3414 saying,^H559 Pray^H6419 now unto Jehovah^H3068 our God^H430 for us.

4 ♥ 📝 Now Jeremiah^H3414 came in^H935 and went out^H3318 among^H8432 the people;^H5971 for they had not put^H5414 him into prison.^H1004

5 ♥ 📝 And Pharaoh's^H6547 army^H2428 was come forth^H3318 out^H3318 of Egypt;^H4714 and when the Chaldeans^H3778 that were besieging^H6696 Jerusalem^H3389 heard^H8085 tidings^H8088 of them, they brake up from Jerusalem.^H3389

6 ♥ 📝 Then came the word^H1697 of Jehovah^H3068 unto the prophet^H5030 Jeremiah,^H3414 saying,^H559

7 ♥ 📝 Thus saith^H559 Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 Thus shall ye say^H559 to the king^H4428 of Judah,^H3063 that sent^H7971 you unto me to inquire^H1875 of me: Behold, Pharaoh's^H6547 army,^H2428 which is come forth^H3318 to help^H5833 you, shall return^H7725 to Egypt^H4714 into their own land.^H776

8 ♥ 📝 And the Chaldeans^H3778 shall come again,^H7725 and fight^H3898 against this city;^H5892 and they shall take^H3920 it, and burn^H8313 it with fire.^H784

9 ♥ 📝 Thus saith^H559 Jehovah,^H3068 Deceive^H5377 not yourselves,^H5315 saying,^H559 The Chaldeans^H3778 shall surely^H1980 depart^H3212 from us; for they shall not depart.^H3212

10 ♥ 📝 For though ye had smitten^H5221 the whole army^H2428 of the Chaldeans^H3778 that fight^H3898 against you, and there remained^H7604 but wounded^H1856 men^H582 among them, yet would they rise up^H6965 every man^H376 in his tent,^H168 and burn^H8313 this city^H5892 with fire.^H784

11 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass that, when the army^H2428 of the Chaldeans^H3778 was broken up^H5927 from Jerusalem^H3389 for fear^H6440 of Pharaoh's^H6547 army,^H2428

12 ♥ 📝 then Jeremiah^H3414 went forth^H3318 out^H3318 of Jerusalem^H3389 to go^H3212 into the land^H776 of Benjamin,^H1144 to receive his portion there, in the midst^H8432 of the people.^H5971

13 ♥ 📝 And when he was in the gate^H8179 of Benjamin,^H1144 a captain^H1167 of the ward^H6488 was there, whose name^H8034 was Irijah,^H3376 the son^H1121 of Shelemiah,^H8018 the son^H1121 of Hananiah;^H2608 and he laid hold^H8610 on Jeremiah^H3414 the prophet,^H5030 saying,^H559 Thou art falling away^H5307 to the Chaldeans.^H3778

14 ♥ 📝 Then said^H559 Jeremiah,^H3414 It is false;^H8267 I am not falling away^H5307 to the Chaldeans.^H3778 But he hearkened^H8085 not to him; so Irijah^H3376 laid hold^H8610 on Jeremiah,^H3414 and brought^H8610 him to the princes.^H8269

15 ♥ 📝 And the princes^H8269 were wroth^H7107 with Jeremiah,^H3414 and smote^H5221 him, and put^H5414 him in prison^H612 in the house^H1004 of Jonathan^H3083 the scribe;^H5608 for they had made^H6213 that the prison.^H3608

16 ♥ 📝 When Jeremiah^H3414 was come into^H935 the dungeon-house,^H1004 and into the cells,^H2588 and Jeremiah^H3414 had remained^H3427 there many^H7227 days;^H3117

17 ♥ 📝 Then Zedekiah^H6667 the king^H4428 sent,^H7971 and fetched^H3947 him: and the king^H4428 asked^H7592 him secretly^H5643 in his house,^H1004 and said,^H559 Is there any word^H1697 from Jehovah?^H3068 And Jeremiah^H3414 said,^H559 There is.^H3426 He said^H559 also, Thou shalt be delivered^H5414 into the hand^H3027 of the king^H4428 of Babylon.^H894

18 ♥ 📝 Moreover Jeremiah^H3414 said^H559 unto king^H4428 Zedekiah,^H6667 Wherein have I sinned^H2398 against thee, or against thy servants,^H5650 or against this people,^H5971 that ye have put^H5414 me in prison?^H1004

19 ♥ 📝 Where now^H346 are your prophets^H5030 that prophesied^H5012 unto you, saying,^H559 The king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 shall not come^H935 against you, nor against this land?^H776

20 ♥ 📝 And now hear,^H8085 I pray thee, O my lord^H113 the king:^H4428 let my supplication,^H8467 I pray thee, be presented^H5307 before^H6440 thee, that thou cause me not to return^H7725 to the house^H1004 of Jonathan^H3083 the scribe,^H5608 lest I die^H4191 there.

21 ♥ 📝 Then Zedekiah^H6667 the king^H4428 commanded,^H6680 and they committed^H6485 Jeremiah^H3414 into the court^H2691 of the guard;^H4307 and they gave^H5414 him daily^H3117 a loaf^H3603 of bread^H3899 out of the bakers'^H644 street,^H2351 until all the bread^H3899 in the city^H5892 was spent.^H8552 Thus Jeremiah^H3414 remained^H3427 in the court^H2691 of the guard.^H4307