Jer 37 | ABEn | STEP | And [ 4 reigned 1 Zedekiah 2 son 3 of Josiah] instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom [ 4 gave reign 1 Nebuchadnezzar 2 king 3 of Babylon] to reign in the land of Judah.

Jeremiah 37

CHAPTER 37 Zedekiah's Vain Hope

1 And [⁴reigned ¹Zedekiah ²son ³of Josiah] instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom [⁴gave reign ¹Nebuchadnezzar ²king ³of Babylon] to reign in the land of Judah. 2 And [²hearkened not ¹he], and his servants, and the people of the land, of the words of the lord which he spoke by the hand of Jeremiah. 3 And [³sent ¹king ²Zedekiah] Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest to Jeremiah, saying, Pray concerning us to the lord our God! 4 And Jeremiah came and went through the middle of the city, and they did not put him into prison. 5 And the force of Pharaoh came forth from out of Egypt. And [³heard ¹the ²Chaldeans] the report of them, and they ascended unto Jerusalem. 6 And came to pass the word of the lord to Jeremiah, saying, 7 Thus said the lord, the God of Israel; Thus shall you say to the king of Judah, the one sending to you to inquire of me; Behold, the force of Pharaoh coming forth to you for help, they shall return into the land of Egypt. 8 and [⁴shall return ³themselves ¹the ²Chaldeans], and they shall wage war against this city, and shall seize it, and shall burn it with fire. 9 For thus said the lord, You should not undertake the thought in your souls, saying, [⁶running ³shall depart ⁴from ⁵us ¹The ²Chaldeans]. For in no way shall they depart. 10 And if you should strike all the force of the Chaldeans, the ones waging war against you, and there should be left behind a certain amount having been stabbed, each in his place, these shall rise up and shall burn this city by fire.

Jeremiah is Imprisoned

11 And it came to pass when [⁵ascended ¹the ²force ³of the ⁴Chaldeans] from Jerusalem from in front of the force of Pharaoh, 12 Jeremiah came forth from Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin to buy from there land in the midst of the people. 13 And he was himself in the gate of Benjamin. And there was there a man by whom he rested up, Irijah, son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah. And he seized Jeremiah, saying, [³to ⁴the ⁵Chaldeans ¹You are ²fleeing]. 14 And he said, It is a lie, [²am not ⁴unto ⁵the ⁶Chaldeans ¹I ³fleeing]. But he did not listen to him. And Irijah seized Jeremiah, and brought him to the rulers. 15 And [³were embittered ¹the ²rulers] over Jeremiah, and they struck him, and they sent him into the house of the prison of Jonathan the scribe. For this they made into a house of a prison. 16 And Jeremiah came into the house of the pit, and into the confinement, and he stayed there [²days ¹many]. 17 And Zedekiah sent and called him. And [³asked ⁴him ¹the ²king] secretly, and said to him, Is there a word from the lord? And he said, It is into the hands of the king of Babylon you shall be delivered up. 18 And Jeremiah said to the king, How did I wrong you, and your servants, and this people, that you put me into [²house ¹a prison]? 19 And where are your prophets, the ones prophesying to you, saying that, In no way shall [³come ¹the king ²of Babylon] unto this land? 20 And now hear indeed O lord, O king! Let [²fall ¹mercy] for me in front of you! And in no way should you return me unto the house of Jonathan the scribe, and in no way should I die there. 21 And [³ordered ¹the ²king], and they put him in the house of the guard, and they gave to him [²bread loaf ¹one] a day from outside of which they baked, until [³failed ¹the ²bread loaves] from the city. And Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard.