Jeremiah 37

And king aZedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. 2 But bneither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah. 3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and cZephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us. 4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison. 5 Then dPharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: eand when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

6 Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 7 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, fthat sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land. 8 gAnd the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire. 9 Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart. 10 hFor though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

11 And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, 12 Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people. 13 And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans. 14 Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. 15 Wherefore the princes jwere wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, iand put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

16 When Jeremiah was entered into kthe dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; 17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, lIs there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon. 18 Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison? 19 Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land? 20 Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. 21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah minto the court of the prison, and nthat they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, ountil all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah premained in the court of the prison.

Jeremiah 38

 
Cross Ref
1 a 1 Chr 3:16
2 Chr 36:10
Dan 1:1
2 b 2 Kin 24:19-20
Pro 29:12
3 c Jer 21:1-2
5 d 2 Kin 24:7
 e Jer 34:21
7 f Jer 21:2
8 g Jer 34:22
Isa 30:1-7
Pro 21:30
Psa 33:10
10 h Lev 26:36-38
Isa 30:17
Jer 21:4-5
15 i Rev 2:10
Act 12:6
Jer 38:26
Gen 39:20
 j Act 5:40
Joh 18:22
Mat 21:35
Jer 20:1-3
16 k Jer 38:6
17 l Mar 6:20
21 m Jer 32:2
 n 1 Kin 17:6
1 Kin 17:9
 o 2 Kin 25:3
Jer 38:9
 p 2 Cor 6:4