37:1 Zedekiah son of Josiah was made king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he reigned in place of Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 1 , Zedekiah son of Josiah was made king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he reigned in place of Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim.
37:2 Neither he nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid any attention to the words the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 2 , Neither he nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid any attention to the words the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.
37:3 King Zedekiah, however, sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah with the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah the prophet with this message: 'Please pray to the LORD our God for us.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 3 , King Zedekiah, however, sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah with the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah the prophet with this message: 'Please pray to the LORD our God for us.'
37:4 Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 4 , Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.
37:5 Pharaoh's army had marched out of Egypt, and when the Babylonians who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 5 , Pharaoh's army had marched out of Egypt, and when the Babylonians who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
37:6 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet:
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 6 , Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet:
37:7 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of me, 'Pharaoh's army, which has marched out to support you, will go back to its own land, to Egypt.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 7 , 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of me, 'Pharaoh's army, which has marched out to support you, will go back to its own land, to Egypt.
37:8 Then the Babylonians will return and attack this city; they will capture it and burn it down.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 8 , Then the Babylonians will return and attack this city; they will capture it and burn it down.'
37:9 'This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves, thinking, 'The Babylonians will surely leave us.' They will not!
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 9 , 'This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves, thinking, 'The Babylonians will surely leave us.' They will not!
37:10 Even if you were to defeat the entire Babylonian army that is attacking you and only wounded men were left in their tents, they would come out and burn this city down.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 10 , Even if you were to defeat the entire Babylonian army that is attacking you and only wounded men were left in their tents, they would come out and burn this city down.'
37:11 After the Babylonian army had withdrawn from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh's army,
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 11 , After the Babylonian army had withdrawn from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh's army,
37:12 Jeremiah started to leave the city to go to the territory of Benjamin to get his share of the property among the people there.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 12 , Jeremiah started to leave the city to go to the territory of Benjamin to get his share of the property among the people there.
37:13 But when he reached the Benjamin Gate, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, arrested him and said, 'You are deserting to the Babylonians!'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 13 , But when he reached the Benjamin Gate, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, arrested him and said, 'You are deserting to the Babylonians!'
37:14 'That's not true!' Jeremiah said. 'I am not deserting to the Babylonians.' But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 14 , 'That's not true!' Jeremiah said. 'I am not deserting to the Babylonians.' But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.
37:15 They were angry with Jeremiah and had him beaten and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secretary, which they had made into a prison.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 15 , They were angry with Jeremiah and had him beaten and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secretary, which they had made into a prison.
37:16 Jeremiah was put into a vaulted cell in a dungeon, where he remained a long time.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 16 , Jeremiah was put into a vaulted cell in a dungeon, where he remained a long time.
37:17 Then King Zedekiah sent for him and had him brought to the palace, where he asked him privately, 'Is there any word from the LORD?' 'Yes,' Jeremiah replied, 'you will be handed over to the king of Babylon.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 17 , Then King Zedekiah sent for him and had him brought to the palace, where he asked him privately, 'Is there any word from the LORD?' 'Yes,' Jeremiah replied, 'you will be handed over to the king of Babylon.'
37:18 Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, 'What crime have I committed against you or your officials or this people, that you have put me in prison?
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 18 , Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, 'What crime have I committed against you or your officials or this people, that you have put me in prison?
37:19 Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, 'The king of Babylon will not attack you or this land'?
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 19 , Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, 'The king of Babylon will not attack you or this land'?
37:20 But now, my lord the king, please listen. Let me bring my petition before you: Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, or I will die there.'
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 20 , But now, my lord the king, please listen. Let me bring my petition before you: Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, or I will die there.'
37:21 King Zedekiah then gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given bread from the street of the bakers each day until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
The NIV Book of Jeremiah , Chapter 37 , Verse 21 , King Zedekiah then gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given bread from the street of the bakers each day until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
