37:1 And king 4428 Zedekiah 6667 the son 1121 of Josiah 2977 reigned 4427 8799 instead of Coniah 3659 the son 1121 of Jehoiakim 3079, whom Nebuchadrezzar 5019 king 4428 of Babylon 894 made king 4427 8689 in the land 776 of Judah 3063.

37:2 But neither he, nor his servants 5650, nor the people 5971 of the land 776, did hearken 8085 8804 unto the words 1697 of the LORD 3068, which he spake 1696 8765 by 3027 the prophet 5030 Jeremiah 3414.(by…: Heb. by the hand of the prophet)

37:3 And Zedekiah 6667 the king 4428 sent 7971 8799 Jehucal 3081 the son 1121 of Shelemiah 8018 and Zephaniah 6846 the son 1121 of Maaseiah 4641 the priest 3548 to the prophet 5030 Jeremiah 3414, saying 559 8800, Pray 6419 8690 now unto the LORD 3068 our God 430 for us.

37:4 Now Jeremiah 3414 came in 935 8804 and went out 3318 8802 among 8432 the people 5971: for they had not put 5414 8804 him into prison 1004 3628.

37:5 Then Pharaoh's 6547 army 2428 was come forth 3318 8804 out of Egypt 4714: and when the Chaldeans 3778 that besieged 6696 8802 Jerusalem 3389 heard 8085 8799 tidings 8088 of them, they departed 5927 8735 from Jerusalem 3389.

37:6 Then came the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 unto the prophet 5030 Jeremiah 3414, saying 559 8800,

37:7 Thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068, the God 430 of Israel 3478; Thus shall ye say 559 8799 to the king 4428 of Judah 3063, that sent 7971 8802 you unto me to enquire 1875 8800 of me; Behold, Pharaoh's 6547 army 2428, which is come forth 3318 8802 to help 5833 you, shall return 7725 8804 to Egypt 4714 into their own land 776.

37:8 And the Chaldeans 3778 shall come again 7725 8804, and fight 3898 8738 against this city 5892, and take 3920 8804 it, and burn 8313 8804 it with fire 784.

37:9 Thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068; Deceive 5377 8686 not yourselves 5315, saying 559 8800, The Chaldeans 3778 shall surely 1980 8800 depart 3212 8799 from us: for they shall not depart 3212 8799.(yourselves: Heb. your souls)

37:10 For though ye had smitten 5221 8689 the whole army 2428 of the Chaldeans 3778 that fight 3898 8737 against you, and there remained 7604 8738 [but] wounded 1856 8794 men 582 among them, [yet] should they rise up 6965 8799 every man 376 in his tent 168, and burn 8313 8804 this city 5892 with fire 784.(wounded: Heb. thrust through)

37:11 And it came to pass, that when the army 2428 of the Chaldeans 3778 was broken up 5927 8736 from Jerusalem 3389 for fear 6440 of Pharaoh's 6547 army 2428,(broken…: Heb. made to ascend)

37:12 Then Jeremiah 3414 went forth 3318 8799 out of Jerusalem 3389 to go 3212 8800 into the land 776 of Benjamin 1144, to separate 2505 8687 himself thence in the midst 8432 of the people 5971.(separate…: or, to slip away from thence in the midst of the people)

37:13 And when he was in the gate 8179 of Benjamin 1144, a captain 1167 of the ward 6488 [was] there, whose name 8034 [was] Irijah 3376, the son 1121 of Shelemiah 8018, the son 1121 of Hananiah 2608; and he took 8610 8799 Jeremiah 3414 the prophet 5030, saying 559 8800, Thou fallest away 5307 8802 to the Chaldeans 3778.

37:14 Then said 559 8799 Jeremiah 3414, [It is] false 8267; I fall not away 5307 8802 to the Chaldeans 3778. But he hearkened 8085 8804 not to him: so Irijah 3376 took 8610 8799 Jeremiah 3414, and brought 935 8686 him to the princes 8269.(false: Heb. falsehood, or, a lie)

37:15 Wherefore the princes 8269 were wroth 7107 8799 with Jeremiah 3414, and smote 5221 8689 him, and put 5414 8804 him in prison 612 in the house 1004 of Jonathan 3083 the scribe 5608 8802: for they had made 6213 8804 that the prison 3608.

37:16 When Jeremiah 3414 was entered 935 8804 into the dungeon 1004 953, and into the cabins 2588, and Jeremiah 3414 had remained 3427 8799 there many 7227 days 3117;(cabins: or, cells)

37:17 Then Zedekiah 6667 the king 4428 sent 7971 8799, and took him out 3947 8799: and the king 4428 asked 7592 8799 him secretly 5643 in his house 1004, and said 559 8799, Is there [any] word 1697 from the LORD 3068? And Jeremiah 3414 said 559 8799, There is 3426: for, said 559 8799 he, thou shalt be delivered 5414 8735 into the hand 3027 of the king 4428 of Babylon 894.

37:18 Moreover Jeremiah 3414 said 559 8799 unto king 4428 Zedekiah 6667, What have I offended 2398 8804 against thee, or against thy servants 5650, or against this people 5971, that ye have put 5414 8804 me in prison 1004 3608?

37:19 Where [are] now 346 your prophets 5030 which prophesied 5012 8738 unto you, saying 559 8800, The king 4428 of Babylon 894 shall not come 935 8799 against you, nor against this land 776?

37:20 Therefore hear 8085 8798 now, I pray thee, O my lord 113 the king 4428: let my supplication 8467, I pray thee, be accepted 5307 8799 before 6440 thee; that thou cause me not to return 7725 8686 to the house 1004 of Jonathan 3083 the scribe 5608 8802, lest I die 4191 8799 there.(let…: Heb. let my supplication fall)

37:21 Then Zedekiah 6667 the king 4428 commanded 6680 8762 that they should commit 6485 8686 Jeremiah 3414 into the court 2691 of the prison 4307, and that they should give 5414 8800 him daily 3117 a piece 3603 of bread 3899 out of the bakers' 644 8802 street 2351, until all the bread 3899 in the city 5892 were spent 8552 8800. Thus Jeremiah 3414 remained 3427 8799 in the court 2691 of the prison 4307.

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