Context 16For Jeremiah had come into the dungeon, that is, the vaulted cell; and Jeremiah stayed there many days. 17Now King Zedekiah sent and took him out; and in his palace the king secretly asked him and said, “Is there a word from the LORD?” And Jeremiah said, “There is!” Then he said, “You will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon!” 18Moreover Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “In what way have I sinned against you, or against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison? 19“Where then are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or against this land’? 20“But now, please listen, O my lord the king; please let my petition come before you and do not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, that I may not die there.” 21Then King Zedekiah gave commandment, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guardhouse and gave him a loaf of bread daily from the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the guardhouse. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionWhen Jeremiah was come into the dungeon-house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; Douay-Rheims Bible So Jeremias went into the house of the prison, and into the dungeon: and Jeremias remained there many days. Darby Bible Translation When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon and into the vaults, and Jeremiah had remained there many days, English Revised Version When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; Webster's Bible Translation When Jeremiah had entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; World English Bible When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; Young's Literal Translation When Jeremiah hath entered into the house of the dungeon, and unto the cells, then Jeremiah dwelleth there many days, Library Zedekiah'Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king ... whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king'--JER. xxxvii. 1. Zedekiah was a small man on a great stage, a weakling set to face circumstances that would have taxed the strongest. He was a youth at his accession to the throne of a distracted kingdom, and if he had had any political insight he would have seen that his only chance was to adhere firmly to Babylon, and to repress the foolish aristocracy who hankered after alliance with the rival power … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The World's Wages to a Prophet Carried Captive into Babylon Jeremiah Links Jeremiah 37:16 NIV • Jeremiah 37:16 NLT • Jeremiah 37:16 ESV • Jeremiah 37:16 NASB • Jeremiah 37:16 KJV • Jeremiah 37:16 Bible Apps • Jeremiah 37:16 Parallel • Bible Hub |
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