strkjv@Jeremiah:37:1
@ And
king
Zedekiah
the
son
of
Josiah
reigned
instead of
Coniah
the
son
of
Jehoiakim
, whom
Nebuchadrezzar
king
of
Babylon
made
king
in the
land
of
Judah
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:2
@ But neither 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
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:3
@ And
Zedekiah
the
king
sent
Jehucal
the
son
of
Shelemiah
and
Zephaniah
the
son
of
Maaseiah
the
priest
to the
prophet
Jeremiah
,
saying
,
Pray
now unto the
LORD
our
God
for us.
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:4
@ Now
Jeremiah
came
in
and went
out
among
the
people
: for they had not
put
him into
prison
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:5
@ Then
Pharaohs
army
was come
forth
out of
Egypt
: and when the
Chaldeans
that
besieged
Jerusalem
heard
tidings
of them, they
departed
from
Jerusalem
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:6
@ Then came the
word
of the
LORD
unto the
prophet
Jeremiah
,
saying
,
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:7
@ Thus
saith
the
LORD
, the
God
of
Israel
; Thus shall ye
say
to the
king
of
Judah
, that
sent
you unto me to
enquire
of me; Behold,
Pharaohs
army
, which is come
forth
to
help
you, shall
return
to
Egypt
into their own
land
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:8
@ And the
Chaldeans
shall come
again
, and
fight
against this
city
, and
take
it, and
burn
it with
fire
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:9
@ Thus
saith
the
LORD
;
Deceive
not
yourselves
,
saying
, The
Chaldeans
shall
surely
depart
from us: for they shall not
depart
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:10
@ For 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
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:11
@ And it came to pass, that when the
army
of the
Chaldeans
was broken
up
from
Jerusalem
for
fear
of
Pharaohs
army
,
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:12
@ Then
Jeremiah
went
forth
out of
Jerusalem
to
go
into the
land
of
Benjamin
, to
separate
himself thence in the
midst
of the
people
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:13
@ 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
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:14
@ 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
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:15
@ Wherefore the
princes
were
wroth
with
Jeremiah
, and
smote
him, and
put
him in
prison
in the
house
of
Jonathan
the
scribe
: for they had
made
that the
prison
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:16
@ When
Jeremiah
was
entered
into the
dungeon
, and into the
cabins
, and
Jeremiah
had
remained
there
many
days
;
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:17
@ Then
Zedekiah
the
king
sent
, and took him
out
: and the
king
asked
him
secretly
in his
house
, and
said
, Is 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
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:18
@ 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
?
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:19
@ Where are
now
your
prophets
which
prophesied
unto you,
saying
, The
king
of
Babylon
shall not
come
against you, nor against this
land
?
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:20
@ 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.
strkjv@Jeremiah:37:21
@ Then
Zedekiah
the
king
commanded
that they should
commit
Jeremiah
into the
court
of the
prison
, and that they should
give
him
daily
a
piece
of
bread
out of the
bakers
street
, until all the
bread
in the
city
were
spent
. Thus
Jeremiah
remained
in the
court
of the
prison
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:1
@ Then
Shephatiah
the
son
of
Mattan
, and
Gedaliah
the
son
of
Pashur
, and
Jucal
the
son
of
Shelemiah
, and
Pashur
the
son
of
Malchiah
,
heard
the
words
that
Jeremiah
had
spoken
unto all the
people
,
saying
,
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:2
@ Thus
saith
the
LORD
, He that
remaineth
in this
city
shall
die
by the
sword
, by the
famine
, and by the
pestilence
: but he that goeth
forth
to the
Chaldeans
shall
live
; for he shall have his
life
for a
prey
, and shall
live
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:3
@ Thus
saith
the
LORD
, This
city
shall
surely
be
given
into the
hand
of the
king
of
Babylons
army
, which shall
take
it.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:4
@ Therefore the
princes
said
unto the
king
, We beseech thee, let this
man
be put to
death
: for
thus
he
weakeneth
the
hands
of the
men
of
war
that
remain
in this
city
, and the
hands
of all the
people
, in
speaking
such
words
unto them: for this
man
seeketh
not the
welfare
of this
people
, but the
hurt
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:5
@ Then
Zedekiah
the
king
said
, Behold, he is in your
hand
: for the
king
is not he that
can
do any
thing
against you.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:6
@ Then
took
they
Jeremiah
, and
cast
him into the
dungeon
of
Malchiah
the
son
of
Hammelech
, that was in the
court
of the
prison
: and they let
down
Jeremiah
with
cords
. And in the
dungeon
there was no
water
, but
mire
: so
Jeremiah
sunk
in the
mire
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:7
@ Now when
Ebedmelech
Ebedthe
Ethiopian
,
one
of the
eunuchs
which was in the
kings
house
,
heard
that they had
put
Jeremiah
in the
dungeon
; the
king
then
sitting
in the
gate
of
Benjamin
;
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:8
@
Ebedmelech
Ebedwent
forth
out of the
kings
house
, and
spake
to the
king
,
saying
,
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:9
@ My
lord
the
king
, these
men
have done
evil
in all that they have
done
to
Jeremiah
the
prophet
, whom they have
cast
into the
dungeon
; and he is like to
die
for
hunger
in the
place
where he is: for there is no more
bread
in the
city
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:10
@ Then the
king
commanded
Ebedmelech
Ebedthe
Ethiopian
,
saying
,
Take
from hence
thirty
men
with
thee
, and take
up
Jeremiah
the
prophet
out of the
dungeon
, before he
die
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:11
@ So
Ebedmelech
Ebed
took
the
men
with
him
, and
went
into the
house
of the
king
under the
treasury
, and
took
thence
old
cast
clouts
and
old
rotten
rags
, and let them
down
by
cords
into the
dungeon
to
Jeremiah
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:12
@ And
Ebedmelech
Ebedthe
Ethiopian
said
unto
Jeremiah
,
Put
now these
old
cast
clouts
and rotten
rags
under thine
armholes
H3027under the
cords
. And
Jeremiah
did
so.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:13
@ So they drew
up
Jeremiah
with
cords
, and took him
up
out of the
dungeon
: and
Jeremiah
remained
in the
court
of the
prison
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:14
@ Then
Zedekiah
the
king
sent
, and
took
Jeremiah
the
prophet
unto him into the
third
entry
that is in the
house
of the
LORD
: and the
king
said
unto
Jeremiah
, I will
ask
thee a
thing
;
hide
nothing from me.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:15
@ Then
Jeremiah
said
unto
Zedekiah
, If I
declare
it unto thee, wilt thou not
surely
put me to
death
? and if I give thee
counsel
, wilt thou not
hearken
unto me?
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:16
@ So
Zedekiah
the
king
sware
secretly
unto
Jeremiah
,
saying
, As the
LORD
liveth
, that
made
us this
soul
, I will not put thee to
death
, neither will I
give
thee into the
hand
of these
men
that
seek
thy
life
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:17
@ Then
said
Jeremiah
unto
Zedekiah
, Thus
saith
the
LORD
, the
God
of
hosts
, the
God
of
Israel
; If thou wilt
assuredly
go
forth
unto the
king
of
Babylons
princes
, then thy
soul
shall
live
, and this
city
shall not be
burned
with
fire
; and thou shalt
live
, and thine
house
:
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:18
@ But if thou wilt not go
forth
to the
king
of
Babylons
princes
, then shall this
city
be
given
into the
hand
of the
Chaldeans
, and they shall
burn
it with
fire
, and thou shalt not escape
out
of their
hand
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:19
@ And
Zedekiah
the
king
said
unto
Jeremiah
, I am
afraid
of the
Jews
that are
fallen
to the
Chaldeans
, lest they
deliver
me into their
hand
, and they
mock
me.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:20
@ But
Jeremiah
said
, They shall not
deliver
thee.
Obey
, I beseech thee, the
voice
of the
LORD
, which I
speak
unto thee: so it shall be
well
unto thee, and thy
soul
shall
live
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:21
@ But if thou
refuse
to go
forth
, this is the
word
that the
LORD
hath
shewed
me:
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:22
@ And, behold, all the
women
that are
left
in the
king
of
Judahs
house
shall be brought
forth
to the
king
of
Babylons
princes
, and those women shall
say
, Thy
friends
H7965have set thee
on
, and have
prevailed
against thee: thy
feet
are
sunk
in the
mire
, and they are turned
away
back
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:23
@ So they shall bring
out
all thy
wives
and thy
children
to the
Chaldeans
: and thou shalt not escape
out
of their
hand
, but shalt be
taken
by the
hand
of the
king
of
Babylon
: and thou shalt cause this
city
to be
burned
with
fire
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:24
@ Then
said
Zedekiah
unto
Jeremiah
, Let no
man
know
of these
words
, and thou shalt not
die
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:25
@ But if the
princes
hear
that I have
talked
with thee, and they
come
unto thee, and
say
unto thee,
Declare
unto us now what thou hast
said
unto the
king
,
hide
it not from us, and we will not put thee to
death
; also what the
king
said
unto thee:
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:26
@ Then thou shalt
say
unto them, I
presented
my
supplication
before
the
king
, that he would not cause me to
return
to
Jonathans
house
, to
die
there.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:27
@ Then
came
all the
princes
unto
Jeremiah
, and
asked
him: and he
told
them according to all these
words
that the
king
had
commanded
. So they left off
speaking
with him; for the
matter
was not
perceived
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:38:28
@ So
Jeremiah
abode
in the
court
of the
prison
until the
day
that
Jerusalem
was
taken
: and he was there when
Jerusalem
was
taken
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:1
@ In the
ninth
year
of
Zedekiah
king
of
Judah
, in the
tenth
month
,
came
Nebuchadrezzar
king
of
Babylon
and all his
army
against
Jerusalem
, and they
besieged
it.
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:2
@ And in the
eleventh
H6240
year
of
Zedekiah
, in the
fourth
month
, the
ninth
day of the
month
, the
city
was broken
up
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:3
@ And all the
princes
of the
king
of
Babylon
came
in
, and
sat
in the
middle
gate
, even
Nergalsharezer
Nergal,
Samgarnebo
Camgar,
Sarsechim
,
Rabsaris
Rab-,
Nergalsharezer
Nergal,
Rabmag
Rab-, with all the H7611of the
princes
of the
king
of
Babylon
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:4
@ And it came to pass, that when
Zedekiah
the
king
of
Judah
saw
them, and all the
men
of
war
, then they
fled
, and went
forth
out of the
city
by
night
, by the
way
of the
kings
garden
, by the
gate
betwixt the two
walls
: and he went
out
the
way
of the
plain
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:5
@ But the
Chaldeans
army
pursued
after
them, and
overtook
Zedekiah
in the
plains
of
Jericho
: and when they had
taken
him, they brought him
up
to
Nebuchadnezzar
king
of
Babylon
to
Riblah
in the
land
of
Hamath
, where he
gave
judgment
upon him.
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:6
@ Then the
king
of
Babylon
slew
the
sons
of
Zedekiah
in
Riblah
before his
eyes
: also the
king
of
Babylon
slew
all the
nobles
of
Judah
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:7
@ Moreover he put
out
Zedekiahs
eyes
, and
bound
him with
chains
, to
carry
him to
Babylon
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:8
@ And the
Chaldeans
burned
the
kings
house
, and the
houses
of the
people
, with
fire
, and brake
down
the
walls
of
Jerusalem
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:9
@ Then
Nebuzaradan
the
captain
of the
guard
carried away
captive
into
Babylon
the
remnant
of the
people
that
remained
in the
city
, and those that fell
away
, that
fell
to him, with the
rest
of the
people
that
remained
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:10
@ But
Nebuzaradan
the
captain
of the
guard
left
of the
poor
of the
people
, which had
nothing
, in the
land
of
Judah
, and
gave
them
vineyards
and
fields
at the same
time
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:11
@ Now
Nebuchadrezzar
king
of
Babylon
gave
charge
concerning
Jeremiah
to
Nebuzaradan
the
captain
of the
guard
,
saying
,
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:12
@
Take
him, and look
well
H7760 to him, and
do
him no
harm
m@
; but
do
unto him even as he shall
say
unto thee.
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:13
@ So
Nebuzaradan
the
captain
of the
guard
sent
, and
Nebushasban
,
Rabsaris
Rab-, and
Nergalsharezer
Nergal,
Rabmag
Rab-, and all the
king
of
Babylons
princes
;
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:14
@ Even they
sent
, and
took
Jeremiah
out of the
court
of the
prison
, and
committed
him unto
Gedaliah
the
son
of
Ahikam
the
son
of
Shaphan
, that he should
carry
him
home
: so he
dwelt
among
the
people
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:15
@ Now the
word
of the
LORD
came unto
Jeremiah
, while he was shut
up
in the
court
of the
prison
,
saying
,
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:16
@
Go
and
speak
to
Ebedmelech
Ebedthe
Ethiopian
,
saying
, Thus
saith
the
LORD
of
hosts
, the
God
of
Israel
; Behold, I will
bring
my
words
upon this
city
for
evil
, and not for
good
; and they shall be accomplished in that
day
before
thee.
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:17
@ But I will
deliver
thee in that
day
,
saith
the
LORD
: and thou shalt not be
given
into the
hand
of the
men
of
whom
thou art
afraid
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:39:18
@ For I will
surely
deliver
thee, and thou shalt not
fall
by the
sword
, but thy
life
shall be for a
prey
unto thee: because thou hast put thy
trust
in me,
saith
the
LORD
.
strkjv@Jeremiah:40:1
@ The
word
that came to
Jeremiah
from the
LORD
,
after
that
Nebuzaradan
the
captain
of the
guard
had let him
go
from
Ramah
, when he had
taken
him being
bound
in
chains
among
all that were carried away
captive
of
Jerusalem
and
Judah
, which were carried away
captive
unto
Babylon
.
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