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for they had not put him into prison. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans that were besieging Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they brake up from Jerusalem.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then came the word of Jehovah unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Thus saith Jehovah, Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us; for they shall not depart. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yea would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.</p> <p class="hdg">Jeremiah Imprisoned</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And it came to pass that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>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 laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou art falling away to the Chaldeans. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I am not falling away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him; so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon-house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Jehovah? And Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, Thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, Wherein have I sinned against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison? <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Where now are your prophets that prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land? <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And now hear, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be presented before thee, that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. <span class="reftext"><a href="/jeremiah/37-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers'street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">American Standard Version, 1901<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../jeremiah/36.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 36"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 36" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../jeremiah/38.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 38"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 38" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/jeremiah/37-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>