“And King Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, reigned instead of Tomiah, the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, made king in the land of Judah.”
Jeremiah 37
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1Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.
“and King Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, reigned instead of Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had made a king in the land of Judah.”
“King Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, reigned instead of Conaniah, the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, made king in the land of Judah.”
2But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.
“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.”
“But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, would hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.”
3Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, "Please pray to the LORD our God for us!"
“And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucho, the son of Shalamiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maasaiah, the priest under the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the Lord our God for us.”
4Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison.
“Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people, for they had not yet put him into prison.”
“Now, Jeremiah came in and went out among the people, for they had not put him into prison.”
5Pharaoh's army had left Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
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6Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet:
“then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet,”
“Then came the word of the Lord unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,”
“the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet,”
“the Word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet.”
“the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet,”
7"This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh's army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt.
“Thus saith the Lord, 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 has come forth to help you, will return to Egypt into their own land,”
“Thus saith the Lord 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. They'll return to Egypt into their own land”
8Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it down.
“and the Chaldeans shall come again and fight against this city and take it and burn it with fire.”
“land of the Chaldeans. They'll come again and fight against this city and take it and burn it with fire.”
9This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, 'The Chaldeans will go away for good,' for they will not!
“Thus saith the Lord, Don't deceive yourselves, saying the Chaldeans shall surely depart from us, for they shall not depart.”
10Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans that is fighting against you, and only wounded men remained in their tents, they would still get up and burn this city down."
“For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans, that fight against you, and there remain but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every night in his tent and burn this city with fire.”
11When the Chaldean army withdrew from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,
“it came to pass when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for the fear of the Pharaoh's army,”
“And it came to pass that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for Pharaoh's army,”
12Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to claim his portion there among the people.
“Jeremiah went out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin in order to take possession of some property there among the people.”
“then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin to separate himself from the midst of the people.”
13But when he reached the Gate of Benjamin, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, seized him and said, "You are deserting to the Chaldeans!"
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14"That is a lie," Jeremiah replied. "I am not deserting to the Chaldeans!" But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and took him to the officials.
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15The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.
“the officials were angry at Jeremiah and beat him. And they put him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe which they had made into the prison”
16So Jeremiah went into a cell in the dungeon and remained there a long time.
“when Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there for many days.”
“when Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days.”
“for Jeremiah had come into the dungeon that is the vaulted stele and Jeremiah stayed there many days.”
17Later, King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and received him in his palace, where he asked him privately, "Is there a word from the LORD?" "There is," Jeremiah replied. "You will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon."
“Then Zedekiah the king sent and took him out, and the king asked him secretly, saying 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…”
“Then Zedekiah the king sent and took him out. And the king asked him secretly in the house and said, is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, there is. For he said, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of…”
“then Zedekiah the king sent and took him out. That's Jeremiah out of prison. And the king asked him secretly in his house and said, is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, there is. For he said, for said he, thou…”
18Then Jeremiah asked King Zedekiah, "How have I sinned against you or your servants or these people, that you have put me in prison?
“Moreover, Jeremiah said unto King Zedekiah, what have I offended against thee or against thy servants or against this people that you've put me in prison?”
19Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, claiming, 'The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land'?
“Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you saying, the king of Babylon will not come against you nor against this land?”
20But now please listen, O my lord the king. May my petition come before you. Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there."
“Therefore, hear now, I pray thee, O my Lord the king. Let my prayer, I pray thee, be accepted before thee that you cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.”
21So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
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