Holy Bible
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Jeremiah: Chapter 37

 

1. AND king Zed-e-ki-ah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Co-ni-ah the son of Je-hoi-a-kim, whom Neb-u-chad-rez-zar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
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.
3. And Zed-e-ki-ah the king sent Je-hu-cal the son of Shel-e-mi-ah and Zeph-a-ni-ah the son of Ma-a-sei-ah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.
4. Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
5. Then Phar-aoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chal-de-ans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.
6. Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
7. 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, Phar-aoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
8. And the Chal-de-ans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
9. Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chal-de-ans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.
10. For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chal-de-ans 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.
11. And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chal-de-ans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Phar-aoh's army,
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.
13. And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was I-ri-jah, the son of Shel-e-mi-ah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chal-de-ans.
14. Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chal-de-ans.  But he hearkened not to him: so I-ri-jah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
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.
16. When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
17. Then Zed-e-ki-ah 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.
18. Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zed-e-ki-ah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?
19. Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
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.
21. Then Zed-e-ki-ah 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.
 
Nov. 6 Daily reading schedule..  go to chapter 38
 


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