1Zedekiah the son of Josiah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah, reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim. (2Ki 24:17; 2Ch 36:10; Jer 22:24; Eze 17:13)2But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the Lord that he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet. (2Ch 36:12)3King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Please pray for us to the Lord our God.” (Jer 21:1; Jer 21:2; Jer 35:4; Jer 37:13; Jer 38:1)4Now Jeremiah was still going in and out among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison. (Nu 27:17; Jer 32:2; Jer 33:1)5The army of Pharaoh had come out of Egypt. And when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem. (Jer 32:2; Jer 34:21; Jer 37:11; Eze 17:15)6Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet:7“Thus says the Lord, God of Israel: Thus shall you say to the king of Judah who sent you to me to inquire of me, ‘Behold, Pharaoh’s army that came to help you is about to return to Egypt, to its own land. (2Ki 24:7; Jer 21:2; Jer 46:17; La 4:17; Eze 29:2; Eze 29:6)8And the Chaldeans shall come back and fight against this city. They shall capture it and burn it with fire. (Jer 34:22)9Thus says the Lord, Do not deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely go away from us,” for they will not go away.10For even if you should defeat the whole army of Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and there remained of them only wounded men, every man in his tent, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.’” (Jer 21:4; Jer 37:8)
Jeremiah Imprisoned
11Now when the Chaldean army had withdrawn from Jerusalem at the approach of Pharaoh’s army, (Jer 37:5)12Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to receive his portion there among the people. (Jer 1:1; Jer 32:8; Jer 32:9; Jer 37:4; Jer 39:14)13When he was at the Benjamin Gate, a sentry there named Irijah the son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah, seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans.” (Jer 21:9; Jer 37:3; Jer 38:1; Jer 38:7; Jer 38:19; Jer 39:9; Jer 52:15; Zec 14:10)14And Jeremiah said, “It is a lie; I am not deserting to the Chaldeans.” But Irijah would not listen to him, and seized Jeremiah and brought him to the officials. (Jer 36:12)15And the officials were enraged at Jeremiah, and they beat him and imprisoned him in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for it had been made a prison. (Heb 11:36)16When Jeremiah had come to the dungeon cells and remained there many days, (Jer 38:6)17King Zedekiah sent for him and received him. The king questioned him secretly in his house and said, “Is there any word from the Lord?” Jeremiah said, “There is.” Then he said, “You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.” (Jer 21:7; Jer 38:16)18Jeremiah also said to King Zedekiah, “What wrong have I done to you or your servants or this people, that you have put me in prison? (Jer 37:15)19Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you and against this land’? (Jer 28:2; Jer 28:11; Jer 28:17)20Now hear, please, O my lord the king: let my humble plea come before you and do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, lest I die there.” (Jer 38:26; Jer 38:28)21So King Zedekiah gave orders, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guard. And a loaf of bread was given him daily from the bakers’ street, until all the bread of the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard. (Jer 32:2; Jer 38:9; Jer 52:6; Eze 4:10; Eze 4:16)
1Zedekiah son of Josiah was made king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he reigned in place of Jehoiachin[1] son of Jehoiakim.2Neither he nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid any attention to the words the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.3King Zedekiah, however, sent Jehukal son of Shelemiah with the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah the prophet with this message: ‘Please pray to the Lord our God for us.’4Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.5Pharaoh’s army had marched out of Egypt, and when the Babylonians[2] who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.6Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet:7‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: tell the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of me, “Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to support you, will go back to its own land, to Egypt.8Then the Babylonians will return and attack this city; they will capture it and burn it down.”9‘This is what the Lord says: do not deceive yourselves, thinking, “The Babylonians will surely leave us.” They will not!10Even if you were to defeat the entire Babylonian[3] army that is attacking you and only wounded men were left in their tents, they would come out and burn this city down.’11After the Babylonian army had withdrawn from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s army,12Jeremiah started to leave the city to go to the territory of Benjamin to get his share of the property among the people there.13But when he reached the Benjamin Gate, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, arrested him and said, ‘You are deserting to the Babylonians!’14‘That’s not true!’ Jeremiah said. ‘I am not deserting to the Babylonians.’ But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.15They were angry with Jeremiah and had him beaten and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secretary, which they had made into a prison.16Jeremiah was put into a vaulted cell in a dungeon, where he remained a long time.17Then King Zedekiah sent for him and had him brought to the palace, where he asked him privately, ‘Is there any word from the Lord?’ ‘Yes,’ Jeremiah replied, ‘you will be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon.’18Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, ‘What crime have I committed against you or your attendants or this people, that you have put me in prison?19Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, “The king of Babylon will not attack you or this land”?20But now, my lord the king, please listen. Let me bring my petition before you: do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, or I shall die there.’21King Zedekiah then gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread from the street of the bakers each day until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
1Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, appointed Zedekiah to be king of Judah. He was the son of Josiah. Zedekiah ruled in place of Jehoiachin, the son of Jehoiakim.2Zedekiah and his attendants didn’t pay any attention to what the LORD had said through Jeremiah the prophet. And the people of the land didn’t pay any attention either.3But King Zedekiah sent Jehukal to Jeremiah the prophet. Zedekiah sent Zephaniah the priest along with him. Jehukal was the son of Shelemiah. Zephaniah was the son of Maaseiah. Jehukal and Zephaniah brought the king’s message to Jeremiah. It said, ‘Please pray to the LORD our God for us.’4At that time Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people. Jeremiah had not yet been put in prison.5The armies of Babylon were attacking Jerusalem. They received a report that Pharaoh’s army had marched out of Egypt to help Zedekiah. So armies of Babylon pulled back from Jerusalem.6A message from the LORD came to Jeremiah.7The LORD is the God of Israel. He says, ‘The king of Judah has sent you to ask me for advice. Tell him, “Pharaoh’s army has marched out to help you. But it will go back to its own land. It will return to Egypt.8Then the armies of Babylon will come back here. They will attack this city. They will capture it. Then they will burn it down.”9‘The LORD says, “Do not fool yourselves. You think, ‘The Babylonians will leave us alone.’ But they will not!10Suppose you destroy all the armies of Babylon that are attacking you. Suppose only wounded men are left in their tents. Even then they will come out and burn down this city.” ’11The armies of Babylon had pulled back from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s army.12So Jeremiah started to leave the city. He was planning to go to the territory of Benjamin. Jeremiah wanted to get his share of the property among the people there.13He got as far as the Benjamin Gate. But the captain of the guard arrested him. He said, ‘You are going over to the side of the Babylonians!’ The captain’s name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah. Shelemiah was the son of Hananiah.14Jeremiah said to Irijah, ‘That isn’t true! I’m not going to the side of the Babylonians.’ But Irijah wouldn’t listen to him. Instead, he arrested Jeremiah. He brought Jeremiah to the officials.15They were angry with him. So they had him beaten. Then they took him to the house of Jonathan the secretary. It had been made into a prison. That’s where they put Jeremiah.16Jeremiah was put into a prison cell below ground level. He remained there a long time.17Then King Zedekiah sent for him. King Zedekiah had Jeremiah brought to the palace. There the king spoke to him in private. The king asked, ‘Do you have a message from the LORD for me?’ ‘Yes’, Jeremiah replied. ‘You will be handed over to the king of Babylon.’18Then Jeremiah continued, ‘Why have you put me in prison? What crime have I committed against you? What have I done to your attendants or these people?19Where are your prophets who prophesied to you? They said, “The king of Babylon won’t attack you. He won’t march into this land.”20But now please listen, my king and master. Let me make my appeal to you. Please don’t send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary. If you do, I’ll die there.’21Then King Zedekiah gave the order. His men put Jeremiah in the courtyard of the guard. They gave him a loaf of bread from the street of the bakers. They did it every day until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
Jeremiah 37
King James Version
1And 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.2But 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.3And 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.4Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.5Then Pharaoh' army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.6Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,7Thus 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, Pharaoh' army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.8And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.9Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.10For 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.11And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh' army,12Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.13And 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.14Then 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.15Wherefore 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.16When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;17Then 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.18Moreover 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?19Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?20Therefore 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.21Then 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.
1Anstelle Jojachins, des Sohnes Jojakims, wurde Zidkija, der Sohn Joschijas, König. Ihn hatte Nebukadnezzar, der König von Babel, als König über das Land Juda eingesetzt. (2Ki 24:17)2Weder er selbst noch seine Diener noch das Volk des Landes hörten auf die Worte des HERRN, die er durch Jeremia sprach.3König Zidkija sandte einmal Juchal, den Sohn Schelemjas, und den Priester Zefanja, den Sohn Maasejas, zum Propheten Jeremia und ließ ihm sagen: Bete doch für uns zum HERRN, unserem Gott!4Jeremia konnte sich noch frei unter dem Volk bewegen; man hatte ihn noch nicht ins Gefängnis geworfen.5Aus Ägypten war damals das Heer des Pharao aufgebrochen, und als die Chaldäer, die Jerusalem belagerten, davon Nachricht erhielten, rückten sie von Jerusalem ab.6Nun erging das Wort des HERRN an den Propheten Jeremia:7So spricht der HERR, der Gott Israels: Antwortet dem König von Juda, der euch zu mir gesandt hat, um mich zu befragen: Siehe, das Heer des Pharao, das aufgebrochen ist, um euch Hilfe zu bringen, wird in sein Land Ägypten zurückkehren.8Dann werden die Chaldäer zurückkehren, gegen diese Stadt kämpfen, sie erobern und im Feuer verbrennen. (Jer 34:21)9So spricht der HERR: Täuscht euch nicht selbst mit dem Gedanken: Sicher werden die Chaldäer von uns abziehen - denn sie ziehen nicht ab!10Selbst wenn ihr das ganze Heer der Chaldäer, die gegen euch kämpfen, schlagen könntet und nur einige Schwerverwundete von ihnen übrig blieben, sie würden, jeder in seinem Zelt, aufstehen und diese Stadt im Feuer verbrennen.
Jeremias Gefangennahme und seine erste heimliche Unterredung mit Zidkija
11Und es geschah: Als das Heer der Chaldäer vor dem Heer des Pharao von Jerusalem abgerückt war,12verließ Jeremia Jerusalem, um ins Land Benjamin zu gehen und dort mit seinen Verwandten ein Erbe zu teilen. (Jer 32:8)13Er war bereits am Benjamintor angelangt. Dort war ein Wachhabender namens Jirija, der Sohn Schelemjas, des Sohnes Hananjas. Er ergriff den Propheten Jeremia und sagte: Du willst zu den Chaldäern überlaufen.14Jeremia entgegnete: Das ist nicht wahr; ich laufe nicht zu den Chaldäern über. Doch Jirija hörte nicht auf ihn; er nahm Jeremia fest und brachte ihn vor die Beamten.15Diese waren über Jeremia zornig, schlugen ihn und warfen ihn in den Kerker, in das Haus des Schreibers Jonatan; denn dieses hatte man zum Gefängnis gemacht.16So kam Jeremia in das Zisternenhaus in die Gewölbe. Dort saß Jeremia lange Zeit gefangen.17Eines Tages sandte König Zidkija hin, um ihn zu holen. Der König fragte ihn heimlich in seinem Palast: Gibt es ein Wort vom HERRN? Jeremia antwortete: Es gibt eines. Und er sagte: Du wirst in die Hand des Königs von Babel ausgeliefert werden. (Jer 34:21)18Dann sagte Jeremia zum König Zidkija: Welches Verbrechen habe ich an dir, an deinen Dienern und an diesem Volk begangen, dass ihr mich ins Gefängnis geworfen habt?19Wo sind jetzt eure Propheten, die euch prophezeit haben: Der König von Babel wird nicht über euch und dieses Land kommen?20Nun aber höre doch, mein Herr und König! Möge meine Bitte bei dir Gehör finden. Lass mich nicht ins Haus des Schreibers zurückbringen, damit ich dort nicht sterbe!21Da gab König Zidkija Befehl und man verwahrte Jeremia im Wachhof und gab ihm täglich ein Fladenbrot aus der Bäckergasse, bis alles Brot in der Stadt zu Ende ging. So blieb Jeremia im Wachhof. (Jer 32:2)