Jeremiah 37

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.

וַיִּמְלָךְ־מֶלֶךְ צִדְקִיָּהוּ בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ תַּחַת כָּנְיָהוּ בֶּן־יְהֹויָקִים אֲשֶׁר הִמְלִיךְ נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶל בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה׃ (3553)

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.

וְלֹא שָׁמַע הוּא וַעֲבָדָיו וְעַם הָאָרֶץ אֶל־דִּבְרֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּיַד יִרְמְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא׃ (2304)

See also: 2 Kings 24:19-20, 2 Chronicles 36:12-16, Proverbs 29:12, 1 Thessalonians 4:8, Exodus 4:13, Leviticus 8:36, 2 Samuel 10:2, 2 Samuel 12:25, 1 Kings 14:18, 1 Kings 16:7, Proverbs 26:6, Jeremiah 39:11, Ezekiel 21:25, Hosea 12:10

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.

וַיִּשְׁלַח הַמֶּלֶךְ צִדְקִיָּהוּ אֶת־יְהוּכַל בֶּן־שֶׁלֶמְיָה וְאֶת־צְפַנְיָהוּ בֶן־מַעֲשֵׂיָה הַכֹּהֵן אֶל־יִרְמְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹר הִתְפַּלֶּל־נָא בַעֲדֵנוּ אֶל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ׃ (4306)

4Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.

וְיִרְמְיָהוּ בָּא וְיֹצֵא בְּתֹוךְ הָעָם וְלֹא־נָתְנוּ אֹתֹו בֵּית [הַכְּלִיא כ] (הַכְּלוּא׃ ק) (2540)

See also: Jeremiah 37:15, Jeremiah 32:2-3

5Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

וְחֵיל פַּרְעֹה יָצָא מִמִּצְרָיִם וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ הַכַּשְׂדִּים הַצָּרִים עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֶת־שִׁמְעָם וַיֵּעָלוּ מֵעַל יְרוּשָׁלִָם׃ (4471)

See also: 2 Kings 24:7, Ezekiel 17:15, Isaiah 36:6, Jeremiah 34:21, Jeremiah 37:11, Jeremiah 37:7, Ezekiel 17:17, Isaiah 30:2, Isaiah 30:3, Jeremiah 2:18, Jeremiah 34:11, Ezekiel 17:7, Ezekiel 29:7, Ezekiel 29:16

6Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah saying,

וַיְהִי דְּבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־יִרְמְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹר׃ (904)

See also: Jeremiah 32:3, Jeremiah 32:24

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’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כֹּה תֹאמְרוּ אֶל־מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה הַשֹּׁלֵחַ אֶתְכֶם אֵלַי לְדָרְשֵׁנִי הִנֵּה ׀ חֵיל פַּרְעֹה הַיֹּצֵא לָכֶם לְעֶזְרָה שָׁב לְאַרְצֹו מִצְרָיִם׃ (5121)

8And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.

וְשָׁבוּ הַכַּשְׂדִּים וְנִלְחֲמוּ עַל־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת וּלְכָדֻהָ וּשְׂרָפֻהָ בָאֵשׁ׃ (2590)

See also: Jeremiah 21:4, 2 Kings 25:9, Jeremiah 34:2, Jeremiah 38:18, Jeremiah 38:23, Jeremiah 39:2-8, Amos 2:5, Deuteronomy 28:52, Jeremiah 21:10, Jeremiah 32:29, Jeremiah 34:21-22, Jeremiah 34:22, Jeremiah 37:10, Jeremiah 52:13, Micah 6:9

9Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.

כֹּה ׀ אָמַר יְהוָה אַל־תַּשִּׁאוּ נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם לֵאמֹר הָלֹךְ יֵלְכוּ מֵעָלֵינוּ הַכַּשְׂדִּים כִּי־לֹא יֵלֵכוּ׃ (3034)

See also: Galatians 6:7, Obadiah 1:3, Jeremiah 29:8, Jeremiah 33:5, Matthew 24:4-5, 1 Corinthians 3:18, Galatians 6:3, 2 Thessalonians 2:3, James 1:22, Ezekiel 14:7, Ephesians 5:6

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.

כִּי אִם־הִכִּיתֶם כָּל־חֵיל כַּשְׂדִּים הַנִּלְחָמִים אִתְּכֶם וְנִשְׁאֲרוּ בָם אֲנָשִׁים מְדֻקָּרִים אִישׁ בְּאָהֳלֹו יָקוּמוּ וְשָׂרְפוּ אֶת־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת בָּאֵשׁ׃ (5573)

11And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,

וְהָיָה בְּהֵעָלֹות חֵיל הַכַּשְׂדִּים מֵעַל יְרוּשָׁלִָם מִפְּנֵי חֵיל פַּרְעֹה׃ (2275)

See also: Jeremiah 1:19, Jeremiah 37:5, Matthew 24:16

12Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.

וַיֵּצֵא יִרְמְיָהוּ מִירוּשָׁלִַם לָלֶכֶת אֶרֶץ בִּנְיָמִן לַחֲלִק מִשָּׁם בְּתֹוךְ הָעָם׃ (3018)

See also: Psalms 55:7, Jeremiah 1:1, Joshua 21:17-18, 1 Kings 19:3, 1 Kings 19:9, 1 Chronicles 6:60, Nehemiah 6:11, Jeremiah 32:8-9, Matthew 10:23, Luke 21:21, 1 Thessalonians 5:22

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.

וַיְהִי־הוּא בְּשַׁעַר בִּנְיָמִן וְשָׁם בַּעַל פְּקִדֻת וּשְׁמֹו יִרְאִיָּיה בֶּן־שֶׁלֶמְיָה בֶּן־חֲנַנְיָה וַיִּתְפֹּשׂ אֶת־יִרְמְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹר אֶל־הַכַּשְׂדִּים אַתָּה נֹפֵל׃ (5782)

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.

וַיֹּאמֶר יִרְמְיָהוּ שֶׁקֶר אֵינֶנִּי נֹפֵל עַל־הַכַּשְׂדִּים וְלֹא שָׁמַע אֵלָיו וַיִּתְפֹּשׂ יִרְאִיָּיה בְּיִרְמְיָהוּ וַיְבִאֵהוּ אֶל־הַשָּׂרִים׃ (4303)

See also: Psalms 27:12, Psalms 52:1-2, Jeremiah 40:4-6, Matthew 5:11-12, Nehemiah 6:8, Psalms 35:11, Jeremiah 26:10, Habakkuk 1:4, Luke 6:22-23, Luke 6:26, 1 Peter 3:16, 1 Peter 4:14-16

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.

וַיִּקְצְפוּ הַשָּׂרִים עַל־יִרְמְיָהוּ וְהִכּוּ אֹתֹו וְנָתְנוּ אֹותֹו בֵּית הָאֵסוּר בֵּית יְהֹונָתָן הַסֹּפֵר כִּי־אֹתֹו עָשׂוּ לְבֵית הַכֶּלֶא׃ (5860)

16When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

כִּי בָא יִרְמְיָהוּ אֶל־בֵּית הַבֹּור וְאֶל־הַחֲנֻיֹות וַיֵּשֶׁב־שָׁם יִרְמְיָהוּ יָמִים רַבִּים׃ (2757)

See also: Jeremiah 38:6, Isaiah 51:14, Jeremiah 38:10-13, Lamentations 3:53, Genesis 40:15, Lamentations 3:55

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.

וַיִּשְׁלַח הַמֶּלֶךְ צִדְקִיָּהוּ וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ וַיִּשְׁאָלֵהוּ הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּבֵיתֹו בַּסֵּתֶר וַיֹּאמֶר הֲיֵשׁ דָּבָר מֵאֵת יְהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר יִרְמְיָהוּ יֵשׁ וַיֹּאמֶר בְּיַד מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶל תִּנָּתֵן׃ (5714)

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?

וַיֹּאמֶר יִרְמְיָהוּ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ צִדְקִיָּהוּ מֶה חָטָאתִי לְךָ וְלַעֲבָדֶיךָ וְלָעָם הַזֶּה כִּי־נְתַתֶּם אֹותִי אֶל־בֵּית הַכֶּלֶא׃ (3533)

See also: John 10:32, Acts 25:8, Daniel 6:22, Acts 25:11, Acts 25:25, Genesis 31:36, 1 Samuel 24:9-15, 1 Samuel 26:18-21, Proverbs 17:13, Proverbs 17:26, Jeremiah 26:19, Jeremiah 52:8, Lamentations 3:52, Acts 23:1, Acts 24:16, Acts 26:31, Galatians 4:16

19Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

[וְאַיֹּו כ] (וְאַיֵּה ק) נְבִיאֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־נִבְּאוּ לָכֶם לֵאמֹר לֹא־יָבֹא מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶל עֲלֵיכֶם וְעַל הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת׃ (2372)

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.

וְעַתָּה שְׁמַע־נָא אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ תִּפָּל־נָא תְחִנָּתִי לְפָנֶיךָ וְאַל־תְּשִׁבֵנִי בֵּית יְהֹונָתָן הַסֹּפֵר וְלֹא אָמוּת שָׁם׃ (5622)

See also: Jeremiah 38:26, Jeremiah 36:7, Jeremiah 42:2, Jeremiah 26:15, Jeremiah 37:15, Jeremiah 38:6-9, Jeremiah 40:8, Lamentations 3:53, Daniel 9:18, Acts 23:16-22, Acts 25:10-11, Acts 28:18-19

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.

וַיְצַוֶּה הַמֶּלֶךְ צִדְקִיָּהוּ וַיַּפְקִדוּ אֶת־יִרְמְיָהוּ בַּחֲצַר הַמַּטָּרָה וְנָתֹן לֹו כִכַּר־לֶחֶם לַיֹּום מִחוּץ הָאֹפִים עַד־תֹּם כָּל־הַלֶּחֶם מִן־הָעִיר וַיֵּשֶׁב יִרְמְיָהוּ בַּחֲצַר הַמַּטָּרָה׃ (5260)