1 Josiah's Zedekiah was appointed by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to be king of Judah in the place of Jehoiakin son of Jehoiakim.
2 But neither he nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid attention to the words of Yahweh spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.
3 King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah with the priest Zehaniah son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah to say, "Intercede for us with Yahweh our God!"
4 At that time Jeremiah had not yet been imprisoned and he was still going about among the people.
5 Pharaoh's army had come out of Egypt and when the Chaldeans heard of this, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
6 Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah the prophet:
7 "Yahweh the God of Israel has spoken. Say this to the king of Judah who sent you to consult me: Pharaoh's army which was on its way to help you is about to return to its own land,
8 and the Chaldeans will come back and attack this city. They will capture it and set it on fire.
9 Do not deceive yourselves by saying that the Chaldeans are not to come back, because they surely will.
10 Even if you had defeated the whole Chaldean army and they were left with only wounded men, they would all come out of their tents and set fire to this city."
11 While the Chaldean army was withdrawing from Jerusalem because of the advance of Pharaoh's troops,
12 Jeremiah left Jerusalem to go to the territory of Benjamin to receive an inheritance there.
13 But upon reaching the Benjamin Gate he was stopped by a sentry named Irijah, son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah who said, "You are deserting to the Babylonians!"
14 Jeremiah answered, "There's no truth to that!" But Irijah did not listen. He nabbed Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.
15 They were so angry with Jeremiah, they beat him and locked him in the house of Jonathan the secretary which had been transformed into a prison.
16 Jeremiah was put in the dungeon cells and was kept there for a number of days.
17 Then King Zedekiah sent for him and secretly questioned him in his house:"Is there any word from Yahweh?" Jeremiah replied, "Yes, there is!" and added, "You will be handed over to the king of Babylon!"
18 Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, "What wrong have I done to you, to your servants or to the people that you should have me imprisoned?
19 Where are your prophets
20 who said to you: 'The King of Babylon will never come to attack you and destroy this land?' Now listen to me, my lord king! Take heed of my plea and do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, for there I am doomed to die!"
21 So King Zedekiah ordered that Jeremiah be transferred to the Guards' Court and that every day he be supplied with loaf of bread from the bakers' street until there was no more bread. So Jeremiah remained in the Guards' Court.
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Jeremiah 37 narrates the story of how King Zedekiah sent two men to consult the prophet Jeremiah about the possibility of the nation being released from the Babylonian yoke. However, when Jeremiah told them the truth, that they should surrender to the king of Babylon, they were arrested and Jeremiah was thrown into a well. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Jeremiah 37.
2 Kings 25:4: "Then the city was invaded, and all the men of war fled the way through the door between the two walls near the king's garden, although the Babylonians were surrounding the city. They went towards the Arabic." This verse portrays the fall of Jerusalem in the hands of the Babylonians and how people tried to escape the city. This relates to Jeremiah 37, since the people and the king of Judah were waiting for liberation, but in the end the city was conquered by the Babylonians.
Psalm 146:3-4: "Do not trust princes, in mere mortals, unable to save. When their spirit departs, they return to dust; on that same day their plans are over." This psalm emphasizes that we should not trust human leaders, for they are unable to save us. This relates to Jeremiah 37, since King Zedekiah was looking for a human solution for the release of the nation, but Jeremiah told him that he should surrender to the king of Babylon.
Isaiah 55:8-9: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor your ways are my ways," says the Lord. "Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, my ways are also higher than their ways and my thoughts higher than their thoughts." This verse emphasizes that God has plans and thoughts that are different from ours, and that these plans are bigger and better than ours. This relates to Jeremiah 37, since the people and the king of Judah were trusting in their own wisdom and strength to break free from the Babylonian yoke rather than trusting God and following the guidance of Jeremiah.
Proverbs 21:30: "There is no wisdom, no discernment, no plan that may oppose the Lord." This verse emphasizes that nothing can oppose God and that he has control of all things. This relates to Jeremiah 37, since the people and the king of Judah were fighting Babylonian rule, but God had allowed it to happen as a judgment because of his disobedience.
2 Chronicles 36:15-16: "The Lord, the God of his ancestors, spoke to them repeatedly through his messengers, because he had compassion for his people and their dwelling. But they mocked the messengers of God, they despised their own Words and mocked from their prophets, until the wrath of the Lord rose against his people, and there was no more remedy. " This verse emphasizes the importance of listening to God's voice and obeying his messengers to prevent divine wrath. This relates to Jeremiah 37, since the people and the king of Judah were not listening to the words of Jeremiah, who was the messenger of God to them at that time, and this resulted in their capture and the fall of Jerusalem.
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