1 Now king Sedecias the son of Josias reigned instead of Jechonias the son of Joakim: whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon made king in the land of Juda.
2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land did obey the words of the Lord, that he spoke in the hand of Jeremias the prophet.
3 And king Sedecias sent Juchal the son of Selemias, and Sophonias the son of Maasias the priest to Jeremias the prophet, saying: Pray to the Lord our God for us.
4 Now Jeremias walked freely in the midst of the people r for they had not as yet cast him into prison. And the army of Pharao was come out of Egypt: and the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem, hearing these tidings, departed from Jerusalem.
5 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias the prophet, saying:
6 Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Thus shall you say to the king of Juda, who sent you to inquire of me: Behold the army of Pharao, which is come forth to help you, shall return into their own land, into Egypt.
7 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
8 Thus saith the Lord: Deceive not your souls, saying: The Chaldeans shall surely depart and go away from us: for they shall not go away;
9 But if you should even beat al: the army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there should be left of them some wounded men: they shall rise up, every man from his tent, and burn this city with Are.
10 Now when the army of the Chaldeans was gone away from Jerusalem, because of Pharao's army,
11 Jeremias went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin: and to divide a possession there in the presence of the citizens.
12 And when he was come to the gate of Benjamin, the captain of the gate, who I was there in his turn, was one named Jerias, the son of Selemias, the son of Hananias: and he took hold of Jeremias the prophet, saying: Thou art fleeing to the Chaldeans.
13 And Jeremias answered: It is not so, I am not fleeing to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Jerias took Jeremias and brought him to the princes.
14 Wherefore the princes were angry with Jeremias, and they beat him, and cast him into the prison that was in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for he was chief over the prison.
15 So Jeremias went into the house of the prison, and into the dungeon: and Jeremias remained there many days.
16 Then Sedecias the king, sending, took him: and asked him secretly in his house, and said: Is there, thinkest thou, any word from the Lord? And Jeremias said: There is. And he said: Thou shalt be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon.
17 And Jeremias said to king Sedecias: In what have I offended against thee, or thy servants, or thy people, that thou hast cast me into prison?
18 Where are your prophets that prophesied to you, and said: The king of Babylon shall not come against you, and against this land?
19 Now therefore hear, I beseech thee, my lord the king: let my petition be accepted in thy sight: and send me not back into the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
20 Then king Sedecias commanded that Jeremias should be committed into the entry of the prison: and that they should give him daily a piece of bread, beside broth, till all the bread in the city were spent: and Jeremias remained in the entry of the prison.
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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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