1 Zedeki'ah the son of Josi'ah, whom Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah, reigned instead of Coni'ah the son of Jehoi'akim.
2 But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the LORD which he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet.
3 King Zedeki'ah sent Jehu'cal the son of Shelemi'ah, and Zephani'ah the priest, the son of Ma-asei'ah, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "Pray for us to the LORD our God."
4 Now Jeremiah was still going in and out among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.
5 The army of Pharaoh had come out of Egypt; and when the Chalde'ans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
6 Then 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 which came to help you is about to return to Egypt, to its own land.
8 And the Chalde'ans shall come back and fight against this city; they shall take it and burn it with fire.
9 Thus says the LORD, Do not deceive yourselves, saying, "The Chalde'ans will surely stay away from us," for they will not stay away.
10 For even if you should defeat the whole army of Chalde'ans 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.'"
11 Now when the Chalde'an army had withdrawn from Jerusalem at the approach of Pharaoh's army,
12 Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to receive his portion there among the people.
13 When he was at the Benjamin Gate, a sentry there named Iri'jah the son of Shelemi'ah, son of Hanani'ah, seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "You are deserting to the Chalde'ans."
14 And Jeremiah said, "It is false; I am not deserting to the Chalde'ans." But Iri'jah would not listen to him, and seized Jeremiah and brought him to the princes.
15 And the princes 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.
16 When Jeremiah had come to the dungeon cells, and remained there many days,
17 King Zedeki'ah 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."
18 Jeremiah also said to King Zedeki'ah, "What wrong have I done to you or your servants or this people, that you have put me in prison?
19 Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, `The king of Babylon will not come against you and against this land'?
20 Now hear, I pray you, 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."
21 So King Zedeki'ah 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.
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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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