Jeremiah 37 – search, read, and compare multiple versions of the Bible

🚧 This feature is in beta. You may encounter issues as we continue to improve it. 🚧

Versions
Versions
World English Bible Classic
[1] Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. [2] But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, listened to Yahweh’s words, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah. [3] Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “Pray now to Yahweh our God for us.” [4] Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people, for they had not put him into prison. [5] Pharaoh’s army had come out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they withdrew from Jerusalem. [6] Then Yahweh’s word came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, [7] “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘You shall tell the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: “Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to help you, will return to Egypt into their own land. [8] The Chaldeans will come again, and fight against this city. They will take it and burn it with fire.”’ [9] “Yahweh says, ‘Don’t deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely depart from us;” for they will not depart. [10] For though you had struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and only wounded men remained among them, they would each rise up in his tent and burn this city with fire.’” [11] When the army of the Chaldeans had withdrawn from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army, [12] then Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the middle of the people. [13] When he was in Benjamin’s gate, a captain of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are defecting to the Chaldeans!” [14] Then Jeremiah said, “That is false! I am not defecting to the Chaldeans.”But he didn’t listen to him; so Irijah seized Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. [15] The princes were angry with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that the prison. [16] When Jeremiah had come into the dungeon house and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days, [17] then Zedekiah the king sent and had him brought out. The king asked him secretly in his house, “Is there any word from Yahweh?”Jeremiah said, “There is.” He also said, “You will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.” [18] Moreover Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “How have I sinned against you, against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison? [19] Now where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you, nor against this land’? [20] Now please hear, my lord the king: please let my supplication be presented before you, that you not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.” [21] Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard. They gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city was gone. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
King James Version

The King’s Appeal

[1] And king H4428 Zedekiah H6667 the son H1121 of Josiah H2977 reigned H4427 instead of Coniah H3659 the son H1121 of Jehoiakim, H3079 whom H834 Nebuchadrezzar H5019 king H4428 of Babylon H894 made king H4427 in the land H776 of Judah. H3063 [2] But neither he, nor his servants, H5650 nor the people H5971 of the land, H776 did hearken H8085 unto H413 the words H1697 of the Lord, H3068 which H834 he spake H1696 by H3027 the prophet H5030§ Jeremiah. H3414 [3] And Zedekiah H6667 the king H4428 sent H7971 H853 Jehucal H3081 the son H1121 of Shelemiah H8018 and Zephaniah H6846 the son H1121 of Maaseiah H4641 the priest H3548 to the prophet H5030 Jeremiah, H3414 saying, H559 Pray H6419 now unto the Lord H3068 our God H430 for us. [4] Now Jeremiah H3414 came in H935 and went out H3318 among H8432 the people: H5971 for they had not put H5414 him into prison. H1004 H3628 [5] Then Pharaoh’s H6547 army H2428 was come forth H3318 out of Egypt: H4714 and when the Chaldeans H3778 that besieged H6696 Jerusalem H3389 heard H8085 H853 tidings H8088 of them, they departed H5927 from Jerusalem. H3389 [6] Then came the word H1697 of the Lord H3068 unto H413 the prophet H5030 Jeremiah, H3414 saying, H559 [7] Thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord, H3068 the God H430 of Israel; H3478 Thus H3541 shall ye say H559 to the king H4428 of Judah, H3063 that sent H7971 you unto me to enquire H1875 of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s H6547 army, H2428 which is come forth H3318 to help H5833 you, shall return H7725 to Egypt H4714 into their own land. H776 [8] And the Chaldeans H3778 shall come again, H7725 and fight H3898 against H5921 this H2063 city, H5892 and take H3920 it, and burn H8313 it with fire. H784 [9] Thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord; H3068 Deceive H5377 not yourselves, H5315§ saying, H559 The Chaldeans H3778 shall H1980 surely H3588 depart H3212 from us: for they shall not depart. H3212 [10] For H3588 though ye had smitten H5221 the whole army H2428 of the Chaldeans H3778 that fight H3898 against you, and there remained H7604 but wounded H1856§ men H582 among them, yet should they rise up H6965 every H3605 man H376 in his tent, H168 and burn H8313 H853 this H2063 city H5892 with H854 fire. H784

Jeremiah Imprisoned

[11] And it came to pass, that when the army H2428 of the Chaldeans H3778 was broken up H5927§ from Jerusalem H3389 for fear H6440 of Pharaoh’s H6547 army, H2428 [12] then Jeremiah H3414 went forth H3318 out of Jerusalem H3389 to go H3212 into the land H776 of Benjamin, H1144 to separate H2505 himself thence in the midst H8432 of the people. H5971§ [13] And when he was in the gate H8179 of Benjamin, H1144 a captain H1167 of the ward H6488 was there, whose name H8034 was Irijah, H3376 the son H1121 of Shelemiah, H8018 the son H1121 of Hananiah; H2608 and he took H8610 H853 Jeremiah H3414 the prophet, H5030 saying, H559 Thou fallest away H5307 to the Chaldeans. H3778 [14] Then said H559 Jeremiah, H3414 It is false; H8267§ I fall not away H5307 to the Chaldeans. H3778 But he hearkened H8085 not to him: so Irijah H3376 took H8610 Jeremiah, H3414 and brought H935 him to the princes. H8269 [15] Wherefore the princes H8269 were wroth H7107 with Jeremiah, H3414 and smote H5221 him, and put H5414 him in prison H612 in the house H1004 of Jonathan H3083 the scribe: H5608 for H3588 they had made H6213 that the prison. H3608 [16] When Jeremiah H3414 was entered H935 into the dungeon, H1004 H953 and into the cabins, H2588§ and Jeremiah H3414 had remained H3427 there H8033 many H7227 days; H3117 [17] then Zedekiah H6667 the king H4428 sent, H7971 and took him out: H3947 and the king H4428 asked H7592 him secretly H5643 in his house, H1004 and said, H559 Is there any word H1697 from the Lord? H3068 And Jeremiah H3414 said, H559 There is: H3426 for, said H559 he, thou shalt be delivered H5414 into the hand H3027 of the king H4428 of Babylon. H894 [18] Moreover Jeremiah H3414 said H559 unto H413 king H4428 Zedekiah, H6667 What H4100 have I offended H2398 against thee, or against thy servants, H5650 or against this people, H5971 that ye have put H5414 me in prison? H1004 H3608 [19] Where are now H346 your prophets H5030 which H834 prophesied H5012 unto you, saying, H559 The king H4428 of Babylon H894 shall H935 not H3808 come H935 against H5921 you, nor against this land? H776 [20] Therefore hear H8085 now, I pray thee, O my lord H113 the king: H4428 let my supplication, H8467§ I pray thee, be accepted H5307 before H6440 thee; that thou cause me not to return H7725 to the house H1004 of Jonathan H3083 the scribe, H5608 lest I die H4191 there. [21] Then Zedekiah H6667 the king H4428 commanded H6680 that they should commit H6485 Jeremiah H3414 into the court H2691 of the prison, H4307 and that they should give H5414 him daily H3117 a piece H3603 of bread H3899 out of H4480 the bakers’ H644 street, H2351 until H5704 all H3605 the bread H3899 in the city H5892 were spent. H8552 Thus Jeremiah H3414 remained H3427 in the court H2691 of the prison. H4307

Footnotes

  1. § 37:2 Heb. by the hand of the prophet
  2. § 37:9 Heb. souls
  3. § 37:10 Heb. thrust through
  4. § 37:11 Heb. made to ascend
  5. § 37:12 Or, to slip away from thence in the midst of the people
  6. § 37:14 Heb. falsehood or lie
  7. § 37:16 Or, cells
  8. § 37:20 Heb. let my supplication fall
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἐβασίλευσεν G936 Σεδεκιας υἱὸς G5207 Ιωσια ἀντὶ G473 Ιωακιμ, ὃν G3739 ἐβασίλευσεν G936 Ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλεύειν G936 τοῦ G3588 Ιουδα· [2] ‡καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἤκουσεν G191 αὐτὸς G846 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 παῖδες G3816 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 τοὺς G3588 λόγους G3056 κυρίου, G2962 οὓς G3739 ἐλάλησεν G2980 ἐν G1722 χειρὶ G5495 Ιερεμιου. G2408 — [3] ‡καὶ G2532 ἀπέστειλεν G649 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 Σεδεκιας τὸν G3588 Ιωαχαλ υἱὸν G5207 Σελεμιου καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 Σοφονιαν υἱὸν G5207 Μαασαιου τὸν G3588 ἱερέα G2409 πρὸς G4314 Ιερεμιαν G2408 λέγων G3004 Πρόσευξαι G4336 δὴ G1211 περὶ G4012 ἡμῶν G2257 πρὸς G4314 κύριον. G2962 [4] ‡Καὶ G2532 Ιερεμιας G2408 ἦλθεν G2064 καὶ G2532 διῆλθεν G1330 διὰ G1223 μέσου G3319 τῆς G3588 πόλεως, G4172 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἔδωκαν G1325 αὐτὸν G846 εἰς G1519 οἶκον G3624 τῆς G3588 φυλακῆς. G5438 [5] ‡Καὶ G2532 δύναμις G1411 Φαραω G5328 ἐξῆλθεν G1831 ἐξ G1537 Αἰγύπτου, G125 καὶ G2532 ἤκουσαν G191 οἱ G3588 Χαλδαῖοι G5466 τὴν G3588 ἀκοὴν G189 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 ἀνέβησαν G305 ἀπὸ G575 Ιερουσαλημ. G2419 [6] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 λόγος G3056 κυρίου G2962 πρὸς G4314 Ιερεμιαν G2408 λέγων G3004 [7] ‡Οὕτως G3779 εἶπεν G2036 κύριος G2962 Οὕτως G3779 ἐρεῖς G2046 πρὸς G4314 βασιλέα G935 Ιουδα τὸν G3588 ἀποστείλαντα G649 πρὸς G4314 σὲ G4571 τοῦ G3588 ἐκζητῆσαί G1567 με G3165 Ἰδοὺ G2400 δύναμις G1411 Φαραω G5328 ἡ G3588 ἐξελθοῦσα G1831 ὑμῖν G5213 εἰς G1519 βοήθειαν G996 ἀποστρέψουσιν G654 εἰς G1519 γῆν G1093 Αἰγύπτου, G125 [8] ‡καὶ G2532 ἀναστρέψουσιν G390 αὐτοὶ G846 οἱ G3588 Χαλδαῖοι G5466 καὶ G2532 πολεμήσουσιν G4170 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 πόλιν G4172 ταύτην G3778 καὶ G2532 συλλήμψονται G4815 αὐτὴν G846 καὶ G2532 καύσουσιν G2545 αὐτὴν G846 ἐν G1722 πυρί. G4442 [9] ‡Ὅτι G3754 οὕτως G3779 εἶπεν G2036 κύριος G2962 Μὴ G3361 ὑπολάβητε G5274 ταῖς G3588 ψυχαῖς G5590 ὑμῶν G5216 λέγοντες G3004 Ἀποτρέχοντες ἀπελεύσονται G565 ἀφ’ G575 ἡμῶν G2257 οἱ G3588 Χαλδαῖοι, G5466 ὅτι G3754 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ἀπέλθωσιν· G565 [10] ‡καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 πατάξητε G3960 πᾶσαν G3956 δύναμιν G1411 τῶν G3588 Χαλδαίων G5466 τοὺς G3588 πολεμοῦντας G4170 ὑμᾶς G5209 καὶ G2532 καταλειφθῶσίν G2641 τινες G5100 ἐκκεκεντημένοι G1574 ἕκαστος G1538 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 τόπῳ G5117 αὐτοῦ, G846 οὗτοι G3778 ἀναστήσονται G450 καὶ G2532 καύσουσιν G2545 τὴν G3588 πόλιν G4172 ταύτην G3778 ἐν G1722 πυρί. G4442 [11] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ὅτε G3753 ἀνέβη G305 ἡ G3588 δύναμις G1411 τῶν G3588 Χαλδαίων G5466 ἀπὸ G575 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 τῆς G3588 δυνάμεως G1411 Φαραω, G5328 [12] ‡ἐξῆλθεν G1831 Ιερεμιας G2408 ἀπὸ G575 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 τοῦ G3588 πορευθῆναι G4198 εἰς G1519 γῆν G1093 Βενιαμιν G958 τοῦ G3588 ἀγοράσαι G59 ἐκεῖθεν G1564 ἐν G1722 μέσῳ G3319 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ. G2992 [13] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 αὐτὸς G846 ἐν G1722 πύλῃ G4439 Βενιαμιν, G958 καὶ G2532 ἐκεῖ G1563 ἄνθρωπος, G444 παρ’ G3844 ᾧ G3739 κατέλυεν, G2647 Σαρουιας υἱὸς G5207 Σελεμιου υἱοῦ G5207 Ανανιου, G367 καὶ G2532 συνέλαβεν G4815 τὸν G3588 Ιερεμιαν G2408 λέγων G3004 Πρὸς G4314 τοὺς G3588 Χαλδαίους G5466 σὺ G4771 φεύγεις. G5343 [14] ‡Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Ψεῦδος· G5579 οὐκ G3756 εἰς G1519 τοὺς G3588 Χαλδαίους G5466 ἐγὼ G1473 φεύγω. G5343 Καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἤκουσεν G191 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 συνέλαβεν G4815 Σαρουιας τὸν G3588 Ιερεμιαν G2408 καὶ G2532 εἰσήγαγεν G1521 αὐτὸν G846 πρὸς G4314 τοὺς G3588 ἄρχοντας. G758 [15] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἐπικράνθησαν G4087 οἱ G3588 ἄρχοντες G758 ἐπὶ G1909 Ιερεμιαν G2408 καὶ G2532 ἐπάταξαν G3960 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπέστειλαν G649 αὐτὸν G846 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 οἰκίαν G3614 Ιωναθαν τοῦ G3588 γραμματέως, G1122 ὅτι G3754 ταύτην G3778 ἐποίησαν G4160 εἰς G1519 οἰκίαν G3614 φυλακῆς. G5438 [16] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἦλθεν G2064 Ιερεμιας G2408 εἰς G1519 οἰκίαν G3614 τοῦ G3588 λάκκου καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 χερεθ καὶ G2532 ἐκάθισεν G2523 ἐκεῖ G1563 ἡμέρας G2250 πολλάς. G4183 [17] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἀπέστειλεν G649 Σεδεκιας καὶ G2532 ἐκάλεσεν G2564 αὐτόν, G846 καὶ G2532 ἠρώτα G2065 αὐτὸν G846 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 κρυφαίως εἰπεῖν G2036 εἰ G1487 ἔστιν G2076 λόγος G3056 παρὰ G3844 κυρίου, G2962 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Ἔστιν· G2076 εἰς G1519 χεῖρας G5495 βασιλέως G935 Βαβυλῶνος G897 παραδοθήσῃ. G3860 [18] ‡Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Ιερεμιας G2408 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ G935 Τί G5101 ἠδίκησά G91 σε G4571 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 παῖδάς G3816 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 λαὸν G2992 τοῦτον, G5126 ὅτι G3754 σὺ G4771 δίδως G1325 με G3165 εἰς G1519 οἰκίαν G3614 φυλακῆς; G5438 [19] ‡Καὶ G2532 ποῦ G4226 εἰσιν G1526 οἱ G3588 προφῆται G4396 ὑμῶν G5216 οἱ G3588 προφητεύσαντες G4395 ὑμῖν G5213 λέγοντες G3004 ὅτι G3754 Οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ἔλθῃ G2064 βασιλεὺς G935 Βαβυλῶνος G897 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 γῆν G1093 ταύτην; G3778 [20] ‡Καὶ G2532 νῦν, G3568 κύριε G2962 βασιλεῦ, G935 πεσέτω G4098 τὸ G3588 ἔλεός G1656 μου G3450 κατὰ G2596 πρόσωπόν G4383 σου, G4675 καὶ G2532 τί G5101 ἀποστρέφεις G654 με G3165 εἰς G1519 οἰκίαν G3614 Ιωναθαν τοῦ G3588 γραμματέως G1122 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ἀποθάνω G599 ἐκεῖ; G1563 [21] ‡Καὶ G2532 συνέταξεν G4929 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 καὶ G2532 ἐνεβάλοσαν G1685 αὐτὸν G846 εἰς G1519 οἰκίαν G3614 τῆς G3588 φυλακῆς G5438 καὶ G2532 ἐδίδοσαν G1325 αὐτῷ G846 ἄρτον G740 ἕνα G1520 τῆς G3588 ἡμέρας G2250 ἔξωθεν G1855 οὗ G3739 πέσσουσιν, ἕως G2193 ἐξέλιπον G1587 οἱ G3588 ἄρτοι G740 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 πόλεως· G4172 καὶ G2532 ἐκάθισεν G2523 Ιερεμιας G2408 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 αὐλῇ G833 τῆς G3588 φυλακῆς. G5438
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 37:1 Originally verse 44:1.
  2. ‡ 37:2 Originally verse 44:2.
  3. ‡ 37:3 Originally verse 44:3.
  4. ‡ 37:4 Originally verse 44:4.
  5. ‡ 37:5 Originally verse 44:5.
  6. ‡ 37:6 Originally verse 44:6.
  7. ‡ 37:7 Originally verse 44:7.
  8. ‡ 37:8 Originally verse 44:8.
  9. ‡ 37:9 Originally verse 44:9.
  10. ‡ 37:10 Originally verse 44:10.
  11. ‡ 37:11 Originally verse 44:11.
  12. ‡ 37:12 Originally verse 44:12.
  13. ‡ 37:13 Originally verse 44:13.
  14. ‡ 37:14 Originally verse 44:14.
  15. ‡ 37:15 Originally verse 44:15.
  16. ‡ 37:16 Originally verse 44:16.
  17. ‡ 37:17 Originally verse 44:17.
  18. ‡ 37:18 Originally verse 44:18.
  19. ‡ 37:19 Originally verse 44:19.
  20. ‡ 37:20 Originally verse 44:20.
  21. ‡ 37:21 Originally verse 44:21.