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Text -- Jeremiah 37:12-21 (NET)
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37:12 Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the territory of Benjamin . He wanted to make sure he got his share of the property that was being divided up among his family there .
37:13 But he only got as far as the Benjamin Gate . There an officer in charge of the guards named Irijah , who was the son of Shelemiah and the grandson of Hananiah , stopped him. He seized Jeremiah and said , “You are deserting to the Babylonians !”
37:14 Jeremiah answered , “That’s a lie ! I am not deserting to the Babylonians .” But Irijah would not listen to him. Irijah put Jeremiah under arrest and took him to the officials .
37:15 The officials were very angry at Jeremiah . They had him flogged and put in prison in the house of Jonathan , the royal secretary , which they had converted into a place for confining prisoners .
37:16 So Jeremiah was put in prison in a cell in the dungeon in Jonathan’s house. He was kept there for a long time .
37:17 Then King Zedekiah had him brought to the palace . There he questioned him privately and asked him, “Is there any message from the Lord ?” Jeremiah answered , “Yes, there is .” Then he announced , “You will be handed over to the king of Babylon .”
37:18 Then Jeremiah asked King Zedekiah , “What crime have I committed against you, or the officials who serve you, or the people of Judah? What have I done to make you people throw me into prison ?
37:19 Where now are the prophets who prophesied to you that the king of Babylon would not attack you or this land ?
37:20 But now please listen , your royal Majesty , and grant my plea for mercy . Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan , the royal secretary . If you do, I will die there .”
37:21 Then King Zedekiah ordered that Jeremiah be committed to the courtyard of the guardhouse . He also ordered that a loaf of bread be given to him every day from the baker’s street until all the bread in the city was gone . So Jeremiah was kept in the courtyard of the guardhouse .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jeremiah |
ZEDEKIAH (2) |
Israel |
Persecution |
JEREMIAH (2) |
Zedekiah |
Irijah |
CAPTIVITY |
Jerusalem |
Shelemiah |
Hananiah |
Prisoners |
Lies and Deceits |
Bread |
PUNISHMENTS |
Indictments |
Minister |
Accusation, False |
Jonathan |
Amanuensis |
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NET Notes: Jer 37:12 Though some commentators disagree, this transaction should not be viewed as subsequent to the transaction recorded in Jer 32 and seen as an attempt to...
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NET Notes: Jer 37:13 Irijah’s charge was based on the suspicion that Jeremiah was following his own counsel to the people to surrender to the Babylonians if they wan...
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NET Notes: Jer 37:15 Heb “for they had made it into the house of confinement.” The causal particle does not fit the English sentence very well and “house...
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NET Notes: Jer 37:16 Heb “Jeremiah.” But the proper name is somewhat redundant and unnecessary in a modern translation.
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NET Notes: Jer 37:17 Jeremiah’s answer even under duress was the same that he had given Zedekiah earlier. (See Jer 34:3 and see the study note on 34:1 for the relati...
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NET Notes: Jer 37:18 Heb “What crime have I committed against you, or your servants, or this people that you [masc. pl.] have put me in prison?” Some of the te...
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NET Notes: Jer 37:19 Heb “And where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or against this land?’...
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NET Notes: Jer 37:20 Or “So that I will not die there,” or “or I will die there”; Heb “and I will not die there.” The particle that int...
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