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Jeremiah 37

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  1. 1And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.22 cross-references: 2 Kings 24:17, Jeremiah 22:24, 2 Kings 24:12, Jeremiah 52:31, 2 Chronicles 36:9–10
  2. 2But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.15 cross-references: 2 Chronicles 36:12–16, 2 Kings 24:19–20, 1 Thessalonians 4:8, Proverbs 29:12, Ezekiel 21:25
  3. 3And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the Lord our God for us.28 cross-references: Jeremiah 21:1–2, Jeremiah 42:20, Jeremiah 42:2–4, Jeremiah 2:27, 1 Kings 13:6
  4. 4Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.2 cross-references: Jeremiah 37:15, Jeremiah 32:2–3
  5. 5Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.18 cross-references: Ezekiel 17:15, Jeremiah 37:11, Jeremiah 34:21, 2 Kings 24:7, Jeremiah 37:7
  6. 6Then came the word of the Lord unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
  7. 7Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.27 cross-references: Lamentations 4:17, Ezekiel 17:17, Isaiah 31:1–3, Jeremiah 37:3, Jeremiah 21:2
  8. 8And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.15 cross-references: Jeremiah 38:23, Jeremiah 39:2–8, Jeremiah 34:21–22, Jeremiah 32:29
  9. 9Thus saith the Lord; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.12 cross-references: Obadiah 1:3, James 1:22, Galatians 6:7, Matthew 24:4–5, Galatians 6:3
  10. 10For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.30 cross-references: Joel 2:11, Jeremiah 50:45, Isaiah 30:17, Leviticus 26:36–38, Jeremiah 49:20
  11. 11And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,4 cross-references: Jeremiah 37:5
  12. 12Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.12 cross-references: Jeremiah 1:1, 1 Kings 19:3, 1 Chronicles 6:60, 1 Kings 19:9, Jeremiah 32:8–9
  13. 13And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.28 cross-references: Zechariah 14:10, Jeremiah 38:7, Jeremiah 21:9, Acts 24:13, Jeremiah 38:1
  14. 14Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.12 cross-references: Jeremiah 40:4–6, Psalms 52:1–2, Matthew 5:11–12, Psalms 27:12, Nehemiah 6:8
  15. 15Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.40 cross-references: Jeremiah 38:26, 2 Chronicles 16:10, 2 Chronicles 18:26, Acts 5:18, Jeremiah 20:1–3
  16. 16When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;8 cross-references: Jeremiah 38:6, Jeremiah 38:10–13, Lamentations 3:55, Genesis 40:15, Lamentations 3:53
  17. 17Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.33 cross-references: Jeremiah 21:7, Jeremiah 38:5, Jeremiah 38:24–27, Jeremiah 38:14–16, Ezekiel 12:12–13
  18. 18Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?18 cross-references: Acts 25:8, John 10:32, Daniel 6:22, Acts 25:11, Acts 25:25
  19. 19Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?24 cross-references: Jeremiah 2:28, Jeremiah 28:10–17, 2 Kings 3:13, Jeremiah 29:31, Jeremiah 14:13–15
  20. 20Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.13 cross-references: Jeremiah 36:7, Jeremiah 38:6–9, Jeremiah 38:26, Acts 28:18–19, Jeremiah 26:15
  21. 21Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.46 cross-references: Jeremiah 38:13, Jeremiah 38:28, Jeremiah 38:9, Jeremiah 32:2, Jeremiah 52:6

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People in Jeremiah 37

Jeremiah, God, Zedekiah, Pharaoh, Benjamin, Irijah, Jonathan, Josiah, Jehoiachin, Jehoiakim, Nebuchadnezzar, Jucal, Shelemiah, Zephaniah, Maaseiah, Shelemiah, Hananiah

Places in Jeremiah 37

Babylon, Jerusalem, Egypt, Gate of Benjamin

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