¹ And 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.

² But 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.

³ And 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.

⁴ Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.

⁵ Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

⁶ Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah saying,

⁷ Thus 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.

⁸ And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.

⁹ Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.

¹⁰ For 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.

¹¹ And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,

¹² Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.

¹³ And 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.

¹⁴ Then 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.

¹⁵ Wherefore 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.

¹⁶ When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

¹⁷ Then 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.

¹⁸ Moreover 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?

¹⁹ Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

²⁰ Therefore 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.

²¹ Then 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.

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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 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 the words ^H1697 of the LORD, ^H3068 which he spake ^H1696 by ^H3027 the prophet ^H5030 Jeremiah. ^H3414

³ And Zedekiah ^H6667 the king ^H4428 sent ^H7971 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 tidings ^H8088 of them, they departed ^H5927 from Jerusalem. ^H3389

⁶ Then came the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 unto the prophet ^H5030 Jeremiah, ^H3414 saying, ^H559

⁷ Thus saith ^H559 the LORD, ^H3068 the God ^H430 of Israel; ^H3478 Thus 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 this city, ^H5892 and take ^H3920 it, and burn ^H8313 it with fire. ^H784

⁹ Thus saith ^H559 the LORD; ^H3068 Deceive ^H5377 not yourselves, ^H5315 saying, ^H559 The Chaldeans ^H3778 shall surely ^H1980 depart ^H3212 from us: for they shall not depart. ^H3212

¹⁰ For 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 man ^H376 in his tent, ^H168 and burn ^H8313 this city ^H5892 with fire. ^H784

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 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 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 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 king ^H4428 Zedekiah, ^H6667 What 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 prophesied ^H5012 unto you, saying, ^H559 The king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 shall not come ^H935 against 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 the bakers' ^H644 street, ^H2351 until all the bread ^H3899 in the city ^H5892 were spent. ^H8552 Thus Jeremiah ^H3414 remained ^H3427 in the court ^H2691 of the prison. ^H4307

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¹ And Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.

² But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of Jehovah, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.

³ And 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 Jehovah our God for us.

⁴ Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.

⁵ And Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans that were besieging Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they brake up from Jerusalem.

⁶ Then came the word of Jehovah unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

⁷ Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

⁸ And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.

⁹ Thus saith Jehovah, Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us; for they shall not depart.

¹⁰ For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yea would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

¹¹ And it came to pass that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,

¹² then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people.

¹³ And 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 laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou art falling away to the Chaldeans.

¹⁴ Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I am not falling away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him; so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

¹⁵ And 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.

¹⁶ When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon-house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

¹⁷ Then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Jehovah? And Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, Thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

¹⁸ Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, Wherein have I sinned against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?

¹⁹ Where now are your prophets that prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

²⁰ And now hear, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be presented before thee, that thou cause me not 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; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

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¹ And reign doth king Zedekiah son of Josiah instead of Coniah son of Jehoiakim whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had caused to reign in the land of Judah,

² and he hath not hearkened, he, and his servants, and the people of the land, unto the words of Jehovah, that He spake by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet.

³ And Zedekiah the king sendeth Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest, unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying, `Pray, we beseech thee, for us unto Jehovah our God.'

⁴ And Jeremiah is coming in and going out in the midst of the people, (and they have not put him in the prison-house),

⁵ and the force of Pharaoh hath come out of Egypt, and the Chaldeans, who are laying siege against Jerusalem, hear their report, and go up from off Jerusalem.

⁶ And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying:

⁷ `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Thus do ye say unto the king of Judah, who is sending you unto Me, to seek Me: Lo, the force of Pharaoh that is coming out to you for help hath turned back to its land, to Egypt,

⁸ and the Chaldeans have turned back, and fought against this city, and captured it, and burnt it with fire.

⁹ `Thus said Jehovah: Lift not up your souls saying, The Chaldeans surely go from off us, for they do not go;

¹⁰ for though ye had smitten all the force of the Chaldeans who are fighting with you, and there were left of them wounded men -- each in his tent -- they rise, and have burnt this city with fire.'

¹¹ And it hath come to pass, in the going up of the force of the Chaldeans from off Jerusalem, because of the force of Pharaoh,

¹² that Jeremiah goeth out from Jerusalem to go `to' the land of Benjamin, to receive a portion thence in the midst of the people.

¹³ And it cometh to pass, he is at the gate of Benjamin, and there `is' a master of the ward -- and his name is Irijah son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah -- and he catcheth Jeremiah the prophet, saying, `Unto the Chaldeans thou art falling.'

¹⁴ And Jeremiah saith, `Falsehood -- I am not falling unto the Chaldeans;' and he hath not hearkened unto him, and Irijah layeth hold on Jeremiah, and bringeth him in unto the heads,

¹⁵ and the heads are wroth against Jeremiah, and have smitten him, and put him in the prison-house -- the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it they had made for a prison-house.

¹⁶ When Jeremiah hath entered into the house of the dungeon, and unto the cells, then Jeremiah dwelleth there many days,

¹⁷ and the king Zedekiah sendeth, and taketh him, and the king asketh him in his house in secret, and saith, `Is there a word from Jehovah?' And Jeremiah saith, `There is,' and he saith, `Into the hand of the king of Babylon thou art given.'

¹⁸ And Jeremiah saith unto the king Zedekiah, `What have I sinned against thee, and against thy servants, and against this people, that ye have given me unto a prison-house?

¹⁹ And where `are' your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon doth not come in against you, and against this land?

²⁰ And now, hearken, I pray thee, my lord, O king, let my supplication fall, I pray thee, before thee, and cause me not to return `to' the house of Jonathan the scribe, that I die not there.'

²¹ And the king Zedekiah commandeth, and they commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, also to give to him a cake of bread daily from the bakers' street, till the consumption of all the bread of the city, and Jeremiah dwelleth in the court of the prison.

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¹ And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon having made him king in the land of Judah.

² And neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, hearkened unto the words of Jehovah, which he had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah.

³ And 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 Jehovah our God for us.

⁴ And Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.

⁵ And Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they went up from Jerusalem.

⁶ And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

⁷ Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

⁸ And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.

⁹ Thus saith Jehovah: Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans are certainly gone away from us; for they are not gone.

¹⁰ For 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.

¹¹ And it came to pass when the army of the Chaldeans was gone up from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh's army,

¹² that Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to have his portion there among the people.

¹³ And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Thou art deserting to the Chaldeans.

¹⁴ And Jeremiah said, It is false: I am not deserting to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him; and Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

¹⁵ And the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in the place of confinement in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

¹⁶ When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon and into the vaults, and Jeremiah had remained there many days,

¹⁷ king Zedekiah sent and took him out. And the king asked of him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Jehovah? And Jeremiah said, There is; and he said, Thou shalt be given into the hand of the king of Babylon.

¹⁸ And 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 the prison?

¹⁹ And where are your prophets that prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

²⁰ And now hear, I pray thee, my lord, O king: let my supplication, I pray thee, come before thee; and cause me not to return into 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, and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. And Jeremiah abode in the court of the guard.

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¹ Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.

² But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did listen to the words of Yahweh, 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 was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they broke up from Jerusalem.

⁶ Then came the word of Yahweh to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

⁷ Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Thus shall you tell the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

⁸ The Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.

⁹ Thus says Yahweh, Don't deceive yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us; for they shall not depart.

¹⁰ For though you had struck the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yes would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

¹¹ It happened that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,

¹² then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people.

¹³ When he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are falling away to the Chaldeans.

¹⁴ Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I am not falling away to the Chaldeans. But he didn't listen to him; so Irijah laid hold on 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 was come into the dungeon-house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

¹⁷ Then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Yahweh? Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

¹⁸ Moreover Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah, Wherein have I sinned against you, or against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison?

¹⁹ Where now are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon shall 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; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

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¹ And Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, became king in place of Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, made king in the land of Judah.

² But he and his servants and the people of the land did not give ear to the words of the Lord which he said by Jeremiah the prophet.

³ And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Make prayer now to the Lord our God for us.

⁴ (Now Jeremiah was going about among the people, for they had not put him in prison.

⁵ And Pharaoh's army had come out from Egypt: and the Chaldaeans, who were attacking Jerusalem, hearing news of them, went away from Jerusalem.)

⁶ Then the word of the Lord came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

⁷ The Lord, the God of Israel, has said: This is what you are to say to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from me: See, Pharaoh's army, which has come out to your help, will go back to Egypt, to their land.

⁸ And the Chaldaeans will come back again and make war against this town and they will take it and put it on fire.

⁹ The Lord has said, Have no false hopes, saying to yourselves, The Chaldaeans will go away from us: for they will not go away.

¹⁰ For even if you had overcome all the army of the Chaldaeans fighting against you, and there were only wounded men among them, still they would get up, every man in his tent, and put this town on fire.

¹¹ And it came about that when the Chaldaean army outside Jerusalem had gone away for fear of Pharaoh's army,

¹² Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, with the purpose of taking up his heritage there among the people.

¹³ But when he was at the Benjamin door, a captain of the watch named Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, who was stationed there, put his hand on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are going to give yourself up to the Chaldaeans.

¹⁴ Then Jeremiah said, That is not true; I am not going to the Chaldaeans. But he would not give ear to him: so Irijah made him prisoner and took him to the rulers.

¹⁵ And the rulers were angry with Jeremiah, and gave him blows and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

¹⁶ So Jeremiah came into the hole of the prison, under the arches, and was there for a long time.

¹⁷ Then King Zedekiah sent and got him out: and the king, questioning him secretly in his house, said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, There is. Then he said, You will be given up into the hands of the king of Babylon.

¹⁸ Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, What has been my sin against you or against your servants or against this people, that you have put me in prison?

¹⁹ Where now are your prophets who said to you, The king of Babylon will not come against you and against this land?

²⁰ And now be pleased to give ear, O my lord the king; let my prayer for help come before you, and do not make me go back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, for fear that I may come to my death there.

²¹ Then by the order of Zedekiah the king, Jeremiah was put into the place of the armed watchmen, and they gave him every day a cake of bread from the street of the bread-makers, till all the bread in the town was used up. So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen.