Jeremiah 37:4

(At this time Jeremiah could come and go freely, because as yet they hadn't put him in prison.)

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

3However, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the Lord our God for us!”

5Pharaoh's army was advancing from Egypt, and when the Babylonian army heard about it, they moved away from Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 32:2This was when the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem. Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the guard's courtyard, part of the king of Judah's palace.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 37:2-11

Zedekiah's Wicked Reign; Sign of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 589.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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