Jeremiah 37:21
And King Zedekiah commands, and they commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, also to give a cake of bread to him daily from the bakers’ street, until the consumption of all the bread of the city, and Jeremiah dwells in the court of the prison.
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Deuteronomy 28:52And it has laid siege to you in all your gates until your walls come down—the high and the fortified ones in which you are trusting, in all your land; indeed, it has laid siege to you in all your gates, in all your land which your God YHWH has given to you.
2 Kings 25:3On the ninth of the month, when the famine is severe in the city, then there has not been bread for the people of the land.
Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of YHWH [is] to those fearing Him, || To those waiting for His kindness,
Psalms 37:3Trust in YHWH, and do good, || Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please YHWH, even his enemies, || He causes to be at peace with him.
Isaiah 33:16He inhabits high places, || Strongholds of rock [are] his high tower, || His bread has been given, his waters steadfast.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 37:12-21
Jeremiah Attempts to Quit Jerusalem; Jeremiah Imprisoned; Jeremiah Favoured by the King. ( b. c. 589.) 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… Read the whole commentary →