Jeremiah 37:17

then sent King Zedekiah—and fetched him, and the king asked him, in his own house secretly, and said,—Is there a word from Yahweh? And Jeremiah said,—There is, for (said he), Into the hand of the king of Babylon, shalt thou be delivered!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

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

18And Jeremiah said unto King Zedekiah,—What sin have I committed against thee, or against thy servants or against this people, that ye have delivered me up into prison?

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Cross References

1 Kings 14:1At that time, fell sick, Abijah son of Jeroboam.

2 Kings 3:11So Jehoshaphat said—Is there not, here, a prophet of Yahweh, that we may enquire of Yahweh, from him? Then answered one of the servants of the king of Israel, and said, Here, is Elisha son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.

Jeremiah 15:11Said Yahweh,—Verily, I will loose thee, for good! Verily, I will intercede for thee In the time of calamity, and In the time of distress with the enemy!

Jeremiah 21:7And after that, Declareth Yahweh—Will I deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants, and the people—even such as are left in this city from the pestilence from the sword and from the famine,—into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, even into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them who are seeking their life,—and he will smite them with the edge of the sword, he will not have pity on them nor will he spare nor will he have compassion.

Jeremiah 25:35Then shall place of refuge vanish from the shepherds, And escape from the illustrious of the flock.

Jeremiah 32:3whom Zedekiah king of Judah, had shut up, saying,—Why art thou prophesying, saying,—Thus, saith Yahweh, Behold me! giving up this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall capture it;

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 →

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