Jeremiah 37:21

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.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

20And 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.'

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:52'And it hath laid siege to thee in all thy gates, till thy walls come down, the high and the fenced ones in which thou art trusting, in all thy land; yea, it hath laid siege to thee in all thy gates, in all thy land, which Jehovah thy God hath given to thee;

2 Kings 25:3on the ninth of the month — when the famine is severe in the city, and there hath not been bread for the people of the land,

Psalms 33:18Lo, the eye of Jehovah [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,

Psalms 37:3Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,

Proverbs 16:7When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.

Isaiah 33:16He high places doth inhabit, Strongholds of rock [are] his high tower, His bread hath been given, his waters stedfast.

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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