ABP - Jeremiah - 37

37:1  And [4reigned 1Zedekiah 2son 3of Josiah] instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom [4gave reign 1Nebuchadnezzar 2king 3of Babylon] to reign in the land of Judah.

37:2  And [2hearkened not 1he], and his servants, and the people of the land, of the words of the lord which he spoke by the hand of Jeremiah.

37:3  And [3sent 1king 2Zedekiah] Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest to Jeremiah, saying, Pray concerning us to the lord our God!

37:4  And Jeremiah came and went through the middle of the city, and they did not put him into prison.

37:5  And the force of Pharaoh came forth from out of Egypt. And [3heard 1the 2Chaldeans] the report of them, and they ascended unto Jerusalem.

37:6  And came to pass the word of the lord to Jeremiah, saying,

37:7  Thus said the lord, the God of Israel; Thus shall you say to the king of Judah, the one sending to you to inquire of me; Behold, the force of Pharaoh coming forth to you for help, they shall return into the land of Egypt.

37:8  and [4shall return 3themselves 1the 2Chaldeans], and they shall wage war against this city, and shall seize it, and shall burn it with fire.

37:9  For thus said the lord, You should not undertake the thought in your souls, saying, [6running 3shall depart 4from 5us 1The 2Chaldeans]. For in no way shall they depart.

37:10  And if you should strike all the force of the Chaldeans, the ones waging war against you, and there should be left behind a certain amount having been stabbed, each in his place, these shall rise up and shall burn this city by fire.

37:11  And it came to pass when [5ascended 1the 2force 3of the 4Chaldeans] from Jerusalem from in front of the force of Pharaoh,

37:12  Jeremiah came forth from Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin to buy from there land in the midst of the people.

37:13  And he was himself in the gate of Benjamin. And there was there a man by whom he rested up, Irijah, son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah. And he seized Jeremiah, saying, [3to 4the 5Chaldeans 1You are 2fleeing].

37:14  And he said, It is a lie, [2am not 4unto 5the 6Chaldeans 1I 3fleeing]. But he did not listen to him. And Irijah seized Jeremiah, and brought him to the rulers.

37:15  And [3were embittered 1the 2rulers] over Jeremiah, and they struck him, and they sent him into the house of the prison of Jonathan the scribe. For this they made into a house of a prison.

37:16  And Jeremiah came into the house of the pit, and into the confinement, and he stayed there [2days 1many].

37:17  And Zedekiah sent and called him. And [3asked 4him 1the 2king] secretly, and said to him, Is there a word from the lord? And he said, It is into the hands of the king of Babylon you shall be delivered up.

37:18  And Jeremiah said to the king, How did I wrong you, and your servants, and this people, that you put me into [2house 1a prison]?

37:19  And where are your prophets, the ones prophesying to you, saying that, In no way shall [3come 1the king 2of Babylon] unto this land?

37:20  And now hear indeed O lord, O king! Let [2fall 1mercy] for me in front of you! And in no way should you return me unto the house of Jonathan the scribe, and in no way should I die there.

37:21  And [3ordered 1the 2king], and they put him in the house of the guard, and they gave to him [2bread loaf 1one] a day from outside of which they baked, until [3failed 1the 2bread loaves] from the city. And Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard.