² Now at that time the military force of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the ^(A)court of the guard, which was in the house of the king of Judah,

Yahweh Will Pardon the People’s Iniquity

33 Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still ^[a](A)confined in the court of the guard, saying,

²³ Are they ^(A)ministers of Christ?—I speak as if insane—I more so; in ^[a](B)far more labors, in ^[b](C)far more imprisonments, in ^(D)beatings without number, in frequent ^(E)danger of death.