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Jeremiah 37
King James Version
Jeremiah 37
King James Version
37 And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.
3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the Lord our God for us.
4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
5 Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.
6 Then came the word of the Lord unto the prophet Jeremiah saying,
7 Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
8 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
9 Thus saith the Lord; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.
10 For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
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 the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.
14 Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
15 Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
16 When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
17 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.
18 Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?
19 Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
20 Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
21 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.
Jeremias 37
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Jeremias 37
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Zedequias manda chamar Jeremias
37 Zedequias, filho de Josias, foi sucessor de Joaquim,[a] filho de Jeoaquim, no trono de Judá. Foi nomeado por Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia. 2 Mas nem Zedequias, nem seus servos, nem o povo que restou na terra de Judá deram ouvidos ao que o Senhor tinha dito por intermédio do profeta Jeremias.
3 Ainda assim, o rei Zedequias enviou Jucal, filho de Selemias, e o sacerdote Sofonias, filho de Maseeias, para pedirem a Jeremias: “Ore por nós ao Senhor, nosso Deus”. 4 Jeremias ainda não havia sido preso, de modo que podia circular livremente entre o povo.
5 Nessa época, o exército do faraó do Egito partiu de sua terra, preparado para guerrear. Quando o exército babilônio[b] soube disso, suspendeu o cerco de Jerusalém.
6 Então o Senhor deu esta mensagem a Jeremias: 7 “Assim diz o Senhor, o Deus de Israel: O rei de Judá os enviou para me consultar a respeito do que acontecerá. Digam-lhe: ‘Embora o exército do faraó tenha vindo para ajudá-los, logo voltará ao Egito. 8 Os babilônios[c] retornarão, conquistarão esta cidade e a queimarão de alto a baixo’.
9 “Assim diz o Senhor: Não se iludam, imaginando que os babilônios foram embora para sempre. Eles voltarão! 10 Ainda que vocês destruíssem todo o exército babilônio e restasse apenas um punhado de sobreviventes feridos, eles sairiam de suas tendas e queimariam esta cidade de alto a baixo”.
Jeremias é preso
11 Quando o exército babilônio se retirou de Jerusalém por causa do exército do faraó, que se aproximava, 12 Jeremias resolveu sair da cidade para ir ao território de Benjamim e tomar posse de sua propriedade ali, entre seus parentes. 13 Quando passava pelo portão de Benjamim, um guarda o prendeu e disse: “Você está desertando para o lado dos babilônios!”. O guarda que o prendeu foi Jerias, filho de Selemias e neto de Hananias.
14 “Não é verdade!”, disse Jeremias. “Não estou desertando para o lado dos babilônios.” Jerias, porém, não deu ouvidos e levou Jeremias aos oficiais. 15 Eles ficaram furiosos com Jeremias e mandaram açoitá-lo e prendê-lo na casa do secretário Jônatas, que havia sido transformada em prisão. 16 Jeremias foi colocado numa cela do calabouço e ali ficou por muitos dias.
17 Mais tarde, em segredo, o rei Zedequias mandou buscar Jeremias e levá-lo ao palácio, onde lhe perguntou: “Você tem alguma mensagem do Senhor?”.
“Sim, tenho”, disse Jeremias. “Você será entregue ao rei da Babilônia.”
18 Então Jeremias perguntou ao rei: “Que crime cometi? O que fiz contra o rei, contra seus servos ou contra o povo para ser preso? 19 Onde estão seus profetas, que lhe disseram que o rei da Babilônia não atacaria nem o rei nem esta terra? 20 Suplico que me ouça, ó meu senhor, o rei. Não me mande de volta para o calabouço na casa do secretário Jônatas, pois morrerei naquele lugar”.
21 Então o rei Zedequias ordenou que Jeremias fosse levado ao pátio da guarda do palácio e ficasse preso ali. O rei também ordenou que Jeremias recebesse um pão fresco diariamente enquanto houvesse pão na cidade. Assim, Jeremias foi colocado na prisão do palácio.
Jeremiah 37
New International Version
Jeremiah 37
New International Version
Jeremiah in Prison
37 Zedekiah(A) son of Josiah was made king(B) of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he reigned in place of Jehoiachin[a](C) son of Jehoiakim. 2 Neither he nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid any attention(D) to the words the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.
3 King Zedekiah, however, sent(E) Jehukal(F) son of Shelemiah with the priest Zephaniah(G) son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah the prophet with this message: “Please pray(H) to the Lord our God for us.”
4 Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.(I) 5 Pharaoh’s army had marched out of Egypt,(J) and when the Babylonians[b] who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them, they withdrew(K) from Jerusalem.(L)
6 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet: 7 “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire(M) of me, ‘Pharaoh’s army, which has marched(N) out to support you, will go back to its own land, to Egypt.(O) 8 Then the Babylonians will return and attack this city; they will capture(P) it and burn(Q) it down.’
9 “This is what the Lord says: Do not deceive(R) yourselves, thinking, ‘The Babylonians will surely leave us.’ They will not! 10 Even if you were to defeat the entire Babylonian[c] army that is attacking you and only wounded men were left in their tents, they would come out and burn(S) this city down.”
11 After the Babylonian army had withdrawn(T) from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s army, 12 Jeremiah started to leave the city to go to the territory of Benjamin to get his share of the property(U) among the people there. 13 But when he reached the Benjamin Gate,(V) the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, arrested him and said, “You are deserting to the Babylonians!”(W)
14 “That’s not true!” Jeremiah said. “I am not deserting to the Babylonians.” But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested(X) Jeremiah and brought him to the officials. 15 They were angry with Jeremiah and had him beaten(Y) and imprisoned(Z) in the house(AA) of Jonathan the secretary, which they had made into a prison.
16 Jeremiah was put into a vaulted cell in a dungeon, where he remained a long time. 17 Then King Zedekiah sent(AB) for him and had him brought to the palace, where he asked(AC) him privately,(AD) “Is there any word from the Lord?”
“Yes,” Jeremiah replied, “you will be delivered(AE) into the hands of the king of Babylon.”
18 Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “What crime(AF) have I committed against you or your attendants or this people, that you have put me in prison? 19 Where are your prophets(AG) who prophesied to you, ‘The king of Babylon will not attack you or this land’? 20 But now, my lord the king, please listen. Let me bring my petition before you: Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, or I will die there.”(AH)
21 King Zedekiah then gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread from the street of the bakers each day until all the bread(AI) in the city was gone.(AJ) So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.(AK)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 37:1 Hebrew Koniah, a variant of Jehoiachin
- Jeremiah 37:5 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 8, 9, 13 and 14
- Jeremiah 37:10 Or Chaldean; also in verse 11
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