Jeremiah 37:18-21
English Standard Version
18 Jeremiah also said to King Zedekiah, “What wrong have I done to you or your servants or this people, (A)that you have put me in prison? 19 (B)Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you and against this land’? 20 Now hear, please, O my lord the king: (C)let my humble plea come before you and (D)do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, lest I die there.” 21 So King Zedekiah gave orders, and they committed Jeremiah to (E)the court of the guard. And a loaf of bread was given him daily from the bakers' street, (F)until all the bread of the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in (G)the court of the guard.
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Jeremiah 37:18-21
International Standard Version
18 Then Jeremiah asked King Zedekiah, “What offense have I committed against you, your officials, or these people that you have put me in prison? 19 Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, telling you: ‘The king of Babylon won’t come against you or against this land’? 20 Now, please listen, your majesty,[a] and pay attention to what I’m asking you. Don’t make me go back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, so I don’t die there.”
21 So King Zedekiah gave the order, and they assigned Jeremiah to the courtyard of the guard. Each day they gave him a loaf of bread from the bakers’ street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
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- Jeremiah 37:20 Lit. my lord the king
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