Jeremiah 37-39

Jeremiah Warns Against Trust in Pharaoh

Jer 37:5 LSB – [5] Meanwhile, Pharaoh's military force had come out from Egypt; and the Chaldeans who had been besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them. So they withdrew from Jerusalem.

Jeremiah Imprisoned

Jer 37:21 LSB – [21] Then King Zedekiah gave commandment, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guard and gave him a loaf of bread daily from the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city had come to an end. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

Jeremiah Brought Up from the Cistern

Jer 38:5 LSB – [5] So King Zedekiah said, "Behold, he is in your hands; for the king can [do] nothing against you."

Jer 38:13 LSB – [13] So they pulled Jeremiah up with the ropes and brought him up from the cistern, and Jeremiah stayed in the court of the guard.

Jeremiah Warns Zedekiah Again

The Walls of Jerusalem Torn Down

Jer 39:7 LSB – [7] He then blinded Zedekiah's eyes and bound him in fetters of bronze to bring him to Babylon.

Jeremiah Delivered

Jer 39:18 LSB – [18] "For I will certainly provide you escape, and you will not fall by the sword; but you will have your [own] life as spoil because you have trusted in Me," declares Yahweh.'"