And king{H4428} Zedekiah{H6667} the son{H1121} of Josiah{H2977} reigned{H4427}{(H8799)} instead of Coniah{H3659} the son{H1121} of Jehoiakim{H3079}, whom Nebuchadrezzar{H5019} king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} made king{H4427}{(H8689)} in the land{H776} of Judah{H3063}.

But neither he, nor his servants{H5650}, nor the people{H5971} of the land{H776}, did hearken{H8085}{(H8804)} unto the words{H1697} of the LORD{H3068}, which he spake{H1696}{(H8765)} by{H3027} the prophet{H5030} Jeremiah{H3414}.

And Zedekiah{H6667} the king{H4428} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} Jehucal{H3081} the son{H1121} of Shelemiah{H8018} and Zephaniah{H6846} the son{H1121} of Maaseiah{H4641} the priest{H3548} to the prophet{H5030} Jeremiah{H3414}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Pray{H6419}{(H8690)} now unto the LORD{H3068} our God{H430} for us.

Now Jeremiah{H3414} came in{H935}{(H8804)} and went out{H3318}{(H8802)} among{H8432} the people{H5971}: for they had not put{H5414}{(H8804)} him into prison{H1004}{H3628}.

Then Pharaoh's{H6547} army{H2428} was come forth{H3318}{(H8804)} out of Egypt{H4714}: and when the Chaldeans{H3778} that besieged{H6696}{(H8802)} Jerusalem{H3389} heard{H8085}{(H8799)} tidings{H8088} of them, they departed{H5927}{(H8735)} from Jerusalem{H3389}.

Then came the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} unto the prophet{H5030} Jeremiah{H3414}, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}, the God{H430} of Israel{H3478}; Thus shall ye say{H559}{(H8799)} to the king{H4428} of Judah{H3063}, that sent{H7971}{(H8802)} you unto me to enquire{H1875}{(H8800)} of me; Behold, Pharaoh's{H6547} army{H2428}, which is come forth{H3318}{(H8802)} to help{H5833} you, shall return{H7725}{(H8804)} to Egypt{H4714} into their own land{H776}.

And the Chaldeans{H3778} shall come again{H7725}{(H8804)}, and fight{H3898}{(H8738)} against this city{H5892}, and take{H3920}{(H8804)} it, and burn{H8313}{(H8804)} it with fire{H784}.

Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; Deceive{H5377}{(H8686)} not yourselves{H5315}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, The Chaldeans{H3778} shall surely{H1980}{(H8800)} depart{H3212}{(H8799)} from us: for they shall not depart{H3212}{(H8799)}.

For though ye had smitten{H5221}{(H8689)} the whole army{H2428} of the Chaldeans{H3778} that fight{H3898}{(H8737)} against you, and there remained{H7604}{(H8738)} but wounded{H1856}{(H8794)} men{H582} among them, yet should they rise up{H6965}{(H8799)} every man{H376} in his tent{H168}, and burn{H8313}{(H8804)} this city{H5892} with fire{H784}.

And it came to pass, that when the army{H2428} of the Chaldeans{H3778} was broken up{H5927}{(H8736)} from Jerusalem{H3389} for fear{H6440} of Pharaoh's{H6547} army{H2428},

Then Jeremiah{H3414} went forth{H3318}{(H8799)} out of Jerusalem{H3389} to go{H3212}{(H8800)} into the land{H776} of Benjamin{H1144}, to separate{H2505}{(H8687)} himself thence in the midst{H8432} of the people{H5971}.

And when he was in the gate{H8179} of Benjamin{H1144}, a captain{H1167} of the ward{H6488} was there, whose name{H8034} was Irijah{H3376}, the son{H1121} of Shelemiah{H8018}, the son{H1121} of Hananiah{H2608}; and he took{H8610}{(H8799)} Jeremiah{H3414} the prophet{H5030}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Thou fallest away{H5307}{(H8802)} to the Chaldeans{H3778}.

Then said{H559}{(H8799)} Jeremiah{H3414}, It is false{H8267}; I fall not away{H5307}{(H8802)} to the Chaldeans{H3778}. But he hearkened{H8085}{(H8804)} not to him: so Irijah{H3376} took{H8610}{(H8799)} Jeremiah{H3414}, and brought{H935}{(H8686)} him to the princes{H8269}.

Wherefore the princes{H8269} were wroth{H7107}{(H8799)} with Jeremiah{H3414}, and smote{H5221}{(H8689)} him, and put{H5414}{(H8804)} him in prison{H612} in the house{H1004} of Jonathan{H3083} the scribe{H5608}{(H8802)}: for they had made{H6213}{(H8804)} that the prison{H3608}.

When Jeremiah{H3414} was entered{H935}{(H8804)} into the dungeon{H1004}{H953}, and into the cabins{H2588}, and Jeremiah{H3414} had remained{H3427}{(H8799)} there many{H7227} days{H3117};

Then Zedekiah{H6667} the king{H4428} sent{H7971}{(H8799)}, and took him out{H3947}{(H8799)}: and the king{H4428} asked{H7592}{(H8799)} him secretly{H5643} in his house{H1004}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Is there any word{H1697} from the LORD{H3068}? And Jeremiah{H3414} said{H559}{(H8799)}, There is{H3426}: for, said{H559}{(H8799)} he, thou shalt be delivered{H5414}{(H8735)} into the hand{H3027} of the king{H4428} of Babylon{H894}.

Moreover Jeremiah{H3414} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto king{H4428} Zedekiah{H6667}, What have I offended{H2398}{(H8804)} against thee, or against thy servants{H5650}, or against this people{H5971}, that ye have put{H5414}{(H8804)} me in prison{H1004}{H3608}?

Where are now{H346} your prophets{H5030} which prophesied{H5012}{(H8738)} unto you, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, The king{H4428} of Babylon{H894} shall not come{H935}{(H8799)} against you, nor against this land{H776}?

Therefore hear{H8085}{(H8798)} now, I pray thee, O my lord{H113} the king{H4428}: let my supplication{H8467}, I pray thee, be accepted{H5307}{(H8799)} before{H6440} thee; that thou cause me not to return{H7725}{(H8686)} to the house{H1004} of Jonathan{H3083} the scribe{H5608}{(H8802)}, lest I die{H4191}{(H8799)} there.

Then Zedekiah{H6667} the king{H4428} commanded{H6680}{(H8762)} that they should commit{H6485}{(H8686)} Jeremiah{H3414} into the court{H2691} of the prison{H4307}, and that they should give{H5414}{(H8800)} him daily{H3117} a piece{H3603} of bread{H3899} out of the bakers{H644}{(H8802)}' street{H2351}, until all the bread{H3899} in the city{H5892} were spent{H8552}{(H8800)}. Thus Jeremiah{H3414} remained{H3427}{(H8799)} in the court{H2691} of the prison{H4307}.