Jeremiah 37:15

15 Then the officials were 1angry at Jeremiah and beat him, and they 2put him in jail * in the house of Jonathan the scribe, which they had made into the prison *.

Jeremiah 37:15 In-Context

13 While he was at the Gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah the son of Hananiah was there; and he arrested Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "You are going over to the Chaldeans!"
14 But Jeremiah said, "A lie! I am not going over to the Chaldeans "; yet he would not listen to him. So Irijah arrested Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.
15 Then the officials were angry at Jeremiah and beat him, and they put him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, which they had made into the prison .
16 For Jeremiah had come into the dungeon, that is, the vaulted cell; and Jeremiah stayed there many days.
17 Now King Zedekiah sent and took him out; and in his palace the king secretly asked him and said, "Is there a word from the LORD ?" And Jeremiah said, "There is!" Then he said, "You will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon!"

Cross References 2

  • 1. Jeremiah 18:23; Jeremiah 20:1-3; Jeremiah 26:16; Matthew 21:35
  • 2. Genesis 39:20; 2 Chronicles 16:10; 2 Chronicles 18:26; Jeremiah 38:26; Acts 5:18
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