Jeremiah 37
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11–15 During the temporary lifting of the siege, Jeremiah attempted to visit his hometown in the territory of Benjamin, but at the city gate he was arrested and charged with treason. Even though the charge was false, Jeremiah was put in prison.
16–17 Zedekiah in his palace was more fearful than Jeremiah in his prison; the king again sent for Jeremiah to ask him if he had received any new word from the Lord (verse 17). But the word had not changed: Zedekiah would surely be handed over to the king of Babylon (verse 17)–a prophecy that would soon be fulfilled (2 Kings 25:4–7).
18–21 Jeremiah then protested his arrest to the king. Jeremiah’s prophecies about the Babylonian invasion had come true, but the prophecies of Zedekiah’s prophets had proved false: they had said the Babylonians wouldn’t attack Jerusalem. They were the false prophets, not Jeremiah. Why weren’t they in prison!
Perhaps Zedekiah had realized by this time that Jeremiah was a true prophet. In any event, he granted Jeremiah’s request to be moved to a safer place (verse 21), the courtyard of the guard (see Jeremiah 32:2). In addition, the king ordered that Jeremiah be properly fed—that is, as long as there was food in the city (see 2 Kings 25:3).