Jeremías 32:2

2 Para entonces, Jerusalén estaba sitiada por el ejército babilónico y Jeremías estaba preso en el patio de la guardia del palacio real.

Jeremías 32:2 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 32:2

For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem
And had done so for some time; for the siege began in the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, ( Jeremiah 52:4 ) ; and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which
[was] in the king of Judah's house;
which showed great stupidity and hardness of heart in the king, and his courtiers, and in the people, to imprison a prophet of the Lord, when surrounded by an enemy's army, and that according to the prediction of the prophet; by which it appeared that he was a true prophet; and they might reasonably expect that the rest of his predictions, which related to the taking of their city, and carrying them captive, would be fulfilled. It is true, indeed, he was in a better prison than before, more honourable, being within the limits of the king's house; and, besides, was not closely confined, but allowed to walk in the court of the prison; and so had a free air to breathe in, and more company to converse with, and could exercise himself by walking about; perhaps he was placed here to keep him from prophesying to the people to their discouragement, and the more to awe him, as he was under the eye of the king and his ministry. Of this prison and its court mention is made in ( Nehemiah 3:25 ) ; it seems to have been for state prisoners.

Jeremías 32:2 In-Context

1 Jeremías compra un terreno
Jeremías recibió el siguiente mensaje del Señor
en el décimo año del reinado de Sedequías,
rey de Judá. También era el año dieciocho del reinado de Nabucodonosor.

2 Para entonces, Jerusalén estaba sitiada por el ejército babilónico y Jeremías estaba preso en el patio de la guardia del palacio real.

3 El rey Sedequías lo había puesto allí, y preguntaba por qué Jeremías seguía dando esta profecía: «Esto dice el Señor
: “Estoy a punto de entregar esta ciudad al rey de Babilonia, y él la tomará.

4 El rey Sedequías será capturado por los babilonios
y llevado a encontrarse cara a cara con el rey de Babilonia.

5 Él llevará a Sedequías a Babilonia y allí me ocuparé de él —dice el Señor
—. Si ustedes pelean contra los babilonios, no vencerán”».