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Bible in Basic English

Then by the order of Zedekiah the king, Jeremiah was put into the place of the armed watchmen, and they gave him every day a cake of bread from the street of the bread-makers, till all the bread in the town was used up. So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen.

New American Standard Bible

Then King Zedekiah gave commandment, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guardhouse and gave him a loaf of bread daily from the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the guardhouse.

King James Version

Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

Holman Bible

So King Zedekiah gave orders, and Jeremiah was placed in the guard’s courtyard. He was given a loaf of bread each day from the baker’s street until all the bread was gone from the city. So Jeremiah remained in the guard’s courtyard.

International Standard Version

So King Zedekiah gave the order, and they assigned Jeremiah to the courtyard of the guard. Each day they gave him a loaf of bread from the bakers' street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.

A Conservative Version

Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard. And they gave him a loaf of bread daily out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the

American Standard Version

Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers'street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

Amplified

Then King Zedekiah commanded, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guardhouse, and a [round] loaf of bread from the bakers’ street was given to him daily, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained [imprisoned] in the court of the guardhouse.

Darby Translation

Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard, and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. And Jeremiah abode in the court of the guard.

Julia Smith Translation

And king Zedekiah will command, and they will commit Jeremiah to the enclosure of the prison, and giving to him a round of bread for the day from the street of the baker's, till all the bread was consumed out of the city. And Jeremiah dwelt in the enclosure of the prison.

King James 2000

Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was gone. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So King Zedekiah commanded, and they handed Jeremiah over in the courtyard of the guard, and they gave to him a round loaf of bread from the street of the bakers {every day} until the finishing of all the bread from the city. And Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard.

Modern King James verseion

And Zedekiah the king commanded that they should put Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him a piece of bread out of the bakers' street daily, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then Zedekiah the king commanded to put Jeremiah in the fore entry of the prison, and daily to be given him a cake of bread of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was eaten up. Thus Jeremiah remained in the fore entry of the prison.

NET Bible

Then King Zedekiah ordered that Jeremiah be committed to the courtyard of the guardhouse. He also ordered that a loaf of bread be given to him every day from the baker's street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah was kept in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

New Heart English Bible

Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

The Emphasized Bible

Then King Zedekiah gave command and they committed Jeremiah into the guard-court, and said that there should be given him a cake of bread daily, out of the bakers street, until all the bread out of the city should be spent, So Jeremiah remained in the guard-court.

Webster

Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the baker's street, until all the bread in the city should be consumed. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

World English Bible

Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the king Zedekiah commandeth, and they commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, also to give to him a cake of bread daily from the bakers' street, till the consumption of all the bread of the city, and Jeremiah dwelleth in the court of the prison.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
צדקיּהוּ צדקיּה 
Tsidqiyah 
Usage: 62

the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

צוה 
Tsavah 
Usage: 494

ירמיהוּ ירמיה 
Yirm@yah 
Usage: 147

into the court
חצר 
Chatser 
Usage: 190

of the prison
מטּרה מטּרא 
Mattara' 
Usage: 16

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

a piece
כּכר 
Kikkar 
Usage: 68

of bread
לחם 
Lechem 
Usage: 298

out of the bakers'
אפה 
'aphah 
Usage: 25

חץ חוּץ 
Chuwts 
Usage: 164

in the city
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

תּמם 
Tamam 
Usage: 63

ירמיהוּ ירמיה 
Yirm@yah 
Usage: 147

ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

in the court
חצר 
Chatser 
Usage: 190

Context Readings

Jeremiah Is Arrested And Put In Prison

20 And now be pleased to give ear, O my lord the king; let my prayer for help come before you, and do not make me go back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, for fear that I may come to my death there. 21 Then by the order of Zedekiah the king, Jeremiah was put into the place of the armed watchmen, and they gave him every day a cake of bread from the street of the bread-makers, till all the bread in the town was used up. So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen.

Cross References

Jeremiah 38:13

So pulling Jeremiah up with the cords they got him out of the water-hole: and Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen.

Jeremiah 38:28

So Jeremiah was kept in the place of the armed watchmen till the day when Jerusalem was taken.

Jeremiah 32:2

Now at that time the king of Babylon's army was round Jerusalem, shutting it in: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the place of the armed watchmen, in the house of the king of Judah.

Jeremiah 38:9

My lord the king, these men have done evil in all they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have put into the water-hole; and he will come to his death in the place where he is through need of food: for there is no more bread in the town.

Jeremiah 52:6

In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the store of food in the town was almost gone, so that there was no food for the people of the land.

2 Kings 25:3

Now on the ninth day of the fourth month, the store of food in the town was almost gone, so that there was no food for the people of the land.

Isaiah 33:16

He will have a place on high: he will be safely shut in by the high rocks: his bread will be given to him; his waters will be certain.

Job 5:20

When there is need of food he will keep you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.

Psalm 33:18-19

See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy;

Deuteronomy 28:52-57

Your towns will be shut in by his armies, till your high walls, in which you put your faith, have come down: his armies will be round your towns, through all your land which the Lord your God has given you.

1 Kings 17:4-6

The water of the stream will be your drink, and by my orders the ravens will give you food there.

Psalm 34:9-10

Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.

Psalm 37:3

Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.

Psalm 37:19

They will not be shamed in the evil time, and in the days when all are in need of food they will have enough.

Proverbs 16:7

When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.

Proverbs 21:1

The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

Jeremiah 32:8

So Hanamel, the son of my father's brother, came to me, as the Lord had said, to the place of the armed watchmen, and said to me, Give the price and get my property which is in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: for you have the nearest relation's right to the heritage; so get it for yourself. Then it was clear to me that this was the word of the Lord.

Jeremiah 39:14-15

And they sent and took Jeremiah out of the place of the watchmen, and gave him into the care of Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him to his house: so he was living among the people.

Lamentations 2:11-12

My eyes are wasted with weeping, the inmost parts of my body are deeply moved, my inner parts are drained out on the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because of the young children and babies at the breast who are falling without strength in the open squares of the town.

Lamentations 2:19-20

Up! give cries in the night, at the starting of the night-watches; let your heart be flowing out like water before the face of the Lord, lifting up your hands to him for the life of your young children who are falling down, feeble for need of food, at the top of every street.

Lamentations 4:4-5

The tongue of the child at the breast is fixed to the roof of his mouth for need of drink: the young children are crying out for bread, and no man gives it to them.

Lamentations 4:9-10

Those who have been put to the sword are better off than those whose death is caused by need of food; for these come to death slowly, burned up like the fruit of the field.

Lamentations 5:10

Our skin is heated like an oven because of our burning heat from need of food.

Matthew 6:33

But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.

Acts 12:5

So Peter was kept in prison: but the church made strong prayer to God for him.

Acts 24:27

But after two years Porcius Festus took the place of Felix, who, desiring to have the approval of the Jews, kept Paul in chains.

Acts 28:16

And when we came into Rome, they let Paul have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch over him.

Acts 28:30

And for the space of two years, Paul was living in the house of which he had the use, and had talk with all those who went in to see him,

Ephesians 4:1

I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

Ephesians 6:20

For which I am a representative in chains, and that I may say without fear the things which it is right for me to say.

2 Timothy 1:8

Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;

2 Timothy 2:9

In which I put up with the hardest conditions, even prison chains, like one who has done a crime; but the word of God is not in chains.

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