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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 American Standard Bible
Then King Zedekiah gave commandment, and they committed Jeremiah to the
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Themes
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Bakers
Jeremiah » The prophet » Imprisoned by zedekiah
Prisoners » Severe hardships of, mitigated
Prisons » Kinds of, mentioned » State
Prisons » Persons confined in » Might have their condition ameliorated by the king
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Imprisons jeremiah on account of his denunciations
Interlinear
Tsavah
Paqad
Nathan
Yowm
Lechem
Chuwts
Lechem
Tamam
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 37:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah Is Arrested And Put In Prison
20 But now please listen, your royal Majesty, and grant my plea for mercy. Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan, the royal secretary. If you do, I will die there." 21 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.
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 38:13
So they pulled Jeremiah up from the cistern with ropes. Jeremiah, however, still remained confined to the courtyard of the guardhouse.
Jeremiah 38:28
So Jeremiah remained confinedThe following events occurred when Jerusalem was captured.
Jeremiah 32:2
Now at that time, the armies of the king of Babylon were besieging Jerusalem. The prophet Jeremiah was confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse attached to the royal palace of Judah.
Jeremiah 38:9
"Your royal Majesty, those men have been very wicked in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah. They have thrown him into a cistern and he is sure to die of starvation there because there is no food left in the city.
Jeremiah 52:6
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city was so severe the residents had no food.
2 Kings 25:3
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city was so severe the residents had no food.
Isaiah 33:16
This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.
Job 5:20
In time of famine he will redeem you from death, and in time of war from the power of the sword.
Psalm 33:18-19
Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness
Deuteronomy 28:52-57
They will besiege all of your villages until all of your high and fortified walls collapse -- those in which you put your confidence throughout the land. They will besiege all your villages throughout the land the Lord your God has given you.
1 Kings 17:4-6
Drink from the stream; I have already told the ravens to bring you food there."
Psalm 34:9-10
Remain loyal to the Lord, you chosen people of his, for his loyal followers lack nothing!
Psalm 37:3
Trust in the Lord and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!
Psalm 37:19
They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat.
Proverbs 16:7
When a person's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he even reconciles his enemies to himself.
Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.
Jeremiah 32:8
Now it happened just as the Lord had said! My cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guardhouse. He said to me, 'Buy my field which is at Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. Buy it for yourself since you are entitled as my closest relative to take possession of it for yourself.' When this happened, I recognized that the Lord had indeed spoken to me.
Jeremiah 39:14-15
sent and had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guardhouse. They turned him over to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and the grandson of Shaphan, to take him home with him. But Jeremiah stayed among the people.
Lamentations 2:11-12
(Kaf) My eyes are worn out from weeping; my stomach is in knots. My heart is poured out on the ground due to the destruction of my helpless people; children and infants faint in the town squares.
Lamentations 2:19-20
(Qof) Get up! Cry out in the night when the night watches start! Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord! Lift up your hands to him for your children's lives; they are fainting at every street corner.
Lamentations 4:4-5
(Dalet) The infant's tongue sticks to the roof of its mouth due to thirst; little children beg for bread, but no one gives them even a morsel.
Lamentations 4:9-10
(Tet) Those who died by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, those who waste away, struck down from lack of food.
Lamentations 5:10
Our skin is hot as an oven due to a fever from hunger.
Matthew 6:33
But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Acts 12:5
So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.
Acts 24:27
After two years had passed, Porcius Festus succeeded Felix, and because he wanted to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
Acts 28:16
When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.
Acts 28:30
Paul lived there two whole years in his own rented quarters and welcomed all who came to him,
Ephesians 4:1
I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,
Ephesians 6:20
for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may be able to speak boldly as I ought to speak.
2 Timothy 1:8
So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by God's power accept your share of suffering for the gospel.
2 Timothy 2:9
for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment as a criminal, but God's message is not imprisoned!