Jeremiah 37

KJVAnd king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.

GIGAKJVAnd king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim. Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had made Zedekiah king in the land of Judah.

KJVBut neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.

GIGAKJVBut he, and his servants, and the people of the land, did not listen to the words of the Lord, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.

KJVAnd Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the Lord our God for us.

GIGAKJVAnd Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now to the Lord our God for us.

KJVNow Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.

GIGAKJVNow Jeremiah came in and went out among the people. For they had not put him into prison.

KJVThen Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

GIGAKJVThen Pharaoh's army had come out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard news of them, they left Jerusalem.

KJVThen came the word of the Lord unto the prophet Jeremiah saying,

GIGAKJVThen the word of the Lord came to the prophet Jeremiah saying,

KJVThus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

GIGAKJVThe Lord says this, the God of Israel. This is what you shall say to the king of Judah, that sent you to me to ask me. Pharaoh's army, which has come out to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

KJVThus saith the Lord; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.

GIGAKJVThe Lord says this. Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely go away from us. For they shall not leave.

KJVFor though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

GIGAKJVFor though you had struck the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet they should rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

KJVAnd it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,

GIGAKJVWhen the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,

KJVThen Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.

GIGAKJVThen Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself from there among the people.

KJVAnd when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.

GIGAKJVAnd when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah. And he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You fall away to the Chaldeans.

KJVThen said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

GIGAKJVThen Jeremiah said, It is false. I do not fall away to the Chaldeans. But he did not listen to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

KJVWherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

GIGAKJVTherefore the princes were angry with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe. For they had made that the prison.

KJVWhen Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

GIGAKJVWhen Jeremiah had entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days.

KJVThen Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

GIGAKJVThen Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the Lord? And Jeremiah said, There is. For, he said, you shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

KJVMoreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?

GIGAKJVAlso Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah, What have I offended against you, or against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison?

KJVWhere are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

GIGAKJVWhere are now your prophets which prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, or against this land?

KJVTherefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.

GIGAKJVTherefore hear now, I ask you, O my lord the king: let my pleading, I ask you, be accepted before you. That you cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or else I will die there.

KJVThen 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.

GIGAKJVThen 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. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.