New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 37:1-8

1Now 1Zedekiah the son of Josiah whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had 2made king in the land of Judah, reigned as king in place of 3Coniah the son of Jehoiakim. 2But 4neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the Lord which He spoke through Jeremiah the prophet.

3Yet 5King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and 6the priest Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “7Please pray to the Lord our God in our behalf.” 4Now Jeremiah was still coming and going among the people, for they had not yet 8put him in prison. 5Meanwhile, 9Pharaoh’s army had set out from Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who had been besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them, they 10withdrew from Jerusalem.

6Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 7“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘11This is what you are to say to the king of Judah, who sent you to Me to inquire of Me: “Behold, 12Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to help you, is going to return to its own land of Egypt. 8Then the Chaldeans will 13return and fight against this city, and they will capture it and burn it with fire.”’

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Notes

1. Jeremiah 37:1 2 Kin 24:17; 1 Chr 3:15; 2 Chr 36:10 ↩
2. Jeremiah 37:1 Ezek 17:12-21 ↩
3. Jeremiah 37:1 2 Kin 24:12; 1 Chr 3:16; 2 Chr 36:9, 10; Jer 22:24, 28; 24:1; 52:31 ↩
4. Jeremiah 37:2 2 Kin 24:19, 20; 2 Chr 36:12-16; Prov 29:12 ↩
5. Jeremiah 37:3 Jer 21:1, 2 ↩
6. Jeremiah 37:3 Jer 29:25; 52:24 ↩
7. Jeremiah 37:3 1 Kin 13:6; Jer 2:27; 15:11; 21:1, 2; 42:1-4, 20; Acts 8:24 ↩
8. Jeremiah 37:4 Jer 32:2, 3; 37:15 ↩
9. Jeremiah 37:5 2 Kin 24:7; Jer 37:7; Ezek 17:15 ↩
10. Jeremiah 37:5 Jer 37:11 ↩
11. Jeremiah 37:7 2 Kin 22:18; Jer 21:1, 2; 37:3 ↩
12. Jeremiah 37:7 Is 30:1-3; 31:1-3; Jer 2:18, 36; Lam 4:17; Ezek 17:17 ↩
13. Jeremiah 37:8 Jer 34:22; 38:23; 39:2-8 ↩

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