Jeremias 37

Jeremias na prisão

1 *2Rs 24.17;1Cr 3.15;2Cr 36.10Zedequias, filho de Josias, a quem Nabucodonosor, rei de Babilônia, constituíra rei na terra de Judá, *Ez 17.12-21reinou como rei, em lugar de *Jr 22.24,28;24.1;52.31;2Rs 24.12;1Cr 3.16;2Cr 36.9-10Conias, filho de Jeoaquim. 2 Mas *2Rs 24.19-20;2Cr 36.12-16;Pv 29.12nem ele, nem os seus servos, nem o povo da terra escutaram as palavras de Jeová, que ele falou pelo profeta Jeremias.

3 O rei *Jr 21.1-2Zedequias enviou Jucal, filho de Selemias, e o sacerdote *Jr 29.25;52.24Sofonias, filho de Maaseias, a ter com o profeta Jeremias, para que lhe dissessem: *Jr 2.27;15.11;21.1-2;42.1-4,20;1Rs 13.6;At 8.24Roga por nós a Jeová nosso Deus. 4 Ora Jeremias entrava e saía entre o povo, pois ainda *Jr 37.15;Jr 32.2-3não tinha sido encarcerado. 5 O *Jr 37.7;2Rs 24.7;Ez 17.15exército de Faraó tinha saído do Egito; e quando os caldeus que sitiavam Jerusalém, ouviram esta nova, *Jr 37.11;Jr 34.21retiraram-se de Jerusalém.

6 Veio a palavra de Jeová a Jeremias, dizendo: 7 Assim diz Jeová, Deus de Israel: Ao rei de Judá, que vos enviou a mim para me consultar, *Jr 37.3;Jr 21.1-2;2Rs 22.18assim direis: Eis que *Jr 2.18,36;Is 30.1-3;31.1-3;Lm 4.17;Ez 17.17o exército de Faraó, que saiu para vos socorrer, regressará para a sua terra no Egito. 8 Os caldeus *Jr 34.22;38.23;39.2-8voltarão e pelejarão contra esta cidade, tomá-la-ão e a incendiarão. 9 Assim diz Jeová: *Jr 29.8;Ob 3;Mt 24.4-5;Ef 5.6Não vos enganeis a vós mesmos, dizendo: Certamente se retirarão de nós os caldeus; porque não se retirarão. 10 Pois *Lv 26.36-38;Is 30.17ainda que tivésseis derrotado todo o exército dos caldeus que pelejam contra vós e entre eles só ficassem homens feridos, contudo *Jl 2.11se levantariam, cada um na sua tenda, *Jr 37.8e incendiariam esta cidade.

11 Tendo-se o exército dos caldeus *Jr 37.5retirado de Jerusalém por causa do exército de Faraó, 12 Jeremias saiu de Jerusalém para ir à terra de Benjamim, a fim de receber ali *Jr 32.8;1Rs 19.3,9;Mt 10.23;At 17.10,14a parte que lhe tocava no meio do povo. 13 Estando ele na *Jr 38.7;Zc 14.10porta de Benjamim, achava-se ali um capitão da guarda, chamado Jerias, filho de Selemias, filho de Hananias. O capitão prendeu ao profeta Jeremias, dizendo: Tu *Jr 18.18;20.10;Am 7.10;Lc 23.2;At 6.11;24.5-9,13estás desertando para os caldeus. 14 Disse Jeremias: É *Jr 40.4-6;Sl 27.12;52.1-2;Mt 5.11-12falso; eu não estou desertando para os caldeus. Porém Jerias não deu ouvidos a Jeremias; pois o prendeu e o levou aos príncipes. 15 Os príncipes, *Jr 18.23;20.1-3;26.16;Mt 21.35irados contra Jeremias, feriram-no, *Gn 39.20;2Cr 16.10;18.26;At 5.18e meteram-no no cárcere na casa do *Jr 37.20secretário Jônatas; pois tinham feito dela cárcere.

Jeremias é visitado por Zedequias

16 Tendo Jeremias entrado na masmorra e nas celas, e havendo ficado ali muitos dias; 17 enviou o rei Zedequias, mandou tirá-lo, e secretamente em sua casa *Jr 38.5,14-16,24-27;1Rs 14.1-4perguntou-lhe: Há alguma *Jr 37.3;Jr 15.11;21.1-2;1Rs 22.15-16;2Rs 3.11-13palavra da parte de Jeová? Respondeu Jeremias: Há. Também acrescentou: Nas mãos do rei de Babilônia *Jr 21.7;24.8;Ez 12.12-13;17.19-21serás entregue. 18 Disse mais Jeremias ao rei Zedequias: Em que pequei contra ti, ou contra os teus servos, ou contra este povo, para que me tenhais metido no cárcere? 19 *1Sm 24.9;26.18;Dn 6.22;Jo 10.32;At 25.8,11,25Onde estão agora os vossos profetas que vos profetizavam, dizendo: Não virá *Jr 2.28;Dt 32.37-38;2Rs 3.13o rei de Babilônia contra vós nem contra esta terra? 20 Agora ouve, peço-te, ó rei, meu senhor: seja aceita a *Jr 6.14;8.11;14.13;27.14;28.1-4,10-17;29.31súplica que te dirijo. Não me faças voltar para a casa do secretário Jônatas, a fim de que *Jr 36.7;38.26não morra eu ali. 21 Deu ordens o rei *Jr 37.15;Jr 18.23;26.15Zedequias; *Jr 32.2-3meteram a Jeremias no *Jr 32.2,8;38.13,28pátio da guarda, e deram-lhe cada dia um *Jó 5.20;Sl 33.18-19;Is 33.16pão da rua dos padeiros até que *Jr 38.9;52.6;2Rs 25.3se acabou todo o pão da cidade. *Jr 39.14-15Assim ficou Jeremias no pátio da guarda.

1 And 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. 2 But 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.*37.2 by…: Heb. by the hand of the prophet 3 And 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. 4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison. 5 Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

6 Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 7 Thus 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. 8 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire. 9 Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.*37.9 yourselves: Heb. your souls 10 For 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.*37.10 wounded: Heb. thrust through

11 And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,*37.11 broken…: Heb. made to ascend 12 Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.*37.12 separate…: or, to slip away from thence in the midst of the people 13 And 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. 14 Then 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.*37.14 false: Heb. falsehood, or, a lie 15 Wherefore 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.

16 When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;*37.16 cabins: or, cells 17 Then 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. 18 Moreover 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? 19 Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land? 20 Therefore 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.*37.20 let…: Heb. let my supplication fall 21 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.