Jeremiah 37:21

God's Word

King Zedekiah gave the command to have Jeremiah put in the courtyard of the prison. He gave him a loaf of bread every day from the bakers’ street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the prison.

Cross References

2 Kings 25:3

On the ninth day of the fourth  month, the famine in the city became so severe that the common people had no food.

Job 5:20

“In famine he will save you from death, and in war he will save you from the sword.

Psalm 37:19

They will not be put to shame in trying times. Even in times of famine they will be satisfied.

Psalm 37:3

Trust the Lord, and do good things. Live in the land, and practice being faithful.

Proverbs 16:7

When a person’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Proverbs 21:1

The king’s heart is like streams of water. Both are under the Lord’s control. He turns them in any direction he chooses.

Isaiah 33:16

This person will live on high. His stronghold will be a fortress made of rock. He will have plenty of food and a dependable supply of water.

Jeremiah 20:2

Pashhur struck the prophet Jeremiah and put him in prison at Upper Benjamin Gate that was in the Lord’s temple.

Jeremiah 32:2

At that time the army of the king of Babylon was blockading Jerusalem. The prophet Jeremiah was locked up in the courtyard of the prison. This prison was in the palace of the king of Judah.

Jeremiah 32:8

“Then, as the Lord had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the prison. He said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. It is your responsibility to purchase it, because the rights of the closest relative belong to you. Buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that the Lord had spoken to me.

Jeremiah 33:1

While Jeremiah was still being held in the courtyard of the prison, the Lord spoke his word to him a second time. The Lord said,

Jeremiah 38:13

They used the ropes to pull Jeremiah up and lift him out of the cistern. Then Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the prison.

Jeremiah 38:28

Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the prison until the day Jerusalem was captured.

Jeremiah 38:6

So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son. It was in the courtyard of the prison. They used ropes to lower Jeremiah into the cistern. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.

Jeremiah 38:9

“Your Majesty, everything that these men have done to the prophet Jeremiah is wrong. They have thrown him into the cistern, where he’ll starve to death, because there’s no more bread in the city.”

Jeremiah 52:6

On the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city became so severe that the common people had no food.

Lamentations 5:10

Our skin is as hot as an oven from the burning heat of starvation.

Matthew 6:33

But first, be concerned about his kingdom and what has his approval. Then all these things will be provided for you.

Acts 12:5

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was praying very hard to God for him.

Acts 24:27

Two years passed. Then Porcius Festus took Felix’s place. (Since Felix wanted to do the Jews a favor, he left Paul in prison.)

Acts 28:16

After our arrival, Paul was allowed to live by himself, but he had a soldier who guarded him.

Acts 28:30

Paul rented a place to live for two full years and welcomed everyone who came to him.

Ephesians 4:1

I, a prisoner in the Lord, encourage you to live the kind of life which proves that God has called you.

Ephesians 6:20

Because I have already been doing this as Christ’s representative, I am in prison. So pray that I speak about this Good News as boldly as I have to.

2 Timothy 1:8

So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord or be ashamed of me, his prisoner. Instead, by God’s power, join me in suffering for the sake of the Good News.

2 Timothy 2:9

I’m suffering disgrace for spreading this Good News. I have even been put into prison like a criminal. However, God’s word is not imprisoned.