Jeremiah 32:2

Modern English Version

For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the house of the king of Judah.

Cross References

2 Kings 25:1

In the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and set up camp near it. They built siege mounds against it all around.

Nehemiah 3:25

Palal the son of Uzai made repairs across from the corner and to the tower protruding out of the king’s upper house next to the courtyard of the guards. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs.

Psalm 88:8

You have removed my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an abomination to them; I am shut in and I cannot get out;

Jeremiah 32:3

For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, “Why do you prophesy? You say: Thus says the Lord: Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it,

Jeremiah 32:8

So Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord and said to me, “Please buy my field, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin, for the right of inheritance and the redemption is yours. Buy it for yourself.” Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.

Jeremiah 33:1

Moreover the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying:

Jeremiah 34:1

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion and all the people fought against Jerusalem and against all the cities, saying:

Jeremiah 36:5

Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, “I am shut in. I cannot go into the house of the Lord.

Jeremiah 37:15

Therefore the officials were wrathful with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made that the prison.

Jeremiah 37:21

Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison and give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city was finished. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

Jeremiah 37:4

Now Jeremiah was still coming in and going out among the people, for they had not yet put him into prison.

Jeremiah 38:13

Then they drew Jeremiah up with cords and took him up out of the cistern, and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

Jeremiah 38:6

Then they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malkijah the son of Hammelech that was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with cords. And in the cistern there was no water, only mud, so Jeremiah sank in the mud.

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice and be very glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in this manner they persecuted the prophets who were before you.