JeremiahcommandedBaruch,saying,"I am restricted;I cannotgointo the houseof the LORD.
When I enteredthe houseof Shemaiahthe sonof Delaiah,sonof Mehetabel,whowas confinedat home, he said,"Let us meettogetherin the houseof God,withinthe temple,and let us closethe doorsof the temple,for they are comingto killyou, and they are comingto killyou at night."
You have removedmy acquaintancesfarfrom me; You have mademe an objectof loathingto them; I am shutup and cannotgoout.
Pashhurhad Jeremiahthe prophetbeatenand puthim in the stocksthat were at the upperBenjaminGate,whichwas by the houseof the LORD.
and I gavethe deedof purchaseto Baruchthe sonof Neriah,the sonof Mahseiah,in the sightof Hanamelmy uncle's[son] and in the sightof the witnesseswho signedthe deedof purchase,beforeallthe Jewswho were sittingin the courtof the guard.
Now at that timethe armyof the kingof Babylonwas besiegingJerusalem,and Jeremiahthe prophetwas shutup in the courtof the guard,which[was in] the houseof the kingof Judah,
Then the wordof the LORDcameto Jeremiahthe secondtime,while he was stillconfinedin the courtof the guard,saying,
Then the officialswere angryat Jeremiahand beathim, and they puthim in jailin the houseof Jonathanthe scribe,which they had madeinto the prison.
So Jeremiahstayedin the courtof the guardhouseuntilthe daythat Jerusalemwas captured.
Then they tookJeremiahand casthim into the cistern[of] Malchijahthe king'sson,whichwas in the courtof the guardhouse;and they letJeremiahdownwith ropes.Now in the cisterntherewas nowaterbut onlymud,and Jeremiahsankinto the mud.
"But now,behold,I am freeingyou todayfrom the chainswhichare on your hands.Ifyou would preferto comewith me to Babylon,come[along], and I will lookafteryou; but ifyou would prefernot to comewith me to Babylon,nevermind.Look,the wholelandis beforeyou; gowhereverit seems goodand rightfor you to go."
Are they servantsof Christ?--I speakas if insane--I more so;in far morelabors,in far moreimprisonments,beatentimes without number,oftenin danger of death.
For thisreasonI, Paul,the prisonerof ChristJesusfor the sakeof you Gentiles--
for whichI am an ambassadorin chains;that in [proclaiming] it I may speak boldly,as I oughtto speak.
for whichI suffer hardshipevento imprisonmentas a criminal;but the wordof Godis not imprisoned.
and othersexperiencedmockingsand scourgings,yes,alsochainsand imprisonment.
