Palalthe sonof Uzai[made repairs] in frontof the Angleand the towerprojectingfrom the upperhouseof the king,whichis by the courtof the guard.Afterhim Pedaiahthe sonof Parosh[made repairs].
the sonsof Parosh,2,172;
and abovethe Gateof Ephraim,by the OldGate,by the FishGate,the Towerof Hananeland the Towerof the Hundred,as faras the SheepGate;and they stoppedat the Gateof the Guard.
Ezrathe scribestoodat a woodenpodiumwhichthey had madefor the purpose.And besidehim stoodMattithiah,Shema,Anaiah,Uriah,Hilkiah,and Maaseiahon his righthand;and Pedaiah,Mishael,Malchijah,Hashum,Hashbaddanah,Zechariah[and] Meshullamon his lefthand.
Who says,I will buildmyself a roomyhouseWith spaciousupperrooms,And cutout its windows,Paneling[it] with cedarand painting[it] brightred.'
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 KingZedekiahgavecommandment,and they committedJeremiahto the courtof the guardhouseand gavehim a loafof breaddailyfrom the bakers'street,untilallthe breadin the citywas gone.So Jeremiahremainedin the courtof the guardhouse.
So they pulledJeremiahup with the ropesand liftedhim out of the cistern,and Jeremiahstayedin the courtof the guardhouse.
The Chaldeansalso burnedwith firethe king'spalaceand the housesof the people,and they brokedownthe wallsof Jerusalem.
"As for you, towerof the flock,Hillof the daughterof Zion,To you it will come--Even the formerdominionwill come,The kingdomof the daughterof Jerusalem.
