Jeremiah 37:21

New American Bible - revised edition

So King Zedekiah ordered that Jeremiah be confined in the court of the guard and given a ration of bread every day from the bakers’ street until all the bread in the city was eaten up. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

Cross References

2 Kings 25:3

On the ninth day of the month, when famine had gripped the city, and the people of the land had no more food,

Job 5:20

In famine he will deliver you from death, and in war from the power of the sword;

Psalm 37:19

They will not be ashamed when times are bad; in days of famine they will be satisfied.

Psalm 37:3

Trust in the Lord and do good that you may dwell in the land and live secure.

Proverbs 16:7

When the Lord is pleased with someone’s ways, he makes even enemies be at peace with them.

Proverbs 21:1

A king’s heart is channeled water in the hand of the Lord; God directs it where he pleases.

Isaiah 33:16

That one shall dwell on the heights, with fortresses of rock for stronghold, food and drink in steady supply.

Jeremiah 20:2

So he struck the prophet and put him in the stocks at the upper Gate of Benjamin in the house of the Lord.

Jeremiah 32:2

At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, while Jeremiah the prophet was confined to the court of the guard, in the house of the king of Judah.

Jeremiah 32:8

And, just as the Lord had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the court of the guard and said, “Please purchase my field in Anathoth, in the territory of Benjamin; as nearest relative, you have the first right of possession—purchase it for yourself.” Then I knew this was the word of the Lord.

Jeremiah 33:1

The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the court of the guard:

Jeremiah 38:13

and they pulled him up by rope out of the cistern. But Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

Jeremiah 38:28

Thus Jeremiah stayed in the court of the guard until the day Jerusalem was taken.

Jeremiah 38:6

And so they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Prince Malchiah, in the court of the guard, letting him down by rope. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.

Jeremiah 38:9

“My lord king, these men have done wrong in all their treatment of Jeremiah the prophet, throwing him into the cistern. He will starve to death on the spot, for there is no more bread in the city.”

Jeremiah 52:6

On the ninth day of the fourth month, when famine had gripped the city and the people had no more bread,

Lamentations 5:10

Our skin heats up like an oven, from the searing blasts of famine.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.

Acts 12:5

Peter thus was being kept in prison, but prayer by the church was fervently being made to God on his behalf.

Acts 24:27

Two years passed and Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. Wishing to ingratiate himself with the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison.

Acts 28:16

When he entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him. Testimony to Jews in Rome.

Acts 28:30

He remained for two full years in his lodgings. He received all who came to him,

Ephesians 4:1

I, then, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received,

Ephesians 6:20

for which I am an ambassador in chains, so that I may have the courage to speak as I must. A Final Message.

2 Timothy 1:8

So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord, nor of me, a prisoner for his sake; but bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God.

2 Timothy 2:9

for which I am suffering, even to the point of chains, like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained.