Jeremiah 35:4The Passion TranslationI brought them all to the temple of Yahweh and into the room where the disciples of the prophet Hanan son of Igdaliah stayed. The room was next to that of the temple officials, directly above the room of Maaseiah son of Shallum, the keeper of the temple entrance. See the chapter |
Judah’s King Zedekiah sent for Pashhur son of Malchiah and for a priest named Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and he told them, “Tell Jeremiah to intercede for us to Yahweh because Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, is coming to war against us. Perhaps Yahweh will perform an extraordinary miracle for us, as he has done in times past, and cause the king of Babylon to withdraw from us.” Yahweh spoke through Jeremiah to say to them, “Tell King Zedekiah,