1 And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. 2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah. 3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us. 4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison. 5 Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.
6 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 7 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land. 8 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire. 9 Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart. 10 For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
11 ¶ And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army, 12 Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people. 13 And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans. 14 Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. 15 Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.
16 ¶ When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; 17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon. 18 Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison? 19 Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land? 20 Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. 21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
1 Kad ķēniņš Cedekija, Josijas dēls, ko Bābeles ķēniņš Nebukadnēcars bija iecēlis par ķēniņu Konjas, Jojakīma dēla, vietā, valdīja Jūdas zemē, 2 tad neviens - ne ķēniņš, ne viņa kalpi, ne zemes iedzīvotāji neuzklausīja Tā Kunga vārdu, ko Tas Kungs runāja ar pravieša Jeremijas muti. 3 Tad ķēniņš Cedekija sūtīja Juhalu, Šelemjas dēlu, un priesteri Cefanju, Maāsejas dēlu, pie pravieša Jeremijas un lika viņam sacīt: "Lūdz par mums To Kungu, mūsu Dievu!" 4 Jeremija vēl varēja brīvi nākt un iet tautas vidū, jo nebija vēl apcietināts. 5 Faraona karaspēks toreiz bija ceļā no Ēģiptes, un kaldeji, kas aplenca Jeruzālemi, to izdzirduši, bija aizgājuši no Jeruzālemes projām. 6 Tad Tā Kunga vārds nāca pār pravieti Jeremiju: 7 "Tā saka Tas Kungs, Israēla Dievs: paziņojiet Jūdas ķēniņam, kas jūs sūtījis pie Manis, lai Man jautātu: redzi, faraona karaspēks, kas jums nāca palīgā, drīz atgriezīsies atkal savā zemē Ēģiptē. 8 Atgriezīsies atpakaļ arī kaldeji, lai aplenktu šo pilsētu; tie to ieņems un nodedzinās ar uguni." 9 Tā saka Tas Kungs: "Nepievilieties, domādami, ka kaldeji aizies no jums, jo tie neaizies. 10 Nē, kad jūs arī sakautu visu kaldeju karaspēku, kas ar jums karo, un atliktu tikai daži ievainoti vīri, tie atspirgs atkal ikviens savā teltī, celsies un nodedzinās pilsētu!" 11 Un notika, ka kaldeju karaspēks atkāpās no Jeruzālemes bailēs no faraona karaspēka. 12 Tad Jeremija atstāja Jeruzālemi, dodamies uz Benjamīna zemi, lai tur ar saviem radiniekiem nokārtotu kādu mantojuma lietu. 13 Kad viņš nonāca Benjamīna vārtos, sardzē tur stāvēja virsnieks Jirija, Šelemjas dēls, tas bija Hananjas dēls; viņš aizturēja Jeremiju, tam pārmezdams: "Tu gribi pāriet pie kaldejiem!" 14 Jeremija tam atbildēja: "Nav taisnība! Es negribu pāriet pie kaldejiem!" Bet Jirija tam nepiegrieza vērību un apcietināja Jeremiju un veda to pie zemes varenajiem. 15 Tie bija pret Jeremiju naidīgi noskaņoti, lika to pērt un ieslodzīt valsts rakstveža Jonatāna namā, ko tie bija pārveidojuši par cietumu. 16 Kad Jeremija bija ievietots ūdens piegādes nama dziļajā pagrabtelpā un bija tur pavadījis jau ilgāku laiku, 17 tad ķēniņš Cedekija sūtīja ļaudis un lika atvest Jeremiju un tam jautāja slepenībā savā pilī: "Vai ir kāds vārds bijis no Tā Kunga?" Jeremija atbildēja: "Ir gan, un proti - tevi nodos Bābeles ķēniņa rokās." 18 Tad Jeremija sacīja ķēniņam Cedekijam: "Ko es esmu apgrēkojies pret tevi, pret taviem kalpiem un pret šo tautu, ka jūs mani likāt cietumā? 19 Kur tad nu paliek jūsu pravieši, kuri jums sludināja, ka Bābeles ķēniņš nedošoties karā pret jums un pret šo zemi? 20 Un tagad uzklausi jel mani, mans kungs un ķēniņ, un lai mana lūgšana atrod pie tevis dzirdīgas ausis: nesūti mani atpakaļ valsts rakstveža Jonatāna namā, lai man tur nav jāmirst!" 21 Tad ķēniņš pavēlēja novietot Jeremiju pils sardzes pagalma cietumā un deva viņam katru dienu klaipu maizes no cepēju ielas, kamēr pilsētā maize izbeidzās. Tā Jeremija palika pils sardzes pagalma cietumā.
