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Jeremiah 37

Jeremiah 37 ( Jeremiah • Chapter 37 (21 verses)): 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 . 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 prop... Mentions: Zedekiah (or Matteniah), Josiah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Judah , Zephaniah , Babylon , Egypt , Jerusalem . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Major & Minor Prophets of Israel —Spanning the eighth to fifth centuries BCE, the Major Prophets ( Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel , Daniel ) and the Twelve Minor Prophets ( Hosea through Malachi ) called Israel and Judah back to covenant righteousness while foretelling redemption and the coming Messiah.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Jeremiah 37:6 : "Then came the word of the Lord unto the prophet Jeremiah , saying,"; Jeremiah 37:16 : "When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;"; Jeremiah 37:4 : "Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.". Related canonical books and chapters: Jeremiah 37 (Jeremiah • Chapter 37 (21 verses)), Jeremiah (Old Testament • 52 Chapters), Exodus 37 ( Exodus • Chapter 37 (29 verses)).

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Jeremiah 37
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Jeremiah • Chapter 37 (21 verses)

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 . 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 prop... Mentions: Zedekiah (or Matteniah), Josiah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Judah , Zephaniah , Babylon , Egypt , Jerusalem .

Jeremiah
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Old Testament • 52 Chapters

Jeremiah (Old Testament, 52 chapters). Key figures: Hilkiah , Benjamin , Josiah , Amon , Judah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ). Key places: Anathoth , Jerusalem , Egypt , Baal , Kittim , Kedar . Opens with: "The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah , of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin :..."

Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom

Spanning the eighth to fifth centuries BCE, the Major Prophets ( Isaiah , Jeremiah , Ezekiel , Daniel ) and the Twelve Minor Prophets ( Hosea through Malachi ) called Israel and Judah back to covenant righteousness while foretelling redemption and the coming Messiah.

Bulla of Baruch Son of Neriah — Clay Seal of Jeremiah's Scribe
IMAGE • archaeology

Ancient clay sealing reading 'Belonging to Berekhyahu, son of Neriyahu, the scribe' matching Jeremiah 36:4 .

Baruch ben Neriah (Biblical Scribe) • The Israel Museum, Jerusalem CC-BY-SA 4.0
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Overview of Jeremiah recounting the weeping prophet's courageous proclamation of Babylonian exile as divine justice, alongside the glorious promise of a New Covenant written upon human hearts.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Exodus 37
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Exodus • Chapter 37 (29 verses)

And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about. And he cast ...

Ezekiel 37
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Ezekiel • Chapter 37 (28 verses)

The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And he... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Joseph , Ephraim , David .

Genesis 37
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Genesis • Chapter 37 (36 verses)

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan . These are the generations of Jacob . Joseph , being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah , and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Canaan , Joseph , Hebron , Reuben , Bilhah , Shechem , Dothan .

Isaiah 37
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Isaiah • Chapter 37 (38 verses)

And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. And he sent Eliakim , who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto ... Mentions: Hezekiah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Judah , Haran , Assyria , Libnah 1 , Lachish , Ethiopia , Jerusalem .

Jeremiah 1
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Jeremiah • Chapter 1 (19 verses)

The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah , of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin : To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah , in the thirteenth year of his reign. It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Jos... Mentions: Hilkiah , Benjamin , Josiah , Amon , Judah , Anathoth , Jerusalem .

Jeremiah 2
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Jeremiah • Chapter 2 (37 verses)

Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem , saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. Israel was holin... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Baal , Judah , Jerusalem , Egypt , Kittim , Kedar .

Jeremiah 3
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Jeremiah • Chapter 3 (25 verses)

They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the Lord. Lift up thine eyes unto the high... Mentions: Josiah , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Zion , Jerusalem .

Jeremiah 4
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Jeremiah • Chapter 4 (31 verses)

If thou wilt return, O Israel , saith the Lord, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove. And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in h... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Dan , Ephraim , Jerusalem , Zion .

Jeremiah 5
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Jeremiah • Chapter 5 (31 verses)

Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem , and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it. And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear fa... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Jerusalem .

Jeremiah 6
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Jeremiah • Chapter 6 (30 verses)

O ye children of Benjamin , gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem , and blow the trumpet in Tekoa , and set up a sign of fire in Beth–haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction. I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate ... Mentions: Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Tekoa , Zion , Sheba .

Jeremiah 7
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Jeremiah • Chapter 7 (34 verses)

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Stand in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the Lord, all ye of Judah , that enter in at these gates to worship the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel , Amend... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Ephraim , Shiloh , Jerusalem , Egypt .

Jeremiah 8
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Jeremiah • Chapter 8 (22 verses)

At that time, saith the Lord, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah , and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem , out of their graves: And they shall spread them before the... Mentions: Judah , Dan , Jerusalem , Zion , Gilead .

Jeremiah 9
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Jeremiah • Chapter 9 (26 verses)

Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Esau ( Edom ), Ammon , Moab , Jerusalem , Zion , Egypt , Edom.

Jeremiah 10
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Jeremiah • Chapter 10 (25 verses)

Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto you, O house of Israel : Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Tarshish , Uphaz .

Jeremiah 11
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Jeremiah • Chapter 11 (23 verses)

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah , and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; And say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel ; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Jerusalem , Egypt , Anathoth .

Jeremiah 12
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Jeremiah • Chapter 12 (17 verses)

Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring f... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Baal , Jordan .

Jeremiah 13
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Jeremiah • Chapter 13 (27 verses)

Thus saith the Lord unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. So I got a girdle according to the word of the Lord, and put it on my loins. And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , David , Euphrates , Jerusalem .

Jeremiah 14
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Jeremiah • Chapter 14 (22 verses)

The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no w... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Zion .

Jeremiah 15
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Jeremiah • Chapter 15 (21 verses)

Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth. And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith t... Mentions: Moses , Samuel , Manasseh , Hezekiah , Judah , Jerusalem .

Jeremiah 16
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Jeremiah • Chapter 16 (21 verses)

The word of the Lord came also unto me, saying, Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place. For thus saith the Lord concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare t... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Egypt .

Jeremiah 17
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Jeremiah • Chapter 17 (27 verses)

The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars; Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills. O my mountain in th... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , David , Benjamin , Jerusalem .

Jeremiah 18
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Jeremiah • Chapter 18 (23 verses)

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Judah , Jerusalem , Lebanon .

Jeremiah 19
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Jeremiah • Chapter 19 (15 verses)

Thus saith the Lord, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests; And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee, A... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Jerusalem , Topheth .

Jeremiah 20
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Jeremiah • Chapter 20 (18 verses)

Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin , which was by the house of the Lord.... Mentions: Benjamin , Judah , Immer , Babylon .

Papyrus 52 (P52, Rylands Greek 457) Verso — John 18:37–38
IMAGE • manuscripts

Verso of P52 containing Christ 's famous declaration: 'Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice' and Pilate's question 'What is truth?'.

Second-Century Egyptian Christian Scribe • John Rylands Library, Manchester / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Rembrandt — Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem (1630)
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The sorrowful prophet resting his head as the city of Jerusalem and Solomon's Temple burn in the distance.

Rembrandt van Rijn • Rijksmuseum / Historical Archive Public Domain Mark 1.0
Michelangelo — The Prophet Jeremiah (Sistine Chapel)
IMAGE • artwork

A deeply contemplative depiction of the weeping prophet mourning the calamity of Zion .

Michelangelo Buonarroti • Vatican Museums Public Domain Mark 1.0
Gustave Doré — The Valley of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37)
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The prophet Ezekiel prophesying to the dry bones as the breath of God (Ruach) resurrects a mighty army.

Gustave Doré / La Grande Bible de Tours • La Grande Bible de Tours (1866) Public Domain Mark 1.0
Jeremiah 21
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Jeremiah • Chapter 21 (14 verses)

The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Malchijah , and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, Enquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that t... Mentions: Zedekiah (or Matteniah), Malchijah , Zephaniah , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Babylon .

Jeremiah 22
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Jeremiah • Chapter 22 (30 verses)

Thus saith the Lord; Go down to the house of the king of Judah , and speak there this word, And say, Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah , that sittest upon the throne of David , thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates: Thus saith the Lord; Execute... Mentions: Judah, David , Shallum , Josiah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Gilead , Lebanon , Jerusalem , Bashan , Babylon .

Jeremiah 23
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Jeremiah • Chapter 23 (40 verses)

Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord. Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon yo... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , David , Judah , Baal , Egypt , Samaria , Jerusalem , Sodom .

Scripture Passages (24)

Jeremiah 37:6 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

Then came the word of the Lord unto the prophet Jeremiah , saying,

Jeremiah 37:16 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;

Jeremiah 37:4 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.

Jeremiah 37:8 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.

Jeremiah 37:9 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

Thus saith the Lord; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.

Jeremiah 37:12 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin , to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.

Jeremiah 37:14 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

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.

Jeremiah 37:2 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

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 .

Jeremiah 37:18 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

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?

Jeremiah 37:11 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,

Jeremiah 37:19 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

Jeremiah 37:15 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

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.

Jeremiah 37:5 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

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 .

Jeremiah 37:1 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

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 .

Jeremiah 37:3 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

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.

Jeremiah 37:13 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

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.

Jeremiah 31:37 (KJV)
Jeremiah 31 KJV

Thus saith the Lord; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 37:10 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

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.

And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the Lord.

Jeremiah 37:20 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

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.

And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.

Jeremiah 37:21 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

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.

Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the Lord answered thee? and, What hath the Lord spoken?

Jeremiah 37:17 (KJV)
Jeremiah 37 KJV

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 .

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