- Jeremiah was put into a vaulted cell in a dungeon, where he remained a long time.
- Then King Zedekiah sent for him and had him brought to the palace, where he asked him privately, "Is there any word from the LORD ?" "Yes," Jeremiah replied, "you will be handed over to the king of Babylon."
- Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, "What crime have I committed against you or your officials or this people, that you have put me in prison?
- Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, 'The king of Babylon will not attack you or this land'?
- But now, my lord the king, please listen. Let me bring my petition before you: Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the secretary, or I will die there."
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- For Jeremiah had come into the dungeon, that is, the vaulted cell; and Jeremiah stayed there many days.
- Now King Zedekiah sent and took him out; and in his palace the king secretly asked him and said, "Is there a word from the LORD?" And Jeremiah said, "There is!" Then he said, "You will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon!"
- Moreover Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, "In what way have I sinned against you, or against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison?
- "Where then are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, 'The king of Babylon will not come against you or against this land'?
- "But now, please listen, O my lord the king; please let my petition come before you and do not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, that I may not die there."
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