Jeremiah 37

1 Now Zedekiah son of Josiah reigned as king instead of Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had made Zedekiah king over the land of Judah.

and to reign king Zedekiah son: child Josiah underneath: instead Coniah son: child Jehoiakim which to reign Nebuchadnezzar king Babylon in/on/with land: country/planet Judah

2 But Zedekiah, his servants, and the people of the land did not listen to the words of Yahweh that he proclaimed by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet.

and not to hear: hear he/she/it and servant/slave his and people [the] land: country/planet to(wards) word LORD which to speak: speak in/on/with hand: by Jeremiah [the] prophet

3 So King Zedekiah, Jehukal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest sent a message to Jeremiah the prophet. They said, “Pray on our behalf to Yahweh our God.”

and to send: depart [the] king Zedekiah [obj] Jehucal son: child Shelemiah and [obj] Zephaniah son: child Maaseiah [the] priest to(wards) Jeremiah [the] prophet to/for to say to pray please about/through/for us to(wards) LORD God our

4 Now Jeremiah was coming and going among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.

and Jeremiah to come (in): come and to come out: come in/on/with midst [the] people and not to give: put [obj] him house: home ([the] prison *Q(K)*)

5 Pharaoh's army came out from Egypt, and the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the news about them and left Jerusalem.

and strength: soldiers Pharaoh to come out: come from Egypt and to hear: hear [the] Chaldea [the] to confine upon Jerusalem [obj] report their and to ascend: rise from upon Jerusalem

6 Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

and to be word LORD to(wards) Jeremiah [the] prophet to/for to say

7 “Yahweh, God of Israel, says this: This is what you will say to the king of Judah, because he has sent you to seek advice from me, 'See, Pharaoh's army, which came to help you, is about to go back to Egypt, its own land.

thus to say LORD God Israel thus to say to(wards) king Judah [the] to send: depart [obj] you to(wards) me to/for to seek me behold strength: soldiers Pharaoh [the] to come out: come to/for you to/for help to return: return to/for land: country/planet his Egypt

8 The Chaldeans will return. They will fight against this city, capture it, and burn it.'

and to return: return [the] Chaldea and to fight upon [the] city [the] this and to capture her and to burn her in/on/with fire

9 Yahweh says this: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, 'Surely the Chaldeans are leaving us,' for they will not leave.

thus to say LORD not to deceive soul: myself your to/for to say to go: went to go: went from upon us [the] Chaldea for not to go: went

10 Even if you had defeated the entire Chaldean army that is fighting you so that only wounded men were left in their tents, they would get up and burn this city.”

that if: except if: except to smite all strength: soldiers Chaldea [the] to fight with you and to remain in/on/with them human to pierce man: anyone in/on/with tent his to arise: rise and to burn [obj] [the] city [the] this in/on/with fire

11 So it was when the Chaldean army had left Jerusalem as Pharaoh's army was coming,

and to be in/on/with to ascend: rise strength: soldiers [the] Chaldea from upon Jerusalem from face: because strength: soldiers Pharaoh

12 then Jeremiah went out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin. He wanted to take possession of a tract of land there among his people.

and to come out: come Jeremiah from Jerusalem to/for to go: went land: country/planet Benjamin to/for to divide from there in/on/with midst [the] people

13 As he was in the Benjamin Gate, a chief guard was there. His name was Irijah son of Shelemiah son of Hananiah. He grabbed hold of Jeremiah the prophet and said, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans.”

and to be he/she/it in/on/with gate Benjamin (Gate) and there master: [master of] oversight and name his Irijah son: child Shelemiah son: child Hananiah and to capture [obj] Jeremiah [the] prophet to/for to say to(wards) [the] Chaldea you(m. s.) to fall: deserting

14 But Jeremiah said, “That is not true. I am not deserting to the Chaldeans.” But Irijah did not listen to him. He took Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.

and to say Jeremiah deception nothing I to fall: deserting upon [the] Chaldea and not to hear: hear to(wards) him and to capture Irijah in/on/with Jeremiah and to come (in): bring him to(wards) [the] ruler

15 The officials were angry with Jeremiah. They beat him and put him in prison, which had been the house of Jonathan the scribe, for they had turned it into a prison.

and be angry [the] ruler upon Jeremiah and to smite [obj] him and to give: throw [obj] him house: home [the] bond house: household Jonathan [the] secretary for [obj] him to make to/for house: home [the] prison

16 So Jeremiah was put into an underground cell, where he stayed for many days.

for to come (in): come Jeremiah to(wards) house: home [the] pit and to(wards) [the] vault and to dwell there Jeremiah day many

17 Then King Zedekiah sent someone who brought him to the palace. In his house, the king asked him privately, “Is there any word from Yahweh?” Jeremiah answered, “There is a word: You will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon.”

and to send: depart [the] king Zedekiah and to take: recieve him and to ask him [the] king in/on/with house: palace his in/on/with secrecy and to say there word from with LORD and to say Jeremiah there and to say in/on/with hand: power king Babylon to give: give

18 Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “How have I sinned against you, your servants, or this people so that you have placed me in prison?

and to say Jeremiah to(wards) [the] king Zedekiah what? to sin to/for you and to/for servant/slave your and to/for people [the] this for to give: put [obj] me to(wards) house: home [the] prison

19 Where are your prophets, the ones who prophesied for you and said the king of Babylon will not come against you or against this land?

(and where? *Q(K)*) prophet your which to prophesy to/for you to/for to say not to come (in): come king Babylon upon you and upon [the] land: country/planet [the] this

20 But now listen, my master the king! Let my pleas come before you. Do not return me to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there.”

and now to hear: hear please lord my [the] king to fall: fall please supplication my to/for face: before your and not to return: return me house: household Jonathan [the] secretary and not to die there

21 So King Zedekiah gave an order. His servants confined Jeremiah in the courtyard of the guard. A loaf of bread was given him every day from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard.

and to command [the] king Zedekiah and to reckon: overseer [obj] Jeremiah in/on/with court [the] guardhouse and to give: give to/for him talent food: bread to/for day: daily from outside [the] to bake till to finish all [the] food: bread from [the] city and to dwell Jeremiah in/on/with court [the] guardhouse