Jeremiah · Revised Version with Apocrypha
Jeremiah 37 Revised Version with Apocrypha
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1 And Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
1 Y REINÓ el rey Sedechîas hijo de Josías, en lugar de Conías hijo de Joacim, al cual Nabucodonosor rey de Babilonia había constituído por rey en la tierra de Judá.
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.
2 Mas no obedeció él, ni sus siervos, ni el pueblo de la tierra á las palabras de Jehová, que dijo por el profeta Jeremías.
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.
3 Y envió el rey Sedechîas á Jucal hijo de Selemías, y á Sephanías hijo de Maasías sacerdote, para que dijesen al profeta Jeremías: Ruega ahora por nosotros á Jehová nuestro Dios.
4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
4 Y Jeremías entraba y salía en medio del pueblo; porque no lo habían puesto en la casa de la cárcel.
5 And Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they brake up from Jerusalem.
5 Y como el ejército de Faraón hubo salido de Egipto, y vino la fama de ellos á oídos de los Caldeos que tenían cercada á Jerusalem, partiéronse de Jerusalem.
6 Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
6 Entonces fué palabra de Jehová á Jeremías profeta, diciendo:
7 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
7 Así ha dicho Jehová Dios de Israel: Diréis así al rey de Judá, que os envió á mí para que me preguntaseis: He aquí que el ejército de Faraón que había salido en vuestro socorro, se volvió á su tierra en Egipto.
8 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.
8 Y tornarán los Caldeos, y combatirán esta ciudad, y la tomarán, y la pondrán á fuego.
9 Thus saith the LORD: Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.
9 Así ha dicho Jehová: No engañéis vuestras almas, diciendo: Sin duda los Caldeos se han ido de nosotros: porque no se irán.
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.
10 Porque aun cuando hirieseis todo el ejército de los Caldeos que pelean con vosotros, y quedasen de ellos hombres alanceados, cada uno se levantará de su tienda, y pondrán esta ciudad á fuego.
11 And it came to pass that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army,
11 Y aconteció que, como el ejército de los Caldeos se fué de Jerusalem á causa del ejército de Faraón,
12 then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to receive his portion there, in the midst of the people.
12 Salíase de Jerusalem Jeremías para irse á tierra de Benjamín, para apartarse de allí en medio del pueblo.
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 laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.
13 Y cuando fué á la puerta de Benjamín, estaba allí un prepósito que se llamaba Irías, hijo de Selemías, hijo de Hananías, el cual prendió á Jeremías profeta, diciendo: Tú te retiras á los Caldeos.
14 Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans; but he hearkened not to him: so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
14 Y Jeremías dijo: Falso: no me retiro á los Caldeos. Mas él no lo escuchó, antes prendió Irías á Jeremías, y llevólo delante de los príncipes.
15 And 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.
15 Y los príncipes se airaron contra Jeremías, y azotáronle, y pusiéronle en prisión en la casa de Jonathán escriba, porque aquélla habían hecho casa de cárcel.
16 When Jeremiah was come into the dungeon house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
16 Entró pues Jeremías en la casa de la mazmorra, y en las camarillas. Y habiendo estado allá Jeremías por muchos días,
17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is. He said also, Thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.
17 El rey Sedechîas envió, y sacóle; [y] preguntóle el rey escondidamente en su casa, y dijo: ¿Hay palabra de Jehová? Y Jeremías dijo: Hay. Y dijo más: En mano del rey de Babilonia serás entregado.
18 Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, Wherein have I sinned against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?
18 Dijo también Jeremías al rey Sedechîas: ¿En qué pequé contra ti, y contra tus siervos, y contra este pueblo, para que me pusieseis en la casa de la cárcel?
19 Where now are your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
19 ¿Y dónde están vuestros profetas que os profetizaban, diciendo: No vendrá el rey de Babilonia contra vosotros, ni contra esta tierra?
20 And now hear, 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.
20 Ahora pues, oye, te ruego, oh rey mi señor: caiga ahora mi súplica delante de ti, y no me hagas volver á casa de Jonathán escriba, porque no me muera allí.
21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard, and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
21 Entonces dió orden el rey Sedechîas, y depositaron á Jeremías en el patio de la cárcel, haciéndole dar una torta de pan al día, de la plaza de los Panaderos, hasta que todo el pan de la ciudad se gastase. Y quedó Jeremías en el patio de la cárcel.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Hananiah
Named as the father of Shelemiah, in the ancestry of Irijah.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 37:13
Irijah
Captain of the guard at the Gate of Benjamin who seized Jeremiah and accused him of deserting to the Chaldeans.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 37:13
Jehucal
Son of Shelemiah whom King Zedekiah sent to Jeremiah to ask for prayer, and who later heard Jeremiah's words and joined in seeking his death.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 37:3; Jeremiah 38:1
Jonathan
A scribe in whose house Jeremiah was beaten and jailed, the house having been made into a prison.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 37:15; Jeremiah 37:20
Maaseiah
Named as the father of Zephaniah the priest.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 21:1; Jeremiah 29:25; Jeremiah 37:3
Shelemiah
Son of Hananiah and father of Irijah, the captain of the guard.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 37:13
Shelemiah
Named as the father of Jehucal, an envoy of Zedekiah.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 37:3; Jeremiah 38:1
Cross references (20)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Jeremiah 22:24; 2 Kings 24:17; 2 Kings 24:12; Ezekiel 17:12–21; Jeremiah 52:31
- 2 Proverbs 29:12; 2 Kings 24:19–20; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; 2 Chronicles 36:12–16; Exodus 4:13
- 3 Jeremiah 21:1–2; Jeremiah 29:25; Jeremiah 52:24; Jeremiah 42:2–4; Jeremiah 2:27
- 4 Jeremiah 37:15; Jeremiah 32:2–3
- 5 Ezekiel 17:15; Jeremiah 34:21; 2 Kings 24:7; Jeremiah 37:11; Jeremiah 37:7
- 7 Lamentations 4:17; 2 Kings 22:18; Isaiah 31:1–3; Ezekiel 17:17; Jeremiah 37:3
- 8 Jeremiah 39:2–8; Jeremiah 38:23; Jeremiah 34:21–22; Jeremiah 32:29
- 9 Obadiah 3; Galatians 6:7; 2 Thessalonians 2:3; James 1:22; Matthew 24:4–5
- 10 Jeremiah 50:45; Joel 2:11; Leviticus 26:36–38; Isaiah 30:17; Isaiah 13:15
- 11 Jeremiah 37:5
- 12 Jeremiah 1:1; Matthew 10:23; 1 Chronicles 6:60; Joshua 21:17–18; Nehemiah 6:11
- 13 Zechariah 14:10; Jeremiah 38:7; Acts 24:13; Luke 23:2; Jeremiah 20:10
- 14 Psalm 27:12; Matthew 5:11–12; Jeremiah 40:4–6; Psalm 52:1–2; Psalm 35:11
- 15 Jeremiah 38:26; Matthew 21:35; 2 Chronicles 16:10; Genesis 39:20; Acts 5:18
- 16 Jeremiah 38:6; Jeremiah 38:10–13; Lamentations 3:53; Genesis 40:15; Lamentations 3:55
- 17 Jeremiah 21:7; 1 Kings 22:16; Jeremiah 21:1–2; Ezekiel 12:12–13; Jeremiah 24:8
- 18 John 10:32; Acts 25:8; Acts 25:25; Acts 25:11; Daniel 6:22
- 19 Jeremiah 28:10–17; Jeremiah 2:28; Jeremiah 6:14; 2 Kings 3:13; Jeremiah 8:11
- 20 Jeremiah 36:7; Jeremiah 26:15; Jeremiah 38:6–9; Acts 25:10–11; Acts 28:18–19
- 21 Jeremiah 38:28; Jeremiah 38:13; Jeremiah 32:2; Jeremiah 52:6; Jeremiah 38:9
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences