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Jeremiah 37:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 37:17

Verse 17 of 21

Scripture focus

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.

Jeremiah 37:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 37:17

Theological / Devotional

The king sent. Not approving of the prophet’s harsh treatment, and yet seemingly afraid of his counselors, the weak-willed Zedekiah “secretly” summoned Jeremiah, still hoping that through the prophet he might receive some favorable “word from the Lord.”

Thou shalt be delivered. Courageously, and without yielding to the temptation to modify his message in order to escape further persecution from his enemies, the elderly prophet repeats with abrupt sternness his former prediction that Zedekiah would be taken by the Babylonians (see ch. 32:1-5).

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