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Jeremiah 37:4

Jeremiah

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.

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.

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

5 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.

6 Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

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BSB
Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison.
KJV
Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
WEB
Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people, for they had not put him into prison.
ASV
Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.
DARBY
And Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.
BLB
And Jeremiah was coming and going in the midst of the people, and they had not put him in the house of imprisonment.
ÅB
Jeremias gikk dengang inn og ut blant folket; de hadde enda ikke satt ham i fengsel.
OTB
På denne tiden kunne Jeremia bevege seg fritt blant folket, da han ennå ikke var blitt fengslet.
B1930
Jeremias gikk dengang inn og ut blandt folket; de hadde ennu ikke satt ham i fengsel.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 37:15

    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.

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  • Jeremiah 32:2–3

    For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah’s house.

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