Jeremiah 37:16 Meaning
When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
Context Explained
14Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
15Wherefore 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.
16When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days;
17Then 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.
18Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Acts 16:24
Both Jeremiah and Paul faced imprisonment for their faithfulness to God's message.
2 Timothy 2:9
Paul speaks of suffering for the gospel, reflecting Jeremiah's experience of being imprisoned for his prophecies.
Matthew 5:10
This verse speaks to the blessedness of those persecuted for righteousness, similar to Jeremiah's plight.
Source: Jeremiah 37:16