They Drew Up Jeremiah With Cords
After Zedekiah came to the throne in Judah, Jeremiah prophesied that the Chaldeans would destroy Jerusalem. He predicted, “And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire. Thus saith the Lord; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart. 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.” Jeremiah was accused of supporting Babylon because of this, and he was placed in prison: “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.” But after “many days” Zedekiah delivered him from prison and had Jeremiah come speak to him: “The king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the Lord?” Jeremiah replied t...