Jeremiah 37:4
What does Jeremiah 37:4 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 37:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949(Now Jeremiah was going about among the people, for they had not put him in prison.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Jeremiah is coming in and going out in the midst of the people, (and they have not put him in the prison-house),
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Now Jeremiah walked freely in the midst of the people: for they had not as yet cast him into prison. And the army of Pharao was come out of Egypt: and the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem, hearing these tidings, departed from Jerusalem.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.
Context
v.3And 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 Jehovah our God for us.
v.4This passage
v.5And Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans that were besieging Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they brake up from Jerusalem.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 37:15
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.
- Jeremiah 32:2
Now at that time the king of Babylon’s army was besieging Jerusalem; and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah’s house.
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