Jeremiah 37:16-18

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¹⁶ So those people put Jeremiah into a cell in a ·dungeon [^Lhouse of the pit/cistern], and Jeremiah was there for ·a long time [^Lmany days].

¹⁷ Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and had him brought to the palace. Zedekiah asked him in ·private [secret], “Is there any message from the Lord?”

Jeremiah answered, “Yes, there is. Zedekiah, you will be handed over to the king of Babylon.” ¹⁸ Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “What ·crime [sin] have I done against you or your officers or the people of Jerusalem? Why have you ·thrown [placed] me into ·prison [^Lthe house of confinement]?