Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.
- KJV Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
- NKJV Now Jeremiah was coming and going among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison.
- NASB Now Jeremiah was still coming and going among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison.
- NLT Jeremiah had not yet been imprisoned, so he could come and go among the people as he pleased.
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Quick answer
At this time Jeremiah still moves freely among the people, not yet imprisoned.
Overview
The verse notes Jeremiah's continued liberty before his coming arrest. This brief window shows the prophet faithfully present among the people despite their unbelief. It sets up the contrast with the suffering and imprisonment soon to follow as opposition intensifies.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Jer 37:15The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.
- Jer 32:2–3At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.
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Against the failure of false shepherds Jeremiah promises the Righteous Branch, 'The LORD our righteousness,' and the new covenant written on the heart and sealed in the blood of Christ.
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