And while Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD had come to him:
Parallel translations
- WEB Now Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying,
- KJV Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
- NKJV Meanwhile the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
- NASB Now the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah while he was confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse, saying,
- NLT The Lord had given the following message to Jeremiah while he was still in prison:
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Quick answer
A word from the LORD had come to Jeremiah earlier, while he was still imprisoned, concerning Ebedmelech. God remembers and rewards faithfulness, even from the margins.
Overview
This verse flashes back to a message given during Jeremiah's confinement, introducing a special promise for Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, who had rescued the prophet from the cistern (Jer 38:7-13). That the word came while Jeremiah was 'shut up' shows that nothing could silence God's revelation. It sets up a striking case of God noticing and honoring an outsider's act of mercy.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Jer 37:21So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
- Jer 39:14had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people.
- Jer 32:1–2This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar.
- Jer 36:1–5In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
- 2 Tim 2:9for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!
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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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