Jeremiah 37:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.”

Jeremiah 37:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 37:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 37:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard. They gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city was gone. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.”

Jeremiah 37:21 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 37:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.”

Jeremiah 37:21 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 37:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the king Zedekiah commandeth, and they commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, also to give to him a cake of bread daily from the bakers' street, till the consumption of all the bread of the city, and Jeremiah dwelleth in the court of the prison.”

Jeremiah 37:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 37:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard, and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. And Jeremiah abode in the court of the guard.”

Jeremiah 37:21 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 37:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Zedekiah the King commanded, that they should put Ieremiah in the court of the prison, and that they should giue him dayly a piece of bread out of the bakers streete vntill all the bread in the citie were eaten vp. Thus Ieremiah remained in the court of the prison. ”

Jeremiah 37:21 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 37:21 in Context — Jeremiah 37

19 Et où sont vos prophètes qui vous prophétisaient, en disant: Le roi de Babylone ne viendra pas contre vous, ni contre ce pays?

20 Maintenant, écoute, je te prie, ô roi, mon seigneur, et que mes supplications soient favorablement reçues devant toi! Ne me renvoie pas dans la maison de Jonathan, le secrétaire, de peur que je n’y meure!

21 Le roi Sédécias ordonna qu’on gardât Jérémie dans la cour de la prison, et qu’on lui donnât chaque jour un pain de la rue des boulangers, jusqu’à ce que tout le pain de la ville fût consommé. Ainsi Jérémie demeura dans la cour de la prison.

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