Passage

Jeremiah in the cells

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

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¹⁶When Jeremiah had come into the dungeon house and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days,

Jeremiah 37:16World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

Jeremiah remains in the prison cells for many days.

To understand

Officials have beaten him and confined him in a house used as a prison. The king later brings him out and secretly asks for a word from the LORD; Jeremiah answers with a warning about Babylon.

A question

How does Jeremiah's situation affect the setting of the king's private question?