Jeremiah 37

Zedekiah succeeds Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim, in the Jewish throne, and does that which is evil in the sight of the Lord, Jeremiah 37:1 , Jeremiah 37:2 . The king sends a message to Jeremiah, Jeremiah 37:3-5 . God suggests an answer; and foretells the return of the Chaldean army, who should most assuredly take and burn the city, Jeremiah 37:6-10 . Jeremiah, in attempting to leave this devoted city, and retire to his possession in the country, is seized as a deserter, and cast into a dungeon, Jeremiah 37:11-15 . The king, after a conference with him, abates the rigour of his confinement, Jeremiah 37:16-21 .