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Jeremiah 37:18

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KJV ORIGINAL

Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?

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Then Jeremiah looked right at King Zedekiah and said, 'What did I even do to you? What did I do to your officials or your people? Why am I sitting in prison right now?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes speaking truth gets you in trouble, but that doesn't make the truth wrong.

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This is the message that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent Pashur (son of Melchiah) and Zephaniah the priest (son of Maaseiah) to him, saying:

And afterward, says the LORD, I will hand over King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and the people—whoever survives in this city after the plague, war, and famine—to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. He will strike them down with the sword and will show no mercy, pity, or compassion.

And like the rotten figs that are so bad they can't be eaten, this is what the LORD says: I will treat Zedekiah the king of Judah the same way, along with his officials and the people left in Jerusalem who stay in this land, and those who have gone to live in Egypt.

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