Jeremiah 39:15
ContextNETBible | 1 Now the Lord had spoken to Jeremiah while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse, 2 |
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1 sn Jer 39:15-18. This incident is out of chronological order (see Jer 38:7-13). It is placed here either due to a desire not to interrupt the sequential ordering of events centering on Jeremiah’s imprisonment and his release (38:14–39:14) or to contrast God’s care and concern for the faithful (Ebed-Melech who, though a foreigner, trusted in God) with his harsh treatment of the faithless (Zedekiah who, though informed of God’s will, was too weak-willed in the face of opposition by his courtiers to carry it out). 2 tn Heb “Now the word of the |