15 The officials were angry at Jeremiah and beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan(A) the scribe, for it had been made into a prison. 16 So Jeremiah went into a cell in the dungeon(B) and stayed there many days.

Jeremiah Summoned by Zedekiah

17 King Zedekiah later sent for him and received him, and in his house privately asked him, “Is there a word from the Lord?”(C)

“There is,” Jeremiah responded, and he continued, “You will be handed over to the king of Babylon.”(D)

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