因为犹大王西底家囚禁他，说：“你为什么预言耶和华如此说：‘看哪，我要把这城交在巴比伦王的手中，他必攻下这城。

因为犹大王西底家已将他囚禁，说：“你为什么预言说，耶和华如此说：‘我必将这城交在巴比伦王的手中，他必攻取这城。

因为犹大王西底家囚禁他，说：“你为什么预言耶和华如此说：‘看哪，我要把这城交在巴比伦王的手中，他必攻下这城。

犹大王西底迦囚禁了他，责问他为什么预言说：“耶和华说，‘看啊，我要让巴比伦王攻占这座城。

因为犹大王西底家把他囚禁起来，说：“你为什么预言：‘耶和华这样说：看哪！我必把这城交在巴比伦王的手中，他必攻取这城；

因為猶大王西底家已將他囚禁，說：「你為甚麼預言說，耶和華如此說：『我必將這城交在巴比倫王的手中，他必攻取這城。

因為猶大王西底家囚禁他，說：「你為甚麼預言耶和華如此說：『看哪，我要把這城交在巴比倫王的手中，他必攻下這城。

因為猶大王西底家囚禁他，說：「你為甚麼預言耶和華如此說：『看哪，我要把這城交在巴比倫王的手中，他必攻下這城。

猶大王西底迦囚禁了他，責問他為什麼預言說：「耶和華說，『看啊，我要讓巴比倫王攻佔這座城。

因為猶大王西底家把他囚禁起來，說：“你為甚麼預言：‘耶和華這樣說：看哪！我必把這城交在巴比倫王的手中，他必攻取這城；

在那裏猶大王西底家把耶利米關了起來，說：『你為甚麼傳神言說：「永恆主這麼說：看吧，我必將這城交在巴比倫王手中，使他攻取這城；

蓋猶大王西底家囚之、曰、爾奚預言曰、耶和華云、我必付此邑於巴比倫王手、彼必取之、

蓋耶利米曾曰、耶和華云、我將付此城於巴比倫王、使彼取之、猶大王西底家不能脫於迦勒底人手、必解至巴比倫王前、詰問研究、曳至巴比倫、居彼、待我耶和華眷顧之、爾曹雖戰巴比倫軍、必不獲利。西底家王聞之、怒其言不利、故下之於獄。

蓋耶利米曾述預言曰、主如是云、我將付此邑於巴比倫王手、使彼取之、猶大王西底家不能脫於迦勒底人手、必付於巴比倫王手、面審詰問、面審詰問原文作其口彼此對言其目彼此相視必將西底家擄至巴比倫、居彼待我眷顧之、爾曹雖與迦勒底人戰、必不獲勝、此乃主所言、猶大王西底家遂問耶利米曰、爾何為述若是之預言、於是囚之於獄、

Now Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him there, saying,“ Why do you prophesy as you do? You say,‘ This is what the Lord says: I am about to give this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.

Zedekiah, the king of Judah, had made Jeremiah a prisoner there. Zedekiah had said to him,“ Why do you prophesy as you do? You say,‘ The Lord says,“ I am about to hand over this city to the king of Babylon. He will capture it.

For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying,“ Why do you prophesy and say,‘ Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall capture it;

King Zedekiah had put him there, asking why he kept giving this prophecy:“ This is what the Lord says:‘ I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will take it.

King Zedekiah of Judah had imprisoned him, saying,“ Why are you prophesying as you do? You say,‘ This is what the LORD says: Look, I am about to hand this city over to Babylon’s king, and he will capture it.

because Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying,“ Why do you prophesy, saying,‘ This is what the Lord says:“ Behold, I am going to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will take it;

For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying,“ Why do you prophesy and say,‘ Thus says the Lord:“ Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;

For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;

Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying:“ Why are you prophesying,‘ This is what the Lord says: Look, I am about to hand this city over to Babylon’s king, and he will capture it.

For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;

For King Zedekiah had confined Jeremiah there after he had reproved him for prophesying as he did. He had asked Jeremiah,“ Why do you keep prophesying these things? Why do you keep saying that the LORD says,‘ I will hand this city over to the king of Babylon? I will let him capture it.

For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying,“ Why do you prophesy, and say,‘ Yahweh says,“ Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will take it;

“耶和华—以色列的神说，你去告诉犹大王西底家，耶和华如此说：看哪，我要把这城交在巴比伦王的手中，他必用火焚烧。你必不能逃脱他的手，定被拿住，交在他手中。你要亲眼看到巴比伦王，他要亲口跟你说话，你也必到巴比伦去。

‘耶和华—以色列的神如此说：看哪，我要使你们手中的兵器，就是你们与城外围困你们的巴比伦王和迦勒底人打仗所用的兵器转回来，把它们聚集在这城中。我要在怒气、愤怒和大恼怒中，用伸出来的手和大能的膀臂，亲自攻击你们；又要击打这城的居民，他们连人带牲畜都必遭遇大瘟疫而死亡。以后，我要将犹大王西底家和他的臣仆百姓，就是在城内，从瘟疫、刀剑、饥荒中幸存的人，都交在巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒手中，交在仇敌和寻索其命的人手中。巴比伦王必用刀击杀他们，不顾惜，不同情，不怜悯。这是耶和华说的。’

耶利米说完了耶和华吩咐他对众百姓说的一切话，祭司、先知与众百姓都来抓住他，说：“你该死！你为何假借耶和华的名预言，说这殿必如示罗，这城必荒废无人居住呢？”于是众百姓都聚集在耶和华的殿中围住耶利米。

耶和华如此说：看哪，我必将这城交给迦勒底人的手和巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒的手，他必攻取这城。攻城的迦勒底人必来放火焚烧这城和城里的房屋；人曾在这房顶上向巴力烧香，向别神献浇酒祭，惹我发怒。

这亚哈斯王在急难的时候，越发得罪耶和华。

“无论哪一邦、哪一国，不肯服事巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒，不把颈项放在他的轭下，我必用刀剑、饥荒、瘟疫惩罚那邦，直到我藉巴比伦王的手毁灭他们。这是耶和华说的。

埃及王对他们说：“摩西、亚伦！你们为什么叫百姓不做工呢？去，服你们的劳役吧！”

我责打你们的儿女是徒然的，他们不受管教。你们自己的刀吞灭你们的先知，好像残害人的狮子。

耶和华的话临到耶利米先知，说：“耶和华—以色列的神如此说：你们要对派你们来求问我的犹大王如此说：‘看哪，那出来帮助你们的法老军队必回埃及本国去。迦勒底人必再来攻打这城，并要攻下，用火焚烧。耶和华如此说：你们不要自欺说“迦勒底人必定离开我们”，因为他们必不离开。你们即使击败与你们争战的迦勒底全军，他们当中剩下受伤的人也必各自从帐棚里起来，用火焚烧这城。’”

问他说：“你告诉我们，你仗着什么权柄做这些事？给你这权柄的是谁呢？”

他们又煽动百姓、长老和文士，就突然来捉拿他，把他带到议会去，设下假见证，说：“这个人不断地说话，侮辱神圣的地方和律法。我们曾听见他说，这拿撒勒人耶稣要毁坏这地方，也要改变摩西所交给我们的规矩。”

王说：“我今日若容许沙法的儿子以利沙的头还留在他身上，愿神重重惩罚我！”那时，以利沙正坐在家中，有长老与他同坐。王派一个人先去，使者还没有到，以利沙对长老说：“你们看，这凶手之子派人来斩我的头。你们注意，当使者来到，你们就关上门，把他关在门外。在他后头不就是他主人的脚步声吗？”

耶和华啊，你的眼目不是在寻找诚实吗？你击打他们，他们却不伤恸；你摧毁他们，他们仍不领受管教。他们使脸刚硬过于磐石，不肯回头。

以伯‧米勒从王宫里出来，对王说：

于是官长们对王说：“求你把这人处死，因他向城里剩下的士兵和众人说这样的话，使他们的手发软。这人不是为这百姓求平安，而是叫他们受灾祸。”

却不要在伯特利再说预言，因为这里有王的圣所，有王的宫殿。”