Jeremiah 32:3 meaning and explanation

For Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying like this? You claim that the LORD says, ‘Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.

Jeremiah 32:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah 32 opens in the tenth year of King Zedekiah, while Babylon's army besieges Jerusalem. The prophet is confined in the courtyard of the guard, and this verse gives the reason: Zedekiah had him imprisoned for preaching that the LORD would hand the city to the king of Babylon.

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