Jeremiah 37:21 meaning and explanation

So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.

Jeremiah 37:21, Berean Standard Bible

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Zedekiah, the king installed by Babylon, had privately asked Jeremiah for a word from the LORD and received the unwelcome answer that Jerusalem would fall. Here he answers the prophet's plea not to be sent back to the dungeon where he might die.

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