2 At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was ^gshut up in the ^hcourt of the guard that was in the palace of the king of Judah.

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

The Lord Promises Peace

1 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut up in the ^xcourt of the guard:

4 Now Jeremiah was still going in and out among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.

15 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the ^wcourt of the guard: