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Jeremiah 32:2 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Jeremiah 32:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 32 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house.”
Jeremiah 32:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 32:2
The king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem (צַר, tsar—to bind, besiege, cause distress). The military term conveys more than tactical encirclement—it's covenantal language for divine judgment (Deuteronomy 28:52-53). God weaponizes Babylon against His own people.Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison (חֲצַר הַמַּטָּרָה, chatsar hamattarah—the guard courtyard). Jeremiah's imprisonment for prophesying Jerusalem's fall (v. 3-5) creates dramatic irony: God's faithful spokesman is imprisoned while the rebellious king remains 'free' yet doomed. The prophet's suffering validate...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 32:2
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“and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard; and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street”
“and the tower that stands out from the upper house of the king”
“and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the king's son”
“while he was yet shut up in the court of the guard”
“and said to me”
“saying”
“saying”
“and be exceedingly glad”
“and Nebushazban”