The prison — Or, the guard, a part of the king’s palace, probably where the royal guard had its quarters.

So you see that Jeremiah was imprisoned at the time mentioned here. Zedekiah, the king of Judah, had treated him very harshly because of his faithf…

The Prophet here declares that, though he was shut up in prison, the Word of God was not bound. He states that he himself was no less free in his c…

For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem And had done so for some time; for the siege began in the ninth ye…

Jeremiah, while in prison for his prophecy, purchased a piece of ground. This was to signify that although Jerusalem was besieged and the whole cou…

1. Here, he consoles them through an action.

   First, he indicates the time of the prophecy by referencing the king's reign: in the…