The MAJOR & MINOR Prophets - The 16 Writing Prophets Of The Hebrew Canon

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11:18-23 15:15-21

The men of Anathoth threatened him with death

Trials and isolated

20:1-3

Pashur the priest struck Jeremiah and put him in stocks Threatened with death (by priests, prophets, people)

26:8, 11

27

Conflict with false prophets (yoke) Hananiah broke yoke: died by judgment

28:1, 12, 16

29:32

Shemiah in Babylon

32:2 33:1

Imprisoned in prison court

Court of prison Scroll burning

36:23 36:26

In hiding from king Ignored Jeremiah

37:2

37:15-16

Dungeon in Benjamin, remained there many days

37:21

Court of the prison (Zedekiah)

Dungeon of Malchiah, 22 sank in mire, no water, starving

38:6

38:3-13

Rescued from dungeon

38:28

Stayed in Court of prison until Jerusalem was taken

40:4

Free to choose

42:1-43:4

Rejection

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