Jeremiah 37:21
Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 52:6 records the famine that ended the daily bread provision — the same siege reaches its climax.
Jeremiah 39:14 records Jeremiah's release after the siege—the outcome of his preservation through the daily bread provision.
In Jeremiah 38:28, the same phrase 'remained in the court of the guard' continues the narrative from verse 21, showing ongoing preservation.
Jeremiah 37:21 immediately follows: the king responds by moving Jeremiah to the courtyard instead—showing his plea was partially granted.
In Jeremiah 38:9, Jeremiah is thrown into a cistern to starve — a stark reversal from the daily bread provided here.
In Jeremiah 38:13, Jeremiah is rescued from the cistern—another divine preservation during the siege, echoing the daily bread provision.
Jeremiah 33:1 places Jeremiah still in the court of the guard when God's word came — a direct continuation of the same confinement.
Jeremiah 38:6 describes Jeremiah being thrown into a cistern in the same court of the guard — a worsening of his confinement from 37:21.
2 Timothy 2:9 Paul says God's word is not bound by his chains; Jeremiah's prophetic word also continued despite his imprisonment. Strong parallel.
Deuteronomy 28:52-57 prophesies the horrors of siege — the famine in Jeremiah's time fulfills that curse.
Lamentations 4:4 says children beg for food but no one gives—opposite to Jeremiah receiving bread from the king's order.
Lamentations 2:20 laments that even prophets are killed in the sanctuary—contrasting the extreme suffering with Jeremiah's preserved life and daily bread.
Proverbs 21:1 teaches that God turns the king's heart — Zedekiah's order to feed Jeremiah illustrates this.
In Psalm 33:19, the promise to keep alive in famine directly parallels Jeremiah's daily bread during the siege.
2 Kings 25:3 describes the same famine when the city's bread ran out — a parallel historical account.
Isaiah 33:16 promises bread and water for the righteous — Jeremiah's provision here mirrors that promise.
Psalm 37:19 promises provision for the righteous during famine — Jeremiah's daily bread exemplifies that promise.
Lamentations 2:12 shows children fainting for lack of food during the same siege—the broader famine context in which Jeremiah received his bread ration.
Nehemiah 3:25 mentions the 'court of the guard' in the wall rebuilding — the same location where Jeremiah was confined in 37:21.