Jeremiah 32-33

Chapter is not what we’ve come to expect from JeremiahIt is a short piece of autobiography, a personal episode in the life of the prophetBackgroundKing Zedekiah was the end of the line for the kings of Israel and JudahAnd he was in the last full year of his reignJerusalem, the capital city of Judah, was under siegethe army of Babylon was at their gatesMeanwhile, Jeremiah was behind bars "in the court of the guard that was in the palace of the king"King Zedekiah placed him there after interrogating him“Why do you prophesy our defeat? Why did you say I would be handed over to the King of Babylon?"