Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 32:3
For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
3. For ] Gi. and Co. supported by LXX render Where, to which Du. also inclines. Not so Dr.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
3 5. These vv. form a parenthetical explanation, so that Jer 32:6 is to be connected immediately in sense with Jer 32:2.
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For the prophecies on which the charge was grounded see Jer 21:4-7, Jer 21:9.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
We no where read that Zedekiah immediately commanded Jeremiah to be imprisoned, he seemeth rather to have been favourable to Jeremiah, and judicious interpreters think his present prison was a favourable prison; but God accounteth princes to do that which their ministers or subordinate magistrates do with their connivance, and without their hinderance. Though it be wild divinity for any to say, that inferior ministers or subjects are excused by the command of the superior, and the guilt lieth only on them; yet it is as wild to say they contract no guilt by the extravagant acts of subordinate magistrates, whom they put in place, and can punish and remove from their places.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up,…. In prison, at least in the court of the prison; he had given orders for his imprisonment, which were executed, and it was the same as if he had done it himself; the reason of which was, as follows:
saying, wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, thus saith the Lord,
behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it? meaning the city of Jerusalem, now besieged by the king of Babylon. This prophecy stands in Jer 34:1; the prophecies of this book not being put together in proper order of time.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Then the reason is added why he was shut up in prison, — he had dared to prophesy against the city and the king himself. It was no wonder that the king’s mind was exasperated when Jeremiah boldly said that he would come into the hands of his enemies, for he had not only spoken of the ruin of the city, but also of the fall of the king; he had said that he would be brought before king Nebuchadnezar, and be led to Babylon, and be there until God visited him. We know how delicate are the ears of kings; it was then no wonder Zedekiah became incensed against Jeremiah; but yet he ought to have been softened and humbled when he found that this oracle had come from God. That he then still kept Jeremiah a prisoner, proves his madness and stupidity, for he had no regard for God. I shall proceed with the subject to-morrow.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
Jer 32:3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
Ver. 3. For Zedekiah had shnt him up. ] He who before had set him at liberty, and thereby haply hoped to have stopped his mouth; but that might not be.
Behold, I will give this city.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
had shut him up. One of the eleven rulers who were offended with God’s messengers. See note on Exo 10:28.
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Zedekiah: Jer 2:30, Jer 5:3, 2Ki 6:31, 2Ki 6:32, 2Ch 28:22
Wherefore: Jer 26:8, Jer 26:9, Jer 38:4, Exo 5:4, Amo 7:13, Luk 20:2, Act 6:12-14
Behold: Jer 32:28, Jer 32:29, Jer 21:4-7, Jer 27:8, Jer 34:2, Jer 34:3, Jer 37:6-10, Jer 38:8
Reciprocal: 2Ch 36:16 – misused Jer 20:5 – I will deliver Jer 32:24 – the city is Jer 32:36 – It Jer 33:1 – he Jer 36:29 – Why Jer 37:4 – for Jer 37:17 – thou shalt Jer 38:3 – General Jer 38:18 – then Heb 11:36 – bonds
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jer 32:3. From ancient times it has been a notion of mankind that the effect of unwelcome truth could be avoided by suppressing the one who uttered it. Zedekiah was angry at the predictions of Jeremiah and had him imprisoned.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Jer 32:3-5. Jeremiah was shut up in the court of the prison He was afterward put in the dungeon, Jer 37:16; and Jer 38:6. But now he was not under so severe a restraint. Compare Jer 32:26; Jer 32:28 of that chapter. For Zedekiah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy and say, &c. This refers to the prophecy recorded Jer 34:2, &c., the particulars there mentioned being, in order of time, before the passages related in this chapter. We nowhere read that Zedekiah himself immediately commanded Jeremiah to be imprisoned: he seems rather to have been favourable to him, and to have been averse to his confinement; but God accounts princes to do that which their ministers or subordinate magistrates do with their connivance, or without their prohibition. Behold, I will give this city, &c., and Zedekiah shall not escape Jeremiah prophesies that both the city and the court should fall into the hands of the king of Babylon: for God, whose city it was, in a peculiar manner would put it out of his protection, and give it into their hands; that, though Zedekiah should attempt to make his escape, he should be overtaken, and brought as a prisoner into Nebuchadnezzars presence, to his great confusion and terror, he having made himself particularly obnoxious to him by breaking his faith with him; that he should hear the king of Babylon pronounce his doom, and see with what fury and indignation he should look upon him, his eyes, as it is expressed, beholding Nebuchadnezzars eyes. He further prophesies that Zedekiah should be carried to Babylon, and continue a miserable captive there until God should visit him That is, till God should put an end to his life by a natural death, as Nebuchadnezzar had long before put an end to every comfort of his life by putting out his eyes. And, lastly, he foretels that all their attempts to force the besiegers from their trenches would be ineffectual; for though they should fight with the Chaldeans, they should not prosper. For prophesying thus, that is, for bearing testimony to the truth, and giving them faithful warning of impending judgments, he is imprisoned.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
King Zedekiah had imprisoned Jeremiah for preaching, in the Lord’s name, that Yahweh was about to turn Jerusalem over to Nebuchadnezzar who would take possession of it. Zedekiah would not escape, Jeremiah had said, but would face Nebuchadnezzar who would take him captive to Babylon (cf. 2Ki 25:4-7). There he would remain until the Lord visited him, evidently with death. Jeremiah had preached that fighting against the Chaldeans would be fruitless, which sounded like treason.