Bible Commentary

Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live. 2. He that abideth, etc.] The v. is substantially identical with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 38:2”

Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, 1. And Shephatiah ] The removal of Jeremiah from prison to the court of the guard had facilitated the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 38:1”

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. 21. court of the guard … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 37:21”

Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. 20. be accepted ] lit. fall. See on Jer 36:7. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 37:20”

Where [are] now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land? 19. Where now are your prophets which prophesied unto you ] Jeremiah in this v. challenges the whole people through their king (“your you”). For the reference to these prophets cp. Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 37:19”

Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison? That is, What have I done worthy of bonds? I have faithfully heretofore revealed to you the mind and will of God; if this hath offended you, I … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 37:18”

Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there [any] word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon. 17. asked him secretly ] This shews us … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 37:17”

When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; 16. dungeon house ] lit. as mg. house of the pit. Cp. Jer 38:6. cells ] The Heb. word is found here only and seems to denote a room with a vaulted roof. many days ] during … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 37:16”

Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison. 15. the princes were wroth with Jeremiah ] These were not the princes who had looked upon the prophet with favour in the reign of Jehoiakim … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 37:15”

Then said Jeremiah, [It is] false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. The princes – Not the noblemen trained in the days of Josiah and Jeremiahs friends Jer 26:16, but those described in Jer 24:8. They assumed that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 37:14”