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Jeremiah 37:6-16

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6 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet:
7 "Thus says the LORD, God of Israel: Thus shall you say to the king of Judah who 1sent you to me to inquire of me, 'Behold, 2Pharaoh's army that came to help you is about to 3return to Egypt, to its own land.
8 And 4the Chaldeans shall come back and fight against this city. 5They shall capture it and burn it with fire.
9 Thus says the LORD, Do not deceive yourselves, saying, "The Chaldeans will surely go away from us," for they will not go away.
10 6For even if you should defeat the whole army of Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and there remained of them only wounded men, every man in his tent, they would rise up and 7burn this city with fire.'"

Jeremiah Imprisoned

11 Now when 8the Chaldean army had withdrawn from Jerusalem at the approach of Pharaoh's army,
12 Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to 9the land of Benjamin 10to receive his portion there 11among the people.
13 When he was at 12the Benjamin Gate, a sentry there named Irijah the son of 13Shelemiah, son of Hananiah, seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 14"You are deserting to the Chaldeans."
14 And Jeremiah said, "It is a lie; I am not deserting to the Chaldeans." But Irijah would not listen to him, and seized Jeremiah and brought him to 15the officials.
15 And the officials were enraged at Jeremiah, and they beat him 16and imprisoned him in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for it had been made a prison.
16 17When Jeremiah had come to the dungeon cells and remained there many days,
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Jeremiah 37:6-16 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JEREMIAH 37

This chapter makes mention of the reign of Zedekiah, and what happened in it; of his message to Jeremiah, to pray for the kingdom; of the king of Babylonian's raising the siege of Jerusalem, on hearing the king of Egypt was coming to its relief; of the assurance the prophet gave that the Chaldean army would return again, and destroy the city; of the prophet's attempt to depart the city, his imprisonment, conversation with Zedekiah, and his clemency to him. A short account is given of Zedekiah, and of the disobedience of him and his people to the word of the Lord, Jer 37:1,2; of the message sent by him to the prophet to pray for them, Jer 37:3; the time, when Jeremiah was at liberty, and the siege of Jerusalem was raised, Jer 37:4,5; the prophet's answer to them from the Lord, assuring them the Chaldeans would return and burn the city, Jer 37:6-10; the prophet attempting to go out of the city is stopped, and charged as a deserter to the Chaldeans; is had before the princes, and beat and imprisoned, Jer 37:11-15; but the king sending for him out of prison, and having some private discourse with him, upon the prophet's expostulation and intercession, his confinement was mitigated, and bread allowed him, Jer 37:16-21.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 17

  • 1. [Jeremiah 21:2]
  • 2. [Ezekiel 29:2, 6]
  • 3. [Jeremiah 46:17; 2 Kings 24:7; Lamentations 4:17]
  • 4. Jeremiah 34:22
  • 5. Jeremiah 34:22
  • 6. [Jeremiah 21:4]
  • 7. [See ver. 8 above]
  • 8. ver. 5
  • 9. Jeremiah 1:1; Jeremiah 32:8
  • 10. [Jeremiah 32:9]
  • 11. ver. 4; Jeremiah 39:14
  • 12. Jeremiah 38:7; Zechariah 14:10
  • 13. ver. 3; Jeremiah 38:1
  • 14. [Jeremiah 21:9; Jeremiah 38:19; Jeremiah 39:9; Jeremiah 52:15]
  • 15. Jeremiah 36:12
  • 16. [Hebrews 11:36]
  • 17. See Jeremiah 38:6-14
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