Geremia 38:1

1 Scefatia figliuolo di Mattan, Ghedalia figliuolo di Pashur, Jucal figliuolo di Scelamia, e Pashur figliuolo di Malkia, udirono le parole che Geremia rivolgeva a tutto il popolo dicendo:

Geremia 38:1 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 38:1

Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of
Pashur
Of these two persons we nowhere else read. Some think that Pashur, whose son Gedaliah was, is the same as is mentioned ( Jeremiah 20:1-18 ) ; which is not likely, since he was a priest, and this son a prince: and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah;
these had been sent by the king to Jeremiah, to inquire of the Lord, and to pray for him and his people, ( Jeremiah 21:1 ) ( 37:3 ) ; all four were princes, prime ministers of state, of great power and authority, and to whom the king could deny nothing, or withstand, ( Jeremiah 38:4 Jeremiah 38:5 ) ; these heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people;
that is, to as many of them as came to the court of the prison to visit him; some out of good will, and some out of ill will; and others out of curiosity; being desirous to know by the prophet how things would go with them; and by which means what he said was spread all over the city, and came to the ears of the above princes; and no doubt there were persons enough officious enough to carry these things to them: saying;
as follows:

Geremia 38:1 In-Context

1 Scefatia figliuolo di Mattan, Ghedalia figliuolo di Pashur, Jucal figliuolo di Scelamia, e Pashur figliuolo di Malkia, udirono le parole che Geremia rivolgeva a tutto il popolo dicendo:

2 "Così parla l’Eterno: Chi rimarrà in questa città morrà di spada, di fame, o di peste; ma chi andrà ad arrendersi ai Caldei avrà salva la vita, la vita sarà il suo bottino, e vivrà.

3 Così parla l’Eterno: Questa città sarà certamente data in mano dell’esercito del re di Babilonia, che la prenderà".

4 E i capi dissero al re: "Deh, sia quest’uomo messo a morte! poich’egli rende fiacche le mani degli uomini di guerra che rimangono in questa città, e le mani di tutto il popolo, tenendo loro cotali discorsi; quest’uomo non cerca il bene, ma il male di questo popolo".

5 Allora il re Sedekia disse: "Ecco egli è in mano vostra; poiché il re non può nulla contro di voi".