Jeremiah 38:28

28 And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured. This is how Jerusalem was taken:

Jeremiah 38:28 in Other Translations

28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.

28 And Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.

28 And Jeremiah remained a prisoner in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured.

28 Jeremiah lived in the courtyard of the palace guards until the day that Jerusalem was captured.

28 Jeremiah remained in the guard's courtyard until the day Jerusalem was captured, and he was [there] when it happened.

Jeremiah 38:28 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 38:28

So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison
Where he was ordered to be by the king, before he was cast into the dungeon, and where he was replaced by Ebedmelech; and which was now confirmed by the king, and here he continued: until the day that Jerusalem was taken;
but how long it was from his conversation with the king, to the taking of the city, is not certain: and he was [there] when Jerusalem was taken;
as appears from ( Jeremiah 39:14 ) . Kimchi connects this with the beginning of the next chapter; and so the Targum, rendering it,

``and it came to pass when Jerusalem was taken;''

namely, what is related in the following chapter.

Jeremiah 38:28 In-Context

26 then tell them, ‘I was pleading with the king not to send me back to Jonathan’s house to die there.’ ”

27 All the officials did come to Jeremiah and question him, and he told them everything the king had ordered him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had heard his conversation with the king.

28 And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured. This is how Jerusalem was taken:

Cross References

• 1. S Jeremiah 37:21; Jeremiah 39:14