Yēlìmǐshū 38:1

1 Mǎ tǎn de érzi Shìfǎtíyǎ , Bāshīhùĕrde érziJīdàlì , Shìlìmǐyǎ de érzi yóu jiǎ , Mǎjīyǎ de érzi bā shì Hùĕr tīngjian Yēlìmǐ duì zhòngrén suǒ shuō de huà , shuō ,

Yēlìmǐshū 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:

Yēlìmǐshū 38:1 In-Context

1 Mǎ tǎn de érzi Shìfǎtíyǎ , Bāshīhùĕrde érziJīdàlì , Shìlìmǐyǎ de érzi yóu jiǎ , Mǎjīyǎ de érzi bā shì Hùĕr tīngjian Yēlìmǐ duì zhòngrén suǒ shuō de huà , shuō ,

2 Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , zhù zaì zhè chéng lǐ de bì zāo dāo jiàn , jīhuāng , wēnyì ér sǐ . dàn chū qù guī jiàng Jiālèdǐ rén de bì dé cún huó , jiù shì yǐ zìjǐ méng wèi lue wù de , bì dé cún huó .

3 Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , zhè chéng bìyào jiāo zaì Bābǐlún wáng jūnduì de shǒu zhōng , tā bì gōng qǔ zhè chéng .

4 Yúshì shǒulǐng duì wáng shuō , qiú nǐ jiāng zhè rén zhìsǐ . yīn tā xiàng chéng lǐ shèngxia de bīng dīng hé zhòng mín shuō zhèyàng de huà , shǐ tāmende shǒu fā ruǎn . zhè rén bú shì qiú zhè bǎixìng dé píngān , nǎi shì jiào tāmen shòu zāihuò .

5 Xī dǐ jiā wáng shuō , tā zaì nǐmen shǒu zhōng , wúlùn hé shì , wáng yĕ bùnéng yǔ nǐmen fǎnduì .