Jeremías 38:1

1 Jeremías en una cisterna
Entonces Sefatías, hijo de Matán; Gedalías, hijo de Pasur; Jehucal,
hijo de Selemías; y Pasur, hijo de Malquías, oyeron lo que Jeremías le decía al pueblo:

Jeremías 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:

Jeremías 38:1 In-Context

1 Jeremías en una cisterna
Entonces Sefatías, hijo de Matán; Gedalías, hijo de Pasur; Jehucal,
hijo de Selemías; y Pasur, hijo de Malquías, oyeron lo que Jeremías le decía al pueblo:

2 «Esto dice el Señor
: “Todo el que se quede en Jerusalén morirá por guerra, enfermedad o hambre, pero los que se rindan a los babilonios
vivirán. Su recompensa será su propia vida, ¡ellos vivirán!”.

3 El Señor
también dice: “La ciudad de Jerusalén ciertamente será entregada al ejército del rey de Babilonia, quien la conquistará”».

4 Entonces los funcionarios fueron a ver al rey y le dijeron:
—Señor, ¡este hombre debe morir! Esta forma de hablar desmoralizará a los pocos hombres de guerra que nos quedan, al igual que a todo el pueblo. ¡Este hombre es un traidor!

5 El rey Sedequías estuvo de acuerdo.
—Está bien —dijo—, hagan lo que quieran. No los puedo detener.