Jeremiah 38
Overview
38:1 Jeremiah, by a false suggestion, is put into the dungeon of Malchiah;
38:7 Edeb-melech, by suit, gets him some enlargement;
38:14 Upon secret conference, he counsels the king by yielding to save his life;
38:24 By the king's instructions he conceals the conference from the princes. Verse 1 Shephatiah Ezra 2:3; Nehemiah 7:9 Jucal Jeremiah 37:4, JehucalPashur 21:1-10, Melchiah, 1 Chronicles 9:12, Malchijah, Nehemiah 11:12 heard Acts 4:1, 4:2, 4:6-10, 5:28 Reciprocal 1 Chronicles 6:40 - Baaseiah; Jeremiah 11:21 - thou; 25:2 - General; 36:16 - We; 37:13 - Hananiah; 38:9 - these; 38:16 - of these; 39:17 - of whom Verse 2 He Jeremiah 38:17-23, 21:8, 21:9, 24:8, 27:13, 29:18, 34:17, 42:17, 42:22, 44:13; Ezekiel 5:12-17, 6:11, 7:15, 14:21; Matthew 24:7, 24:8; Revelation 6:4-8 shall have Jeremiah 21:9, 39:18, 45:5 Reciprocal 2 Kings 25:3 - there was no; Isaiah 22:2 - thy slain; Jeremiah 1:18 - against; 21:4 - Behold; 25:2 - General; 27:11 - those; 29:16 - General; Ezekiel 5:2 - shalt burn; Acts 17:6 - These Verse 3 Jeremiah 21:10, 32:3-5 Reciprocal 21:4 - Behold; 29:16 - General; 38:18 - then Verse 4 the princes Jeremiah 26:11, 26:21-23, 36:12-16; 2 Chronicles 24:21; Ezekiel 22:27; Micah 3:1-3; Zephaniah 3:1-3 thus Exodus 5:4; 1 Kings 18:17, 18:18, 21:20; Ezra 4:12; Nehemiah 6:9; Amos 7:10; Luke 23:2; John 11:46-50; Acts 16:20, 17:6, 24:5, 28:22 welfareHeb. peace, Jeremiah 29:7 Reciprocal Numbers 16:41 - Ye have; 1 Kings 13:4 - Lay hold; 22:8 - good; 2 Kings 6:31 - if the head; 2 Chronicles 18:7 - good; 36:14 - all the chief; Ezra 4:4 - weakened; Job 31:34 - Did I; Isaiah 30:10 - say; Jeremiah 12:5 - canst; 26:10 - the princes; 32:3 - Wherefore; 34:10 - when; 37:13 - Thou; 38:22 - Thy friends; 38:25 - General; 43:3 - to deliver; 44:16 - we; Lamentations 3:52 - chased; Ezekiel 22:9 - men that carry tales; Habakkuk 1:4 - for; Mark 12:3 - they; Luke 20:10 - beat; John 11:53 - put; Acts 4:17 - let; 5:28 - intend; 25:3 - desired; Revelation 11:10 - these Verse 5 for 1 Samuel 15:24, 29:9; 2 Samuel 3:39, 19:22; Proverbs 29:25; John 19:12-16 Reciprocal Genesis 16:6 - in; Exodus 23:2 - to decline; Joshua 9:25 - we are; Job 1:12 - power; 31:34 - Did I; Jeremiah 26:14 - As for; 37:17 - asked; 38:19 - I; Daniel 6:16 - the king Verse 6 took Jeremiah 37:21; Psalm 109:5; Luke 3:19, 3:20 into Jeremiah 37:16; Lamentations 3:55; Acts 16:24; 2 Corinthians 4:8, 4:9; Habakkuk 3:1 Hammelechor, the king, Jeremiah 36:26 and they 38:11, 38:12 And inThis dungeon, which seems to have belonged to one of Zedekiah's sons, appears to have been a most dreadful place; the horrors of which were probably augmented by the cruelty of the jailor. "The eastern people," observes Sir J. Chardin, "have not different prisons for the different classes of criminals; the judges do not trouble themselves about where the prisoners are confined, or how they are treated, considering it merely as a place of safety; and all that they require of the jailor is, that the prisoner be forthcoming when called for. As to the rest, he is master to do as he pleases; to treat him well or ill; to put him in irons or not; to shut him up close, or hold him in easier restraint; to admit people to him, or to suffer nobody to see him. If the jailor and his servants have large fees, let the person be the greatest rascal in the world, he shall be lodged in the jailor's own apartment, and the best part of it; and on the contrary, if those that have imprisoned a man give the jailor greater presents, or that he has a greater regard for them, he will treat the prisoner with the greatest inhumanity." This adds a double energy to those passages which speak of "the sighing of the prisoner," and to Jeremiah's supplicating that he might not be remanded to the dungeon of Jonathan - 38:26; 37:20. 38:22; Genesis 37:24; Psalm 40:2, 69:2, 69:14, 69:15; Lamentations 3:52-55; Zechariah 9:11 Reciprocal Exodus 12:29 - dungeon; 23:2 - to decline; 1 Kings 22:27 - Put this fellow; 2 Chronicles 18:25 - and carry him back; 36:16 - misused; Job 30:19 - cast me; Isaiah 24:22 - shall they; 51:14 - die; Jeremiah 1:19 - And they; 20:2 - smote; 29:26 - that thou; 32:2 - Jeremiah; 36:5 - General; 37:15 - in the; 38:13 - So; Lamentations 3:1 - the man; 3:7 - hedged; 3:53 - cut; Daniel 3:23 - fell; Luke 4:28 - were; 2 Corinthians 6:5 - imprisonments; Habakkuk 3:1 - bonds Verse 7 Ebedmelech Jeremiah 39:16-18 Ethiopian 13:23; Psalm 68:31; Matthew 8:11, 8:12, 20:16; Luke 10:30-36, 13:29, 13:30; Acts 8:27-39 eunuchs Jeremiah 29:2, 34:19; 2 Kings 24:15 *marg.the king Jeremiah 37:13; Deuteronomy 21:19; Job 29:7-17; Amos 5:10 Reciprocal Joshua 20:4 - at the entering; 2 Kings 5:13 - his servants; 2 Chronicles 18:25 - and carry him back; Proverbs 31:8 - Open; Isaiah 56:3 - neither; Jeremiah 20:2 - in the high; 26:16 - General; Zechariah 14:10 - from Benjamin's; Luke 10:33 - Samaritan; Habakkuk 3:1 - them that Verse 8 Reciprocal Jeremiah 32:3 - Behold; Micah 7:18 - that Verse 9 these Jeremiah 38:1-6; Esther 7:4-6; Job 31:34; Proverbs 24:11, 24:12, 31:8, 31:9 is like to dieHeb. will diefor there Jeremiah 37:21, 52:6 Reciprocal Genesis 47:18 - General; Exodus 23:2 - to decline; Isaiah 3:1 - the stay; Jeremiah 39:17 - of whom; Lamentations 1:11 - seek; 3:53 - cut; 2 Corinthians 11:27 - in hunger Verse 10 the king Esther 5:2, 8:7; Psalm 75:10; Proverbs 21:1 with theeHeb. in thine handReciprocal Jeremiah 37:13 - Hananiah; 37:16 - into the dungeon Verse 11 let them Jeremiah 38:6 Reciprocal Joshua 6:19 - the treasury Verse 12 Put Romans 12:10, 12:15; Ephesians 4:32 Reciprocal Jeremiah 38:6 - and they Verse 13 So Jeremiah 38:6 Jeremiah 38:28, 37:21, 39:14-18; 1 Kings 22:27; Acts 23:35, 24:23-26, 28:16, 28:30 Reciprocal Exodus 12:29 - dungeon Verse 14 sent Jeremiah 21:1, 21:2, 37:17 thirdor, principal, 1 Kings 10:5; 2 Kings 16:18 I will Jeremiah 42:2-5, 42:20; 1 Samuel 3:17, 3:18; 1 Kings 22:16; 2 Chronicles 18:15 Reciprocal 2 Samuel 14:18 - Hide not; 2 Chronicles 18:5 - Shall we go; 36:12 - before Jeremiah; Ezekiel 7:26 - then; 14:7 - and cometh; Acts 24:25 - Go Verse 15 Luke 22:67, 22:68 Reciprocal 1 Kings 1:12 - let me; Proverbs 12:15 - but; John 11:53 - put; Habakkuk 1:8 - a sceptre Verse 16 sware Jeremiah 37:17; John 3:2 that made Numbers 16:22, 27:16; Ecclesiastes 12:7; Isaiah 57:16; Zechariah 12:1; Habakkuk 3:1 of these Jeremiah 38:1-6, 34:20 Reciprocal 1 Samuel 20:3 - as thy soul; Job 31:34 - Did I; Jeremiah 22:25 - I Verse 17 the God of hosts Psalm 80:7, 80:14; Amos 5:27 the God of Israel 1 Chronicles 17:24; Ezra 9:4 If thou Jeremiah 38:2, 7:6, 7:7, 21:8-10, 27:12, 27:17, 39:3; Job 23:13 Reciprocal 2 Kings 24:12 - Jehoiachin; 24:20 - Zedekiah; Jeremiah 21:4 - Behold; 21:9 - that abideth; 27:8 - that nation; 29:16 - General; 37:13 - Thou; 40:9 - Fear; Ezekiel 17:14 - but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand; Zephaniah 3:7 - so Verse 18 if thou 2 Kings 24:12, 25:27-30 then Jeremiah 38:3, 38:23, 24:8-10, 32:3-5, 34:2, 34:3, 34:19-22, 39:3, 39:5-7, 52:7-11; 2 Kings 25:4-10; Ezekiel 12:13, 17:20, 17:21, 21:25-27 Reciprocal 1 Kings 12:26 - Now shall; Jeremiah 1:18 - against; 21:4 - Behold; 21:10 - it shall; 25:35 - the shepherds; 32:4 - General; 39:4 - when; 39:8 - burned; Ezekiel 12:10 - prince; 17:15 - shall he escape; 24:11 - set it Verse 19 I Jeremiah 38:5; 1 Samuel 15:24; Job 31:34; Proverbs 29:25; Isaiah 51:12, 51:13, 57:11; John 12:42; 19:12, 19:13 mock Jeremiah 38:22; Judges 9:54, 16:25; 1 Samuel 31:4; Isaiah 45:9, 45:10 Reciprocal Ezekiel 11:8 - General Verse 20 Obey Jeremiah 26:13; 2 Chronicles 20:20; Daniel 4:27; Acts 26:29; 2 Corinthians 5:11, 5:20, 6:1; Philemon 1:8-10; James 1:22 and thy Isaiah 55:3 Reciprocal Jeremiah 15:19 - let them; 27:13 - Why; Ephesians 4:1 - beseech Verse 21 if thou Jeremiah 5:3; Exodus 10:3, 10:4, 16:28; Job 34:33; Proverbs 1:24-31; Isaiah 1:19, 1:20; Habakkuk 3:1 this is Jeremiah 15:19-21, 26:15; Numbers 23:19, 23:20, 24:13; Job 23:13; Ezekiel 2:4, 2:5, 2:7; 3:17-19; Acts 18:6, 20:26, 20:27 Reciprocal 2 Kings 8:10 - the Lord; Jeremiah 17:27 - then; 21:7 - I will; 42:19 - know Verse 22 all Jeremiah 41:10, 43:6; Lamentations 5:11 and thoseMr. Harmer would render, "and here - hennah or reading hinneh behold
the women (wont to sing on public occasions) shall say," etc.; observing "that these bitter speeches much better suit the lips of women belonging to the conquering nation, singing before a captive prince, than of his own wives and concubines." This he illustrates by the following extract from Della Valle: When he was at Lar, in Persia, the king of Ormuz was brought thither in triumph; and "this poor unfortunate king entered Lar, with his people, in the morning, music playing, and girls and women singing and dancing before him, according to the custom of Persia, and the people flocking together with a prodigious concourse, and conducting him in a pompous and magnificent manner, particularly with colours displayed, like what the Messenians formerly did to Philopoemen, the general of the Athenians, their prisoner of war, according to the report of Justin."Thy friendsHeb. The men of thy peace, Jeremiah 38:4-6, 20:10; Psalm 41:9 *marg.have set Jeremiah 38:19; Lamentations 1:2; Micah 7:5 thy feet Jeremiah 38:6; Psalm 69:2, 69:14 they are Jeremiah 46:5, 46:21; Isaiah 42:17; Lamentations 1:13 Reciprocal Jeremiah 30:14 - lovers; Obadiah 1:7 - men that were at peace with thee Verse 23 they shall Jeremiah 38:18, 39:6, 41:10, 52:8-13; 2 Kings 25:7; 2 Chronicles 36:20, 36:21 shalt causeetc. Heb. shalt burn, etc. Jeremiah 27:12, 27:13; Ezekiel 14:9, 43:3 Reciprocal Numbers 4:18 - General; 32:15 - ye shall; 2 Kings 25:6 - they took; Jeremiah 21:10 - it shall; 25:35 - the shepherds; 27:17 - wherefore; 32:4 - General; 34:2 - Behold; 34:22 - shall fight; 37:8 - General; 39:5 - Chaldeans'; 52:13 - the king's; Ezekiel 17:15 - shall he escape; 19:14 - fire Verse 24 Reciprocal Jeremiah 37:17 - asked Verse 25 Jeremiah 38:4-6, 38:27 Reciprocal 2 Samuel 14:18 - Hide not Verse 26 Jeremiah 37:15, 37:20, 42:2; Esther 4:8 Reciprocal 1 Samuel 16:2 - I am come; Esther 7:3 - let my life; Jeremiah 38:6 - And in; 40:8 - Jonathan; Acts 16:24 - the inner Verse 27 and he told 1 Samuel 10:15, 10:16, 16:2-5; 2 Kings 6:19; Acts 23:6 left off speaking with himHeb. were silent from himReciprocal Proverbs 11:13 - he; Jeremiah 38:25 - General Verse 28 Jeremiah 38:13, 15:20, 15:21, 37:21, 39:14; Psalm 23:4; 2 Timothy 3:11, 4:17, 4:18 Reciprocal 2 Kings 24:19 - And he did; Jeremiah 29:26 - that thou; 33:1 - he; 36:5 - General; Lamentations 3:59 - thou hast; Habakkuk 3:1 - bonds Verse 1 am the ninth Jeremiah 52:4-7; 2 Kings 25:1, 25:2-7; Ezekiel 24:1, 24:2; Zechariah 8:19 the tenthThis was the month Tebeth - Esther 2:16
which began with the first moon of January; and it was on the 10th of this month that Nebuchadnezzar invested the city.Reciprocal Deuteronomy 28:52 - General; 1 Kings 8:37 - in the land famine; 2 Chronicles 36:17 - the king; Ezra 2:1 - whom Nebuchadnezzar; 5:12 - into the hand; Nehemiah 7:6 - whom Nebuchadnezzar; 9:32 - on our kings; Psalm 80:13 - The boar; Isaiah 22:7 - full; Jeremiah 1:12 - I will; 4:16 - watchers; 6:3 - they shall; 21:1 - The word; 21:2 - for; 32:1 - in the; 34:1 - when; 34:22 - shall fight; 42:18 - As mine; 44:2 - Ye have; 50:17 - this; 51:34 - the king; Lamentations 1:14 - delivered; Ezekiel 4:2 - lay; 36:3 - they have made; 40:1 - after Verse 2 am the fourthThis was the month Tammuz, which commences with the first moon of July: the siege had lasted just eighteen months. 2 Kings 25:3 was Jeremiah 5:10, 52:6, 52:7; 2 Kings 25:4; Ezekiel 33:21; Micah 2:12, 2:13; Zephaniah 1:10 Reciprocal Jeremiah 20:5 - I will deliver; 21:2 - for; 24:8 - So will; 32:1 - in the; 34:22 - shall fight; 37:8 - General; 41:1 - the seventh month; Lamentations 2:9 - gates; Ezekiel 4:2 - lay; 12:5 - Dig thou; 26:1 - General; Zechariah 8:19 - the fourth Verse 3 all the Jeremiah 1:15, 21:4, 38:17 Nergalsharezer 39:13; 2 Kings 17:30 SarsechimThese were the principal commanders; but Dr. Blayney thinks that, instead of six persons, we have in reality but three, as the name that follows each is the title of the office. Thus Nergal-Sharezer, who was Samgar-nebo, or keeper, i.e., priest of Nebo; Sarsechim, who was Rab-saris, or chief eunuch; and Nergal-sharezer, who was Rab-mag, or chief magi; as the words mog in Persian, magoos in Arabic, magooshai in Syriac, and μαγος [G3097], in Greek, signify; and we learn from Justin and Curtius that the magi attended the king in war.Reciprocal 25:4 - the city; Jeremiah 12:10 - pastors; 38:18 - then; Daniel 2:49 - sat Verse 4 when Jeremiah 38:18-20; Leviticus 26:17, 26:36; Deuteronomy 28:25, 32:24-30; 2 Kings 25:4-7; Isaiah 30:15, 30:16; Ezekiel 12:12; Amos 2:14 betwixt Jeremiah 52:7-11; 2 Chronicles 32:5 Reciprocal Ecclesiastes 2:5 - me; Isaiah 22:3 - thy rulers; 24:10 - city; 29:2 - I will; Jeremiah 4:9 - that the heart; 4:29 - shall flee; 21:7 - I will; 32:4 - General; 34:3 - And thou; 40:7 - all the; Lamentations 4:18 - hunt; Ezekiel 12:4 - at even Verse 5 Chaldeans'Jeremiah 32:4, 32:5, 38:18, 38:23; 2 Chronicles 33:11; Lamentations 1:3, 4:20 in the plains Jeremiah 52:8; Joshua 4:13, 5:10 Riblah Jeremiah 52:9, 52:26, 52:27; 2 Kings 23:33, 25:6 Hamath Numbers 13:21; Joshua 13:5; Judges 3:3; 2 Samuel 8:9; 2 Kings 17:24 gave judgment upon himHeb. spake with him judgments, Jeremiah 4:12; Ezekiel 17:15-21 Reciprocal Numbers 34:8 - the entrance; 34:11 - Riblah; Deuteronomy 28:36 - bring thee; 2 Kings 19:13 - the king; 25:5 - and overtook; Isaiah 29:2 - I will; Jeremiah 4:9 - that the heart; 34:3 - And thou; 44:30 - as I; Lamentations 4:18 - hunt; Ezekiel 17:20 - I will spread; 23:24 - I will set; Habakkuk 1:7 - their judgment Verse 6 slew the Jeremiah 52:10; 2 Kings 25:7 before Genesis 21:16, 44:34; Deuteronomy 28:34; 2 Kings 22:20; 2 Chronicles 34:28; Esther 8:6; Isaiah 13:16 slew all Jeremiah 21:7, 24:8-10, 34:19-21 Reciprocal Numbers 34:11 - Riblah; 2 Kings 23:33 - Riblah; Jeremiah 20:4 - thine; 34:3 - and thine; 34:21 - Zedekiah; 37:17 - thou shalt; 38:23 - they shall; 41:10 - even; Lamentations 5:12 - General; Ezekiel 11:9 - and deliver; 11:10 - fall; 21:26 - Remove; 23:24 - I will set; 24:5 - the choice; 34:10 - and cause; Zephaniah 1:8 - the princes Verse 7 he put Jeremiah 32:4, 32:5, 52:11; 2 Kings 25:7; Ezekiel 12:13 chainsHeb. two brasen chains, or fetters, Judges 16:21; Psalm 107:10, 107:11, 119:8 Reciprocal 1 Samuel 11:2 - thrust; Isaiah 28:22 - lest; 39:7 - of thy sons; Jeremiah 20:4 - thine; 34:3 - and thine; 37:17 - thou shalt; 52:10 - slew; Lamentations 5:12 - General; Ezekiel 17:16 - even; 21:26 - Remove; Zephaniah 1:8 - the princes Verse 8 burned Jeremiah 7:20, 9:10-12, 17:27, 21:10, 34:2, 34:22, 37:10, 38:18, 52:13; 2 Kings 25:9; 2 Chronicles 36:19; Isaiah 5:9; Lamentations 1:10, 2:2, 2:7; Amos 2:5; Micah 3:12 and brake Jeremiah 52:14; 2 Kings 25:10; Nehemiah 1:3 Reciprocal 3:25 - the king's; Psalm 79:1 - have laid; Isaiah 24:10 - city; 32:13 - General; Jeremiah 5:10 - ye up; 20:5 - I will deliver; 22:5 - that; 32:29 - and set; Lamentations 2:9 - gates; Ezekiel 16:41 - burn; 23:47 - and burn; 24:11 - set it Verse 9 Nebuzaradan Jeremiah 39:13, 40:1, 52:12-16, 52:26; 2 Kings 25:11, 25:20 captain of the guardor, chief marshal, Heb. chief of the executioners, or slaughter-men, and so, Jeremiah 39:10, 39:11-14; Genesis 37:36 carried Jeremiah 10:18, 16:13, 20:4-6, 52:28-30; Leviticus 26:33; Deuteronomy 4:27; 2 Kings 20:18; Isaiah 5:13 Reciprocal 2 Kings 25:8 - Nebuzaradan; 1 Chronicles 6:15 - when the Lord; 9:1 - carried; Jeremiah 13:19 - Judah; 52:13 - the king's; 52:16 - certain; 52:29 - the eighteenth; Lamentations 1:3 - gone; 1:5 - her children; Daniel 2:14 - captain of the king's guard; Matthew 1:11 - about Verse 10 left of Jeremiah 40:7; 2 Kings 25:12; Ezekiel 33:24 at the same timeHeb. in that dayReciprocal 2 Kings 24:14 - the poorest sort; Proverbs 13:8 - the poor; Isaiah 7:21 - a man; Jeremiah 39:9 - captain of the guard; 40:10 - gather; 43:6 - every; 52:16 - certain; 52:27 - Thus; Ezekiel 5:3 - a few Verse 11 NowNebuchadnezzar must have frequently heard of Jeremiah's predictions, many of which were now fulfilled, which would dispose him to respect his character and treat him with kindness.gave Jeremiah 15:11, 15:21; Job 5:19; Acts 24:23 toHeb. by the hand of, Jeremiah 37:2 *marg.Reciprocal 39:9 - captain of the guard; 40:1 - after Verse 12 look well to himHeb. set thine eyes upon him, Jeremiah 24:6, 40:4 *marg. Proverbs 23:5; Amos 9:4; 1 Peter 3:12 do him Psalm 105:14, 105:15; Proverbs 16:7, 21:1; Acts 7:10; 1 Peter 3:13 Reciprocal Jeremiah 15:11 - verily I Verse 13 Nebuzaradan Jeremiah 39:3, 39:9 Reciprocal 32:2 - Jeremiah Verse 14 took Jeremiah 39:15, 37:21, 38:13, 38:28, 40:1-4; Psalm 105:19 committed Jeremiah 40:5-16, 41:1-3; 2 Kings 25:22-25 Ahikam Jeremiah 26:24 Reciprocal 2 Kings 22:9 - Shaphan; 2 Chronicles 34:8 - sent Shaphan; Jeremiah 29:3 - Shaphan; 40:6 - Then Verse 15 while Jeremiah 39:14, 32:1, 32:2, 36:1-5, 37:21; 2 Timothy 2:9 Reciprocal Nehemiah 3:25 - by the court; Habakkuk 3:1 - bonds Verse 16 Ebedmelech Jeremiah 38:7-13 Behold 5:14, 19:11, 19:12, 21:7-10, 24:8-10, 26:15, 26:18, 26:20, 32:28, 32:29, 34:2, 34:3, 34:22; 35:17, 36:31, 44:28, 44:29; Joshua 23:14, 23:15; 2 Chronicles 36:21; Daniel 9:12; Zechariah 1:6; Matthew 24:35 before thee Psalm 91:8, 91:9, 92:11 Reciprocal Isaiah 56:3 - neither; Luke 10:33 - Samaritan; Acts 8:27 - a man Verse 17 I will Jeremiah 1:19; Job 5:19-21; Psalm 41:1, 41:2, 50:15, 91:14, 91:15; Daniel 6:16; Matthew 10:40-42; 25:40; 2 Timothy 1:16-18 of whom Jeremiah 38:1, 38:9; Genesis 15:1; 2 Samuel 24:14 Reciprocal Isaiah 56:3 - neither Verse 18 but Jeremiah 21:9, 38:2, 45:4, 45:5 because 17:7, 17:8; Romans 2:12; 1 Chronicles 5:20; Psalm 2:12, 33:18, 34:22, 37:3, 37:39, 37:40, 84:12; 146:3-6, 147:11; Isaiah 26:3; Ephesians 1:12; 1 Peter 1:21 Reciprocal Zephaniah 2:3 - hid