Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, All this was subsequent to his imprisonment in Jonathan's house, and his release on his intervie... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live. HE THAT GOETH FORTH TO THE CHALDEANS ... SHALL HAVE HIS LIFE FOR A PREY -... [ Continue Reading ]
_THUS SAITH THE LORD, THIS CITY SHALL SURELY BE GIVEN INTO THE HAND OF THE KING OF BABYLON'S ARMY, WHICH SHALL TAKE IT._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you. THE KING IS NOT HE THAT CAN DO ANYTHING AGAINST YOU. Zedekiah was a weak prince, and now in his straits afraid to oppose his princes. He hides his dislike of their overweening power... [ Continue Reading ]
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. THEN TOOK THEY JEREMIAH, AND CAST HIM INTO THE DUNGE... [ Continue Reading ]
Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin; EBED-MELECH. This was the Hebrew designation given to this Ethiopian, meaning king's servant. Already, even at this... [ Continue Reading ]
Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying, EBED-MELECH WENT FORTH ... AND SPAKE TO THE KING - not privately, but in public; a proof of fearless magnanimity.... [ Continue Reading ]
My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: fo... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die. TAKE FROM, HENCE ... WITH THEE - Hebrew, 'in thine hand, i:e., at 'thy disposal,' (, margin.) From hence - i:e., from the gate of B... [ Continue Reading ]
So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah. CAST CLOUTS - `torn clothes' (Henderson). ROTTEN RAGS - `worn out garments.' God can make... [ Continue Reading ]
And Ebed melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so. UNDER ... ARM HOLES - `under the joints... [ Continue Reading ]
So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison. JEREMIAH REMAINED IN THE COURT OF THE PRISON. Ebed-melech prudently put him there, to be out of the way of his enemies.... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me. ZEDEKIAH THE KING ... TOOK JEREMIAH ... UNTO HIM INTO THE THIRD ENTRY. The Hebrews in determin... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me? IF I GIVE THEE COUNSEL, WILT THOU NOT HEARKEN UNTO ME? Zedekiah does not answer this last query; the former one, "If I declare it unto the... [ Continue Reading ]
So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life. AS THE LORD ... THAT MADE US THIS SOUL - (). Implying, 'may my life (soul) be forfeited if... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house: IF THOU WILT ... GO FORTH UN... [ Continue Reading ]
_BUT IF THOU WILT NOT GO FORTH TO THE KING OF BABYLON'S PRINCES, THEN SHALL THIS CITY BE GIVEN INTO THE HAND OF THE CHALDEANS, AND THEY SHALL BURN IT WITH FIRE, AND THOU SHALT NOT ESCAPE OUT OF THEIR HAND._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me. I AM AFRAID OF THE JEWS THAT ARE FALLEN TO THE CHALDEANS. He was more afraid of them than of God (, "The fear of man bringeth a snare; but w... [ Continue Reading ]
_BUT JEREMIAH SAID, THEY SHALL NOT DELIVER THEE. OBEY, I BESEECH THEE, THE VOICE OF THE LORD, WHICH I SPEAK UNTO THEE: SO IT SHALL BE WELL UNTO THEE, AND THY SOUL SHALL LIVE._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back. ALL THE WOMEN SHA... [ Continue Reading ]
So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire. SO THEY SHALL BRING OUT ALL THY WIVES AND THY CHILDREN - ; ). "Thy w... [ Continue Reading ]
Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die. LET NO MAN KNOW OF THESE WORDS, AND THOU SHALT NOT DIE - if thou wilt not tell this to the people, I will engage thy safety.... [ Continue Reading ]
But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee: IF THE PRINCES HEAR THAT I HAVE TALKED WITH THEE ...... [ Continue Reading ]
Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there. I PRESENTED - literally, I made my supplication to fall; implying supplication with humble prostration (note, I PRESENTED - literally, I made my sup... [ Continue Reading ]
Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived. THEY LEFT OFF SPEAKING WITH HIM - Hebrew, 'were silent from him' - i:e., withdrawing from him,... [ Continue Reading ]
So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken. HE WAS [THERE] WHEN JERUSALEM WAS TAKEN. These words are made the beginning of Jeremiah 39:1 by many; but the accents and sense support the English version. Remarks:... [ Continue Reading ]