Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
Jeremiah 38:1-28
1-3. The removal of Jeremiah from the prison was favourable to the publication of his message. Hence the alarm of the princes.
1-3. The removal of Jeremiah from the prison was favourable to the publication of his message. Hence the alarm of the princes.
CHAPTER XXXVIII _The princes of Judah, taking offense at Jeremiah on account of_ _his predicting the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple by_ _the Chaldeans, cause him to be cast into a deep and...
HAD SPOKEN - Spake; or, was speaking....
CHAPTER 38 _ 1. Jeremiah in the dungeon and his rescue (Jeremiah 38:1) _ 2. Jeremiah with Zedekiah: His last appeal (Jeremiah 38:14) Jeremiah 38:1. Jeremiah is next accused of high treason. Th
Four of the princes (Jeremiah 37:15) hear Jeremiah (confined in the guard-court, Jeremiah 37:21) foretelling the fall of the city and advising individual surrender (_cf._ Jeremiah 21:9 f.). They denou...
PASHUR. See note on Jeremiah 20:1....
_And Shephatiah_ The removal of Jeremiah from prison to the court of the guard had facilitated the publication of his message, as we see from this _v_. Hence the princes take alarm and apply to the ki...
C. Imprisoned by the Princes Jeremiah 38:1-6 TRANSLATION (1) And Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur, the son of Malchiah heard th...
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...
XXXVIII. (1) THEN SHEPHATIAH THE SON OF MATTAN... — Of the four princes of Judah who are named here, Jucal or Jehucal has been mentioned in Jeremiah 37:3, and would appear, from the frequent occurrenc...
וַ יִּשְׁמַ֞ע שְׁפַטְיָ֣ה בֶן ־מַתָּ֗ן וּ גְד
CHAPTER XII JEREMIAH'S IMPRISONMENT Jeremiah 37:11, Jeremiah 38:1, Jeremiah 39:15 "Jeremiah abode in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken."-...
Under these circumstances he continued to foretell the victory of the Chaldeans, with the result that the anger of the princes was stirred up against him, and he was cast into a most loathsome dungeon...
Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of (a) Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people, sayin...
_And Phassur, the violent priest, chap. xx. 1. --- People, who might come to the entry of the prison._...
CONTENTS From bad to worse, the history is prosecuted concerning the conduct of the people, Jeremiah continues preaching until their passions are excited, and he is cast into the dungeon. The Lord st...
I again and again detain the Reader to remark the faithfulness of Jeremiah. Never surely was there a more conscientious preacher. Let the Reader connect this view of Jeremiah with his ordination, and...
The Prophet now shews that he was again dragged from the court of the prison to the inner part, which was dark, filthy, and like a grave. The cause of this he states: it was because four of the prince...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 37 AND 38. Chapter 37 gives us Zedekiah in the same state of disobedience. A show of religion is kept up, and, having a moment of respite which excites some h...
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...
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,...
_Then Shephaliah_, &c. Here are four of the great men, counsellors or chief officers to Zedekiah, named, of whom we have no further mention in holy writ; nor do they deserve to have much inquiry made...
Then Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah, the son of Pashur, the latter being of priestly descent, but full of enmity toward the prophet, AND JUCAL, THE SON OF SHELEMIAH, AND PASHUR, THE SON O...
JEREMIAH CAST INTO A PIT...
1-13 Jeremiah went on in his plain preaching. The princes went on in their malice. It is common for wicked people to look upon God's faithful ministers as enemies, because they show what enemies the...
JEREMIAH CHAPTER 38 Jeremiah prophesieth; is by the princes, with the king's permission, cast into a dungeon; but is by Ebed-melech, with the king's consent, taken out again, JEREMIAH 38:1. He hath a...
Jeremiah 38:1 Shephatiah H8203 son H1121 Mattan H4977 Gedaliah H1436 son H1121 Pashhur H6583 Jucal H3116 son H1121
JEREMIAH'S EXPERIENCES IN THE COURT OF THE GUARD (JEREMIAH 38:1). But even the fact that Jeremiah was in the court of the guard did not prevent him from further maltreatment by those who saw him as a...
JEREMIAH IS SEEN AS A TRAITOR AND IS THRUST INTO A WELL FILLED WITH DEEP MUD WHICH WAS IN THE COURT OF THE GUARD, WHERE HE WOULD HAVE DIED HAD HE NOT BEEN RESCUED BY EBEDMELECH, A SUDANESE (JEREMIAH 3...
Jeremiah 38 Ropes and rags. I. Help always comes from above. Jeremiah found it so. It was useless to try to climb out of the dungeon, it was only to fall deeper into the mire. "Salvation is of the L...
CONTENTS: Jeremiah's imprisonment, continued. His private conference with the king. CHARACTERS: Shephatiah, Gedaliah, Jucal, Pashur, Jeremiah, Zedekiah, Malchiah, Ebed-melech, Jonathan. CONCLUSION: G...
Jeremiah 38:7. _Ebed-melech the Ethiopian,_ the king's chamberlain. It seems to have been a new name given him on his promotion to office; but God gave him long life for preserving the life of Jeremia...
_The words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people._ UNPATRIOTIC IN APPEARANCE Rays of hope had arisen in the clouded sky of the, nation. An Egyptian army was on its way to the city. Thus, it wa...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 38:1 Even after imprisonment, Jeremiah keeps speaking God’s truth. JUCAL. Another name for Jehucal. See Jeremiah 37:3....
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—CHRONOLOGICAL NOTES as on preceding chapter. Personal Allusions. Jeremiah 38:1. “_Shephatiah_,” never elsewhere mentioned. “_Gedaliah_,” possibly son of “Pashur” the vio...
CONTINUATION. EXPOSITION The object of the princes being frustrated (for in the "court of the guard" Jeremiah had perfect freedom and opportunity of speech), the princes resolve upon a more effectua...
Now we come to the third part of the book of Jeremiah and this covers the period of Zedekiah the king. These particular prophecies, thirty-seven through thirty-nine, cover from the time that Zedekiah...
1 Chronicles 9:12; Acts 4:1; Acts 4:2; Acts 4:6; Acts 5:28;...