What does Jeremiah 37:7 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land."
Verse Jeremiah 37:7. _PHARAOH'S ARMY - SHALL RETURN TO EGYPT_] They were defeated by the Chaldeans; and, not being hearty in the cause, returned immediately to Egypt, leaving Nebuchadnezzar unmolested...
Jeremiah’s answer here is even more unfavorable than that which is given in Jeremiah 21:4. So hopeless is resistance that the disabled men among the Chaldaeans would alone suffice to capture the city...
JEREMIAH AND ZEDEKIAH AND THE FALL OF JERUSALEM (37-39) CHAPTER 37 _ 1. Jeremiah's warning (Jeremiah 37:1) _ 2. Jeremiah's arrest (Jeremiah 37:11) Jeremiah 37:1. To understand more fully these Chap...
JEREMIAH 37, 38. FORTUNES OF JEREMIAH DURING THE SIEGE (588- 586). JEREMIAH 37:1. Zedekiah, made vassal-king in place of his nephew, Jehoiachin (in 597) sends Jehucal (Jeremiah 38:1) and Zephaniah (J...
THE THIRTY-FOURTH PROPHECY OF JEREMIAH (see book comments for Jeremiah). THE LORD, THE GOD OF ISRAEL. See note on Jeremiah 11:3. BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._...
B. Jeremiah's Response Jeremiah 37:6-10 TRANSLATION (6) Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying, (7) Thus says the LORD God of Israel: Thus shall you say unto the king of Ju...
Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt...
1-5. The general position....
BEHOLD, PHARAOH’S ARMY, WHICH IS COME FORTH TO HELP YOU, SHALL RETURN TO EGYPT. — A like prediction as to the fate of the Egyptian army is found in Ezekiel 17:17, and is there connected with the fact...
כֹּֽה ־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כֹּ֚ה תֹֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל ־מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה הַ שֹּׁלֵ֧חַ אֶתְכֶ֛ם אֵלַ֖י
CHAPTER XI A BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 21:1, Jeremiah 34:1, Jeremiah 37:1 "All the princes and peoplechanged their minds and reduced to bondage again all the slaves whom they had set free." Jeremiah...
This and the two following Chapter s contain the history of the siege up to the fall of the city. In the first part of this chapter Jeremiah was free. Zedekiah occupied the throne, but was disobedient...
Who but must admire the Prophet upon this occasion. Oh! for a portion of the same Almighty Spirit, to be imparted to all that minister in holy things, and especially in a time of prevailing corruption...
Now follows the answer: Jeremiah says that the word of Jehovah came to him, and that he was to tell the messengers of Zedekiah, that the Chaldeans would shortly return. He then says, _Behold the army...
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...
THUS SAITH THE LORD, THE GOD OF ISRAEL,.... Which are the usual titles and characters the Lord takes to himself, when he spake by the prophet; see Jeremiah 34:2; THUS SHALL YE SAY TO THE KING OF JUDA...
Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt i...
_Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return_ They shall be discomfited by the Chaldeans, and forced to retreat without affording you any assistance: see 2 Kings 24:7. _And the Chald...
A PROPHECY CONCERNING THE OUTCOME OF THE SIEGE...
1-10 Numbers witness the fatal effects of other men's sins, yet heedlessly step into their places, and follow the same destructive course. When in distress, we ought to desire the prayers of ministers...
The word INQUIRE lets us know that Zedekiah did not send to the prophet only to pray for him, but to inquire of God what the issue would be of this future contingency; it may be more desirous to know...
Jeremiah 37:7 says H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 God H430 Israel H3478 say H559 (H8799) king H4428 Judah H3063 sent H7971 (H8802) inquire H1875 (H8800) Pharaohs H6547 army H2428 up H3318 (H8802) help H5833...
THE DISOBEDIENCE OF JUDAH AND ITS KING IS HIGHLIGHTED BY THEIR TREATMENT OF THE PROPHET OF YHWH (JEREMIAH 37:1 TO JEREMIAH 38:28). These events once again took place during the reign of Zedekiah, the...
CONTENTS: Jeremiah's imprisonment in the days of Zedekiah. CHARACTERS: Zedekiah, Coniah, Nebuchadnezzar, Jeremiah, Jehucal, Zephaniah, Jonathan, Irijah. CONCLUSION: It is no new thing for those who...
Jeremiah 37:5. _Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt._ The Chaldeans were afraid of them, and raised the siege. But this joy to Jerusalem was of short continuance; the Chaldeans returned after t...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 37:5 EGYPT marched against Babylon c. 588 B.C., drawing the Babylonians away from JERUSALEM. But God’s WORD for Zedekiah is that Babylon will COME BACK. Believing anything el...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER. In the tenth and eleventh year of Zedekiah. Later than chap. 21, for that embassy was sent when Nebuchadnezzar was marching against Jerusal...
EXPOSITION Nothing worthy of relation appears to have happened to Jeremiah till the latter period of the reign of Zedekiah. The first two verses of this chapter form the transition. The embassy to Je...
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...
2 Kings 22:18; Ezekiel 17:17; Ezekiel 29:16; Ezekiel 29:6; Ezekiel 29:7; Isaiah 30:1; Isaiah 31:1; Jeremiah 17:5; Jeremiah 17:6; Jeremia