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Jeremiah Chapter 37

Jeremiah

jer 37:0

Overview

Jer 37:1, The Egyptians having raised the seige of the Chaldeans, king Zedekiah sends to Jeremiah to pray for the people; Jer 37:6, Jeremiah prophesies the Chaldeans' certain return and victory; Jer 37:11, He is taken for a fugitive, beaten, and put in prison; Jer 37:16, He assures Zedekiah of the captivity; Jer 37:18, Intreating for his liberty, he obtains some favour.

Jeremiah 37:1

jer 37:1

am 3406-3416, bc 598-588

Zedekiah: Kg2 24:17; Ch1 3:15; Ch2 36:10

Coniah: Jer 22:24, Jer 22:28, Jer 24:1, Jeconiah, Jer 52:31; Kg2 24:12; Ch1 3:16; Ch2 36:9, Jehoiachin

made: Eze 17:12-21

Jeremiah 37:2

jer 37:2

neither: Kg2 24:19, Kg2 24:20; Ch2 36:12-16; Pro 29:12; Eze 21:25; Th1 4:8

the prophet: Heb. the hand of the prophet, Exo 4:13; Lev 8:36; Sa2 10:2, Sa2 12:25; Kg1 14:18, Kg1 16:7; Pro 26:6; Hos 12:10 *marg.

Jeremiah 37:3

jer 37:3

Zephaniah: Jer 21:1, Jer 21:2, Jer 29:21, Jer 29:25, Jer 52:24

Pray: Jer 2:27, Jer 21:1, Jer 21:2, Jer 42:2-4, Jer 42:20; Exo 8:8, Exo 8:28, Exo 9:28, Exo 10:17; Num 21:7; Sa1 12:19; Kg1 13:6; Act 8:24

Jeremiah 37:4

jer 37:4

for: Jer 37:15, Jer 32:2, Jer 32:3

Jeremiah 37:5

jer 37:5

Pharaoh's: This was Pharaoh Hophra, or Apries, as he is called by Herodotus, who succeeded his father Psammis on the throne of Egypt, am 3410, bc 594, and reigned twenty-five years. Having entered into a confederacy with Zedekiah (Eze 17:15), he marched out of Egypt with a great army to his relief; which caused Nebuchadnezzar to raise the siege of Jerusalem to meet him; during which period the transactions detailed here took place. Jer 37:7; Kg2 24:7; Eze 17:15

they: Jer 37:11, Jer 34:21

Jeremiah 37:7

jer 37:7

Thus: Jer 37:3, Jer 21:2; Kg2 22:18

Pharaoh's: Jer 17:5, Jer 17:6; Pro 21:30; Isa 30:1-6, Isa 31:1-3; Lam 4:17; Eze 17:17, Eze 29:6, Eze 29:7, Eze 29:16

Jeremiah 37:8

jer 37:8

Jer 32:29, Jer 34:21, Jer 34:22, Jer 38:23, Jer 39:2-8

Jeremiah 37:9

jer 37:9

Deceive: Oba 1:3; Mat 24:4, Mat 24:5; Gal 6:3, Gal 6:7; Eph 5:6; Th2 2:3; Jam 1:22

yourselves: Heb. your souls

Jeremiah 37:10

jer 37:10

though: Jer 21:4-7, Jer 49:20, Jer 50:45; Lev 26:36-38; Isa 10:4, Isa 30:17

wounded men: Heb. men thrust through, Jer 51:4; Isa 13:15, Isa 14:19

yet: Joe 2:11

Jeremiah 37:11

jer 37:11

that: Jer 37:5

broken: Heb. made to ascend

Jeremiah 37:12

jer 37:12

went: Kg1 19:3, Kg1 19:9; Neh 6:11; Mat 10:23; Th1 5:22

the land: Jer 1:1; Jos 21:17, Jos 21:18; Ch1 6:60

separate himself thence: or, slip away from thence

Jeremiah 37:13

jer 37:13

in the: Jer 38:7; Zac 14:10

Hananiah: Jer 38:1, Jer 38:10-17, Jer 36:12

Thou: Jer 18:18, Jer 20:10, Jer 21:9, Jer 27:6, Jer 27:12, Jer 27:13, Jer 28:14, Jer 38:4, Jer 38:17; Amo 7:10; Luk 23:2; Act 6:11, Act 24:5-9, Act 24:13; Co2 6:8

Jeremiah 37:14

jer 37:14

said: Jer 40:4-6; Neh 6:8; Psa 27:12, Psa 35:11, Psa 52:1, Psa 52:2; Mat 5:11, Mat 5:12; Luk 6:22, Luk 6:23, Luk 6:26; Pe1 3:16, Pe1 4:14-16

false: Heb. falsehood, or, a lie

Jeremiah 37:15

jer 37:15

the princes: Jer 20:1-3, Jer 26:16; Mat 21:35, Mat 23:34, Mat 26:67, Mat 26:68; Luk 20:10,Luk 20:11, Luk 22:64; Joh 18:22; Act 5:28, Act 5:40, Act 16:22-24, Act 23:2, Act 23:3; Co2 11:23-27; Heb 11:36-38

put: Gen 39:20; Ch2 16:10, Ch2 18:26; Act 5:18, Act 12:4-6; Rev 2:10

in the: Jer 37:20, Jer 38:6, Jer 38:26

Jeremiah 37:16

jer 37:16

am 3415, bc 589

into the dungeon: Jer 38:6, Jer 38:10-13; Gen 40:15; Lam 3:53, Lam 3:55

cabins: or, cells

Jeremiah 37:17

jer 37:17

asked: Jer 38:5, Jer 38:14-16, Jer 38:24-27; Kg1 14:1-4

Is there: Jer 37:3, Jer 21:1, Jer 21:2; Kg1 22:16; Kg2 3:11-13; Mar 6:20

thou shalt: Jer 21:7, Jer 24:8, Jer 29:16-18, Jer 32:3-5, Jer 34:21, Jer 34:22, Jer 39:6, Jer 39:7; Eze 12:12, Eze 12:13; Eze 17:19-21, Eze 21:25-27

Jeremiah 37:18

jer 37:18

Jer 26:19; Gen 31:36; Sa1 24:9-15, Sa1 26:18-21; Pro 17:13, Pro 17:26; Dan 6:22; Joh 10:32; Act 23:1, Act 24:16, Act 25:8, Act 25:11, Act 25:25, Act 26:31; Gal 4:16

Jeremiah 37:19

jer 37:19

Where: Jer 2:28; Deu 32:36, Deu 32:37; Kg2 3:13

your: Jer 6:14, Jer 8:11, Jer 14:13-15, Jer 23:17, Jer 27:14-18, Jer 28:1-5, Jer 28:10-17, Jer 29:31; Lam 2:14; Eze 13:10-16

Jeremiah 37:20

jer 37:20

be accepted before: Heb. fall before, Jer 36:7 *marg.

lest: Jer 26:15, Jer 38:6-9; Act 23:16-22, Act 25:10,Act 25:11, Act 28:18, Act 28:19

Jeremiah 37:21

jer 37:21

into the: Jer 32:2, Jer 32:8, Jer 38:13, Jer 38:28

and that: Kg1 17:4-6; Job 5:20; Psa 33:18, Psa 33:19, Psa 34:9, Psa 34:10, Psa 37:3, Psa 37:19; Pro 16:7, Pro 21:1; Isa 33:16; Mat 6:33

until: Jer 38:9, Jer 52:6; Deu 28:52-57; Kg2 25:3; Lam 2:11, Lam 2:12, Lam 2:19, Lam 2:20, Lam 4:4, Lam 4:5, Lam 4:9, Lam 4:10; Lam 5:10

Thus: Jer 38:13, Jer 38:28, Jer 39:14, Jer 39:15; Act 12:5, Act 24:27, Act 28:16, Act 28:30; Eph 4:1, Eph 6:20; Ti2 1:8; Ti2 2:9


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