Jeremias 37

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1 E o rei Zedequias, filho de Josias, reinou em lugar de Conias filho de Jeoaquim, ao qual Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, tinha constituído por rei na terra de Judá. 2 Porém nem ele, nem seus servos, nem o povo da terra, deram ouvidos às palavras do SENHOR, que falou por meio do profeta Jeremias. 3 Porém o rei Zedequias mandou a Jucal filho de Selemias, e a Sofonias filho de Maaseias sacerdote, para que dissessem ao profeta Jeremias: Roga agora por nós ao SENHOR nosso Deus. 4 E Jeremias tinha liberdade de entrar e sair entre o povo, pois não o tinham posto na casa do cárcere. 5 E o exército de Faraó havia saído do Egito. E os caldeus que tinham cercado a Jerusalém, ao ouvirem esta notícia, foram embora de Jerusalém. 6 Então veio palavra do SENHOR a Jeremias, o profeta, dizendo: 7 Assim diz o SENHOR Deus de Israel: Assim direis ao rei de Judá, que vos enviou a mim para me perguntar: Eis que o exército de Faraó que saiu para vosso socorro voltará a sua terra, ao Egito. 8 E os caldeus voltarão, e lutarão contra esta cidade; e a tomarão, e a queimarão a fogo. 9 Assim diz o SENHOR: Não enganeis vossas almas, dizendo: Sem dúvida os caldeus irão embora de nós; pois não irão. 10 Porque mesmo se ferísseis todo o exército dos caldeus que lutam contra vós, e restassem deles apenas homens feridos, ainda assim cada um se levantaria em sua tenda, e queimaria esta cidade a fogo. 11 E aconteceu que, quando o exército dos caldeus havia saído de Jerusalém por causa do exército de Faraó, 12 Jeremias saiu de Jerusalém para ir à terra de Benjamim, para ali receber sua parte no meio do povo. 13 Porém quando ele chegou à porta de Benjamim, estava ali um capitão dos da guarda, cujo nome era Jerias, filho de Selemias, filho de Hananias; o qual prendeu ao profeta Jeremias, dizendo: Estás te rendendo aos caldeus. 14 E disse Jeremias diz: Não é verdade; eu não estou me rendendo aos caldeus. Porém ele não lhe deu ouvidos; em vez disso, Jerias prendeu a Jeremias, e o levou aos príncipes. 15 E os príncipes se iraram muito contra Jeremias, e o feriram; e o puseram na prisão, na casa do escriba Jônatas, pois a tinham tornado em cárcere. 16 Jeremias entrou na casa da masmorra, e nas celas; e havendo Jeremias estado ali por muitos dias, 17 O rei Zedequias enviou, e mandou trazê-lo; e o rei lhe perguntou em sua casa em segredo, e disse: Há alguma palavra do SENHOR? E Jeremias disse: Há. E ele disse: Na mão do rei da Babilônia serás entregue. 18 Disse mais Jeremias ao rei Zedequias: Em que pequei contra ti, contra teus servos, e contra este povo, para que me pusésseis no cárcere? 19 E onde estão vossos profetas que vos profetizavam, dizendo: Não virá o rei da Babilônia contra vós, nem contra esta terra? 20 Agora pois, ouve, por favor, ó rei, meu senhor: chegue, por favor, minha súplica diante de ti, e não me deixes voltar à casa do escriba Jônatas, para que eu não morra ali. 21 Então o rei Zedequias mandou que pusessem a Jeremias no pátio da guarda, e que lhe dessem uma porção de pão por dia, da rua dos padeiros, até todo o pão da cidade ter se acabado. Assim Jeremias ficou no pátio da guarda.

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Jr 37:1-21. Historical Sections, Thirty-seventh through Forty-fourth Chapters. The Chaldeans Raise the Siege to Go and Meet Pharaoh-hophra. Zedekiah Sends to Jeremiah to Pray to God in Behalf of the Jews: in Vain, Jeremiah Tries to Escape to His Native Place, but Is Arrested. Zedekiah Abates the Rigor of His Imprisonment.

1. Coniah--curtailed from Jeconiah by way of reproach.

whom--referring to Zedekiah, not to Coniah (2Ki 24:17).

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2. Amazing stupidity, that they were not admonished by the punishment of Jeconiah [Calvin], (2Ch 36:12, 14)!

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3. Zedekiah ... sent--fearing lest, in the event of the Chaldeans overcoming Pharaoh-hophra, they should return to besiege Jerusalem. See on Jr 21:1; that chapter chronologically comes in between the thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth chapter. The message of the king to Jeremiah here in the thirty-seventh chapter is, however, somewhat earlier than that in the twenty-first chapter; here it is while the issue between the Chaldeans and Pharaoh was undecided; there it is when, after the repulse of Pharaoh, the Chaldeans were again advancing against Jerusalem; hence, while Zephaniah is named in both embassies, Jehucal accompanies him here, Pashur there. But, as Pashur and Jehucal are both mentioned in Jr 38:1, 2, as hearing Jeremiah's reply, which is identical with that in Jr 21:9, it is probable the two messages followed one another at a short interval; that in this Jr 37:3, and the answer, Jr 37:7-10, being the earlier of the two.

Zephaniah--an abettor of rebellion against God (Jr 29:25), though less virulent than many (Jr 29:29), punished accordingly (Jr 52:24-27).

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4. Jeremiah ... not put ... into prison--He was no longer in the prison court, as he had been (Jr 32:2; 33:1), which passages refer to the beginning of the siege, not to the time when the Chaldeans renewed the siege, after having withdrawn for a time to meet Pharaoh.

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5. After this temporary diversion, caused by Pharaoh in favor of Jerusalem, the Egyptians returned no more to its help (2Ki 24:7). Judea had the misfortune to lie between the two great contending powers, Babylon and Egypt, and so was exposed to the alternate inroads of the one or the other. Josiah, taking side with Assyria, fell in battle with Pharaoh-necho at Megiddo (2Ki 23:29). Zedekiah, seeking the Egyptian alliance in violation of his oath, was now about to be taken by Nebuchadnezzar (2Ch 36:13; Eze 17:15, 17).

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7. shall return--without accomplishing any deliverance for you.

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9. yourselves--Hebrew, "souls."

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10. yet ... they--Even a few wounded men would suffice for your destruction.

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11. broken up--"gone up."

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12. Benjamin--to his own town, Anathoth.

to separate himself--Margin translates, "to slip away," from a Hebrew root, "to be smooth," so, to slip away as a slippery thing that cannot be held. But it is not likely the prophet of God would flee in a dishonorable way; and "in the midst of the people" rather implies open departure along with others, than clandestine slipping away by mixing with the crowd of departing people. Rather, it means, to separate himself, or to divide his place of residence, so as to live partly here, partly there, without fixed habitation, going to and fro among the people [Ludovicus De Dieu]. Maurer translates, "to take his portion thence," to realize the produce of his property in Anathoth [Henderson], or to take possession of the land which he bought from Hanameel [Maurer].

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13. ward--that is, the "guard," or "watch."

Hananiah--whose death Jeremiah predicted (Jr 28:16). The grandson in revenge takes Jeremiah into custody on the charge of deserting ("thou fallest away," Jr 38:19; 52:15; 1Sa 29:3) to the enemy. His prophecies gave color to the charge (Jr 21:9; 38:4).

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15. scribe--one of the court secretaries; often in the East part of the private house of a public officer serves as a prison.

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16. dungeon ... cabins--The prison consisted of a pit (the "dungeon") with vaulted cells round the sides of it. The "cabins," from a root, "to bend one's self."

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17. secretly--Zedekiah was ashamed to be seen by his courtiers consulting Jeremiah (Joh 12:43; 5:44; 19:38).

thou shalt be delivered--Had Jeremiah consulted his earthly interests, he would have answered very differently. Contrast Jr 6:14; Is 30:10; Eze 13:10.

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18. What--In what respect have I offended?

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19. Where are now your prophets--The event has showed them to be liars; and, as surely as the king of Babylon has come already, notwithstanding their prophecy, so surely shall he return.

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20. be accepted--rather, "Let my supplication be humbly presented" (see on Jr 36:7), [Henderson].

lest I die there--in the subterranean dungeon (Jr 37:16), from want of proper sustenance (Jr 37:21). The prophet naturally shrank from death, which makes his spiritual firmness the more remarkable; he was ready to die rather than swerve from his duty [Calvin].

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21. court of the prison--(Jr 32:2; 38:13, 28).

bakers' street--Persons in the same business in cities in the East commonly reside in the same street.

all the bread ... spent--Jeremiah had bread supplied to him until he was thrown into the dungeon of Malchiah, at which time the bread in the city was spent. Compare this verse with Jr 38:9; that time must have been very shortly before the capture of the city (Jr 52:6). God saith of His children, "In the days of famine they shall be satisfied" (Psa 37:19; Is 33:16). Honest reproof (Jr 37:17), in the end often gains more favor than flattery (Pr 28:23).

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