Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
secretly—Zedekiah was ashamed to be seen by his courtiers consulting Jeremiah (John 12:43; John 5:44; John 19:38).
thou shalt be delivered—Had Jeremiah consulted his earthly interests, he would have answered very differently. Contrast Jeremiah 6:14; Isaiah 30:10; Ezekiel 13:10.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 37:17:
Jeremiah 32:2
Jeremiah 37:21
Ezekiel 7:26
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