Jeremiah 38:1 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Jeremiah 38:1

Jeremiah in the Dungeon

1 Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, ^aJucal the son of Shelemiah, and ^bPashhur the son of Malchiah ^cheard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people, saying,

2 “Thus says the Lord: ^a‘He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes over to the Chaldeans shall live; his life shall be as a prize to him, and he shall live.’

3 Thus says the Lord: ^a‘This city shall surely be ^bgiven into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take it.’ ”

4 Therefore the princes said to the king, “Please, ^alet this man be put to death, for thus he¹ weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking such words to them. For this man does not seek the² welfare of this people, but their harm.”

5 Then Zedekiah the king said, “Look, he is in your hand. For the king can do nothing against you.”

6 ^aSo they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire. So Jeremiah sank in the mire.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Jeremiah 38:1

JEREMIAH PREDICTS THE CAPTURE OF JERUSALEM, FOR WHICH HE IS CAST INTO A DUNGEON, BUT IS TRANSFERRED TO THE PRISON COURT ON THE INTERCESSION OF EBED-MELECH, AND HAS A SECRET INTERVIEW WITH ZEDEKIAH. (Jer. 38:1-28)

Jucal—Jehucal (Jeremiah 37:3).

Pashur— (Jeremiah 21:1; compare Jeremiah 21:9 with Jeremiah 38:2). The deputation in Jeremiah 21:1, to whom Jeremiah gave this reply, if not identical with the hearers of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 38:1), must have been sent just before the latter "heard" him speaking the same words. Zephaniah is not mentioned here as in Jeremiah 21:1, but is so in Jeremiah 37:3. Jucal is mentioned here and in the previous deputation (Jeremiah 37:3), but not in Jeremiah 21:1. Shephatiah and Gedaliah here do not occur either in Jeremiah 21:1 or Jeremiah 37:3. The identity of his words in both cases is natural, when uttered, at a very short interval, and one of the hearers (Pashur) being present on both occasions.

unto all the people—They had free access to him in the court of the prison (Jeremiah 32:12).

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 38:1:

Jeremiah 20:17
Jeremiah 32:12
Jeremiah 33:24
Jeremiah 37:3
Jeremiah 38:1
Jeremiah 38:10
Jeremiah 39:17

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