Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
court of the prison— (Jeremiah 32:2; Jeremiah 38:13, Jeremiah 38:28).
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 Jeremiah 38:9; that time must have been very shortly before the capture of the city (Jeremiah 52:6). God saith of His children, "In the days of famine they shall be satisfied" (Psalms 37:19; Isaiah 33:16). Honest reproof (Jeremiah 37:17), in the end often gains more favor than flattery (Proverbs 28:23).
All this was subsequent to his imprisonment in Jonathan's house, and his release on his interview with Zedekiah. The latter occurred before the return of the Chaldeans to the siege; the similar events in this chapter occurred after it.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 37:21:
Isaiah 3:1
Isaiah 51:14
Jeremiah 32:2
Jeremiah 37:20
Jeremiah 38:9
Lamentations 1:11
1 Timothy 6:6
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