Commentaries:Barnes' Notes
<< Jeremiah 37:20 Jeremiah 38:1 >>
Jeremiah 37:21
The prison - the watch (marginal reference).
Piece - literally, a circle, i. e., a round cake.
The bakers' street - It is usual in oriental towns for each trade to have a special place set apart for it. Compare Acts 10:6.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Jeremiah 37:21:
Psalms 144:13
Isaiah 51:14
Amos 2:12
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