エレミヤ書 38:16 JCB

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 38:16

As the LORD liveth = By the life of Jehovah. soul. Hebrew. nephesh ( App-13 ): i.e. May He Who gave us both our life, take mine away if I take thine, or give thee, &c. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 38:16

Jeremiah 38:16. That made us this soul— Who hath given us this time to breathe; that is to say, "this intermission from the siege, by the absence of the Chaldeans." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 38:16

16. Lord . . . made us this soul— (Isaiah 57:16). Implying, "may my life (soul) be forfeited if I deceive thee" [CALVIN]. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 38:14-28

Zedekiah’s last interview with Jeremiah 38:14-28 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Jeremiah 38:16

The king swore to Jeremiah, by the living Lord who gave life, that he would neither kill him nor turn him over to his enemies-who were plotting to kill him. The implication of this oath was that since Yahweh gives life, He could take Zedekiah’s life if he proved unfaithful to his word. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 38:1-28

1-3. The removal of Jeremiah from the prison was favourable to the publication of his message. Hence the alarm of the princes.1. Pashur] see on Jeremiah 20:2.2. He that goeth forth] i.e. submits: so Jeremiah 38:17.6. Dungeon] RM ’pit,’or cistern. It is conjectured that Psalms 69 may have been composed by Jeremiah on this occasion.7-13. Jeremiah is rescued by Ebed-melech. 10. Thirty] possibly a copyist’s error for ’three.’The two words resemble each other much more closely in Hebrew than in... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Jeremiah 38:16

(16) As the Lord liveth, that made us this soul.—The formula of the oath was obviously intended to be one of unusual solemnity; more so even than the simpler form of “The Lord liveth” (Jeremiah 16:14-15). The king swears by Jehovah as the living God, author and giver of his own life. The two-fold promise shows that the king felt the implied reproof of Jeremiah’s question. He separates himself from those who sought the prophet’s life, and declares that for the future he will not give them even... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 38:1-28

1CHAPTER XIIJEREMIAH’S IMPRISONMENTJeremiah 37:11-21, Jeremiah 38:1-28, Jeremiah 39:15-18"Jeremiah abode in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken."- Jeremiah 38:28"WHEN the Chaldean army was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh’s army, Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin "to transact certain family business at Anathoth. {Cf. Jeremiah 32:6-8}He had announced that all who remained in the city should perish, and that only those who... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Jeremiah 38:1-28

CHAPTER 38 1. Jeremiah in the dungeon and his rescue (Jeremiah 38:1-13 ) 2. Jeremiah with Zedekiah: His last appeal (Jeremiah 38:14-28 ) Jeremiah 38:1-13 . Jeremiah is next accused of high treason. The charge is based on his message, given to him by the Lord: “He that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live.” Like the conscientious objectors during the past war, they accused him of being unpatriotic. “This man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.” They demand his life. In... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 38:1-28

CLOSING EVENTS OF THE SIEGE We are again in Zedekiah’s reign (Jeremiah 37:1 ), and the same disobedience as before marks the period (Jeremiah 37:2 ). We are astonished at the effrontery accompanying it, (Jeremiah 37:3 ). Note the occasion when this prayer is solicited (Jeremiah 37:4-5 ). Egypt has come up to help, and the Babylonians in consequence, have raised the siege in order to meet the approaching army. Is it not an indication that God has changed His mind about Judah after all? The... read more