John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 37:20
Therefore hear now, one pray thee, O my lord the king ,.... When the prophet spoke in the name of the Lord, and the words of the Lord, it was with great boldness and majesty; but when he spoke for himself, and on his own behalf, it was with great submission, as it became a subject to his king; and whom he owns as his sovereign lord, though a wicked prince, and whose destruction he knew was at hand: let my supplication be accepted before thee ; or, "fall before thee": see Jeremiah 36:7 ... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 37:19
Where are now your prophets that prophesied unto you ,.... Your false prophets, as the Targum; what is become of their prophecies? where is the truth of them, to which general credit has been given? where are they? let them appear and defend themselves, if they can, from the charge of lying, and of being false prophets? or where are they? tacitly suggesting the different circumstances of him and them; he, who was a true prophet, was laid in a prison; they, who were false prophets, were... read more