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Expositor's Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 37:1-10

CHAPTER XIA BROKEN COVENANTJeremiah 21:1-10, Jeremiah 34:1-22, Jeremiah 37:1-10"All the princes and peoplechanged their minds and reduced to bondage again all the slaves whom they had set free." Jeremiah 34:10-11IN our previous chapter we saw that, at the point where the fragmentary record of the abortive conspiracy in the fourth year of Zedekiah came to an abrupt conclusion, Jeremiah seemed to have regained the ascendency he enjoyed under Josiah. The Jewish government had relinquished their... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Jeremiah 37:1-21

Jeremiah and Zedekiah and the Fall of Jerusalem (37-39) CHAPTER 37 1. Jeremiah’s warning (Jeremiah 37:1-10 ) 2. Jeremiah’s arrest (Jeremiah 37:11-21 ) Jeremiah 37:1-10 . To understand more fully these chapters it must be remembered that the besieging army before the gates of Jerusalem was temporarily withdrawn, because an Egyptian army had appeared against it. This was no doubt an occasion for the false prophets to preach their false hope, so that the people were deceived. Once more... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 37:1-21

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

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Jeremiah 37:5-10

Who but must admire the Prophet upon this occasion. Oh! for a portion of the same Almighty Spirit, to be imparted to all that minister in holy things, and especially in a time of prevailing corruption. Reader! observe the temporary relief, the Lord in mercy gave, by the removal of the Chaldean army at the approach of the Egyptians. But, as the Prophet declared, and the history afterwards proved, it was but temporary. So is it with the forbearance of God to sinners, who harden themselves... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 37:9

Tent. So easy it is for God to destroy by few as well as by many! (Haydock) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 37:1-10

1-10 Numbers witness the fatal effects of other men's sins, yet heedlessly step into their places, and follow the same destructive course. When in distress, we ought to desire the prayers of ministers and Christian friends. And it is common for those to desire to be prayed for, who will not be advised; yet sinners are often hardened by a pause in judgments. But if God help us not, no creature can. Whatever instruments God has determined to use, they shall do the work, though they seem unlikely. read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Jeremiah 37:1-10

A Prophecy Concerning the Outcome of The Siege v. 1. And King Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, whose original name had been Mattaniah, a brother of Jehoiakim, 2 Kings 24:17, reigned instead of Coniah, or Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, made king in the land of Judah, a mere vassal of the mighty Eastern ruler. v. 2. But neither he nor his servants, nor the people of the land did hearken unto the words of the Lord which He spake by the prophet Jeremiah.... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Jeremiah 37:1-21

II. The Events in the Tenth and Eleventh year of Zedekiah(chap. 37–38)1.The embassy of the King and the Imprisonment of the Prophet in its First and Second StageChap. 371And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned1 instead of Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king2 in the land of Judah 2But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Lord [Jehovah], which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.3And Zedekiah the king... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 37:1-21

This and the two following chapters contain the history of the siege up to the fall of the city. In the first part of this chapter Jeremiah was free. Zedekiah occupied the throne, but was disobedient to the messages of Jehovah. Pharaoh's army had come out of Egypt, and, believing that the movement of Pharaoh was directed against themselves, the Chaldeans who were besieging the city departed for a season. Then Jeremiah delivered a message to Zedekiah, charging him not to be deceived by the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 37:1-21

The Disobedience Of Judah And Its King Is Highlighted By Their Treatment Of The Prophet Of YHWH (Jeremiah 37:1 to Jeremiah 38:28 ). These events once again took place during the reign of Zedekiah, the final king of Judah before the exile. Along with Jeremiah 34:1-7 this passage forms an inclusio for this subsection on disobedience, paralleling the similar inclusio in chapters 21-24, which brings out that the final intention of the prophecy at this stage is to concentrate on the destruction... read more