Jer 38:24 Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die. Ver. 24. Let no man know of these words, ] Muliebriter deprecatur rex incredulus fidelem. Thus he who feareth not God, feareth his own servants and counsellors. And thou shalt not die. ] The crafty king would seem to be solicitous of the prophet’s safety, but mainly intendeth his own. read more
Jer 38:25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee: Ver. 25. But if the princes hear. ] In such fear stood he of his princes, and might truly say, as the Assyrian once did, Are not my princes altogether kings? Isa 10:8 or as the Emperor of Germany did, I am king of kings, meaning that the... read more
Jer 38:26 Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there. Ver. 26. Then shalt thou say unto them, I presented my supplication. ] This was to tell part of the truth only (which might lawfully be done), and not to tell an officious, or at least an oblique lie, as some would make it to be. read more
Jer 38:27 Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived. Ver. 27. So they left off speaking with him. ] Indigni utique qui ultra monerentur. The princes were far worse than the king, a who yet himself was one of the best. They therefore were slain by the Babylonian princes, when the king’s life was preserved, though with the loss of his... read more
Jer 38:28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was [there] when Jerusalem was taken. Ver. 28. So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison. ] Which now God had made to him a sanctuary of safety, and a very Bethlehem, or house of bread. God can easily turn a prison into a paradise, and brown bread and water into manchet and wine, as he did to the martyrs. One of them dated his letter thus, From the delectable orchard of the Leonine prison. read more
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 37:17 - asked read more
Jeremiah 38:4-Joshua :, Jeremiah 38:27 Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 14:18 - Hide not read more
Jeremiah 37:15, Jeremiah 37:20, Jeremiah 42:2, Esther 4:8 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 16:2 - I am come Esther 7:3 - let my life Jeremiah 38:6 - And in Jeremiah 40:8 - Jonathan Acts 16:24 - the inner read more
and he told: 1 Samuel 10:15, 1 Samuel 10:16, 1 Samuel 16:2-Deuteronomy :, 2 Kings 6:19, Acts 23:6 left off speaking with him: Heb. were silent from him Reciprocal: Proverbs 11:13 - he Jeremiah 38:25 - General read more
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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 38:1-28
Jeremiah 38:7 . Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, the king’s chamberlain. It seems to have been a new name given him on his promotion to office; but God gave him long life for preserving the life of Jeremiah. Jeremiah 38:26 . I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house. A good man is not bound to tell the whole truth to his enemies. When Samuel anointed David, he said that he went to Bethlehem to sacrifice to the Lord. 1 Kings 16:0. ... read more