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Jeremiah 37:4

Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Alliances;   Pharaoh;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Pharaoh;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Zedekiah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Alliances;   Jeremiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Babylon, History and Religion of;   Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Government;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Pharaoh;   Prison;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Punishment;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Zedekiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Siege;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Nebuchadnezzar;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jeremiah was going about his daily tasks among the people, for he had not yet been put into the prison.
Hebrew Names Version
Now Yirmeyahu came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.
King James Version
Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
English Standard Version
Now Jeremiah was still going in and out among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.
New American Standard Bible
Now Jeremiah was still coming and going among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison.
New Century Version
At that time Jeremiah had not yet been put into prison. So he was free to go anywhere he wanted.
Amplified Bible
Now Jeremiah was coming and going among the people, for they had not [yet] put him in prison.
World English Bible
Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.
Geneva Bible (1587)
(Now Ieremiah went in & out among the people: for they had not put him into the prison.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now Jeremiah was still coming in and going out among the people; they had not yet put him in the prison.
Berean Standard Bible
Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for they had not yet put him into the prison.
Complete Jewish Bible
At that time Yirmeyahu was mixing freely with the people, because they had not yet put him in prison.
Darby Translation
And Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.
Easy-to-Read Version
At that time Jeremiah had not yet been put into prison, so he was free to go anywhere he wanted.
George Lamsa Translation
Now Jeremiah was free, going out and coming in among the people; for they had not yet put him in prison.
Good News Translation
I had not yet been put in prison and was still moving about freely among the people.
Lexham English Bible
Now Jeremiah was coming and going out in the midst of the people and they had not put him in the house of imprisonment.
Literal Translation
And Jeremiah came in and went out among the people, for they had not put him into prison.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now Ieremy walked fre amonge the people at that tyme, and was not put in preson as yet.
American Standard Version
Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.
Bible in Basic English
(Now Jeremiah was going about among the people, for they had not put him in prison.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison.
King James Version (1611)
Nowe Ieremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nowe Ieremie walked free among the people at that tyme, and was not put in prison as yet.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
AND THESE ARE THE WORDS WHICH THE LORD SPOKE CONCERNING ISRAEL AND JUDA;
English Revised Version
Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Jeremye yede freli in the myddis of the puple; for thei hadden not sente hym in to the kepyng of the prisoun.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
New English Translation
(Now Jeremiah had not yet been put in prison. So he was still free to come and go among the people as he pleased.
New King James Version
Now Jeremiah was coming and going among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison.
New Living Translation
Jeremiah had not yet been imprisoned, so he could come and go among the people as he pleased.
New Life Bible
Now Jeremiah was still free to come and go among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison.
New Revised Standard
Now Jeremiah was still going in and out among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, Jeremiah, was coming in and going out in the midst of the people, for they had not put him into prison.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now Jeremias walked freely in the midst of the people: for they had not as yet cast him into prison.
Revised Standard Version
Now Jeremiah was still going in and out among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jeremiah is coming in and going out in the midst of the people, (and they have not put him in the prison-house),
THE MESSAGE
Jeremiah was still moving about freely among the people in those days. This was before he had been put in jail. Pharaoh's army was marching up from Egypt. The Chaldeans fighting against Jerusalem heard that the Egyptians were coming and pulled back.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Jeremiah was still coming in and going out among the people, for they had not yet put him in the prison.

Contextual Overview

1 And Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. 2 But neither he, nor his slaves, nor the people of the land, listened to the words of Yahweh, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah. 3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now to Yahweh our God for us. 4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people; for they had not put him into prison. 5 And Pharaoh's army came forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans that were besieging Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they broke up from Jerusalem. 6 Then the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 7 This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, Thus you shall say to the king of Judah, that sent you to me to inquire of me: Look, Pharaoh's army, which has come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land. 8 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire. 9 Thus says Yahweh, Do not deceive yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us; for they shall not depart. 10 For though you had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

for: Jeremiah 37:15, Jeremiah 32:2, Jeremiah 32:3

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 38:1 - Jucal

Cross-References

Genesis 4:5
but to Cain and to his offering he did not have respect. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
Genesis 27:41
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will slay my brother Jacob.
Genesis 37:3
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colors.
Genesis 37:5
And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers: and they hated him all the more.
Genesis 37:11
And his brothers envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.
Genesis 37:12
And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.
Genesis 37:13
And Israel said to Joseph, Are not your brothers feeding the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them. And he said to him, Here I am.
Genesis 37:18
And they saw him far off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Genesis 37:19
And they said one to another, Look, this dreamer comes.
Genesis 37:24
and they took him, and cast him into the pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people,.... Was at full liberty, and could go out of the city, and come in, when he pleased; or go into any part of it, and converse with the people, and prophesy to them; which he could not do in the latter part of Jehoiakim's reign, who sent persons after him and Baruch to take them, and they were obliged to hide themselves, yea, the Lord hid them,

Jeremiah 36:19; but now he was under no restraint, as least as yet:

for they had not put him into prison; not yet; they afterwards did,

Jeremiah 37:15.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 37:4. Now Jeremiah came in and went out — After the siege was raised, he had a measure of liberty; he was not closely confined, as he afterwards was. See Jeremiah 37:16.


 
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