Jeremiah 37:21

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

¹¹When the Chaldean army withdrew from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, ¹²Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to claim his portion there among the people. ¹³But when he reached the Gate of Benjamin, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, seized him and said, "You are deserting to the Chaldeans!" ¹⁴"That is a lie," Jeremiah replied. "I am not deserting to the Chaldeans!" But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and took him to the officials. ¹⁵The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison. ¹⁶So Jeremiah went into a cell in the dungeon and remained there a long time. ¹⁷Later, King Zedekiah sent for him and received him, and in his palace he privately asked, "Is there a word from the LORD?" "There is," Jeremiah replied. "You will be handed over to the king of Babylon." ¹⁸Then Jeremiah asked King Zedekiah, "How have I sinned against you or your servants or these people, that you have put me in prison? ¹⁹Where are your prophets, who prophesied to you, claiming, 'The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land'? ²⁰But now please listen, O my lord the king. May my petition come before you. Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there."

Bible Verse Review
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into the: Jeremiah 32:2, Jeremiah 32:8, Jeremiah 38:13, Jeremiah 38:28

and that: 1 Kings 17:4-6, Job 5:20, Psalms 33:18, Psalms 33:19, Psalms 34:9, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 37:3, Psalms 37:19, Proverbs 16:7, Proverbs 21:1, Isaiah 33:16, Matthew 6:33

until: Jeremiah 38:9, Jeremiah 52:6, Deuteronomy 28:52-57, 2 Kings 25:3, Lamentations 2:11, Lamentations 2:12, Lamentations 2:19, Lamentations 2:20, Lamentations 4:4, Lamentations 4:5, Lamentations 4:9, Lamentations 4:10, Lamentations 5:10

Thus: Jeremiah 38:13, Jeremiah 38:28, Jeremiah 39:14, Jeremiah 39:15, Acts 12:5, Acts 24:27, Acts 28:16, Acts 28:30, Ephesians 4:1, Ephesians 6:20, 2 Timothy 1:8, 2 Timothy 2:9

Reciprocal: Exodus 23:2 - to decline 1 Kings 17:6 - the ravens Nehemiah 3:25 - by the court Proverbs 30:8 - convenient for me Isaiah 3:1 - the stay Jeremiah 33:1 - he Jeremiah 38:6 - took

Cross-References

Genesis 9:5
And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:

Genesis 35:22
While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father's concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:

Genesis 42:22
But Reuben replied: "Didn't I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!"

Joshua 10:28
On that day Joshua captured Makkedah and struck it down with the sword, along with its king. He devoted to destruction everyone in the city, leaving no survivors. So he did to the king of Makkedah as he had done to the king of Jericho.

Matthew 10:28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison,.... He did not think fit to discharge him entirely, lest it should give offence to the princes, who had committed him; but he ordered him to be put in a court belonging to the prison, where he might breathe in a freer air, and have liberty of walking to and fro, where his friends might be admitted to come and see him:

and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street; it seems there was a street in Jerusalem so called, where the bakers lived; and perhaps the king's bakers; who had orders to deliver to the prophet every day a piece or loaf of bread, as much as was sufficient for a man; or, however, as much as the scarcity of provisions in a siege would allow. Kimchi makes mention of a Midrash, which interprets this of bread made of bran, which was sold without the palace; as if it was coarser bread than what was eaten at court:

until all the bread in the city was spent; that is, as long as there was any. These were the king's orders:

thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison: until the city was taken; unless a small time that he was in the dungeon of Malchiah, out of which he was taken again, and restored to the court of the prison, and there continued; see Jeremiah 38:6.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The prison - the watch (marginal reference).

Piece - literally, a circle, i. e., a round cake.

The bakers’ street - It is usual in oriental towns for each trade to have a special place set apart for it. Compare Acts 10:6.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 37:21. Then Zedekiah - the court of the prison — Was contiguous to the king's house, where the prisoners could readily see their friends.

Give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street — From the public stores; which he received till all the provisions were spent.