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See also Jeremiah 38:18 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 38 _ 1. Jeremiah in the dungeon and his rescue (Jeremiah 38:1) _ 2. Jeremiah with Zedekiah: His last appeal (Jeremiah 38:14) Jeremiah 38:1. Jeremiah is next accused of high treason. Th

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    Zedekiah asks Jeremiah about the future, swearing immunity to him, whatever his answer (Jeremiah 38:16). Jeremiah urges him to save himself and the city by surrender to Nebuchadrezzar's princes (Nebuc...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    E. Interviewed by the King Jeremiah 38:14-26 TRANSLATION (14) Zedekiah the king sent and had Jeremiah the prophet brought unto him at the third entrance of the house of the LORD. And the king said un...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _BUT IF THOU WILT NOT GO FORTH TO THE KING OF BABYLON'S PRINCES, THEN SHALL THIS CITY BE GIVEN INTO THE HAND OF THE CHALDEANS, AND THEY SHALL BURN IT WITH FIRE, AND THOU SHALT NOT ESCAPE OUT OF THEIR...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ אִ֣ם לֹֽא ־תֵצֵ֗א אֶל ־שָׂרֵי֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Under these circumstances he continued to foretell the victory of the Chaldeans, with the result that the anger of the princes was stirred up against him, and he was cast into a most loathsome dungeon...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    This must have been a very interesting interview between the king and the Prophet; and it is impossible but to take concern in it, and to wish that Zedekiah had listened to the Prophet's advice. And a...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    The Prophet gave to the king the hope of pardon; not that he promised impunity, but that the king might at least hope that God would be merciful to him, if he anticipated his extreme vengeance. But as...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 37 AND 38. Chapter 37 gives us Zedekiah in the same state of disobedience. A show of religion is kept up, and, having a moment of respite which excites some h...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT IF THOU WILT NOT GO FORTH TO THE KING OF BABYLON'S PRINCES,.... And surrender to them: THEN SHALL THIS CITY BE GIVEN INTO THE HANDS OF THE CHALDEANS; if not willingly delivered up by the king of...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their h...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Then said Jeremiah, Thus saith the Lord_ Here we have the good advice which Jeremiah gave him, with the reasons why the king ought to take it; reasons drawn, not from any prudence or politics of his...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Jeremiah's Advice to the King...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    but if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their h...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    14-28 Jeremiah was not forward to repeat the warnings, which seemed only to endanger his own life, and to add to the king's guilt, but asked whether he feared to do the will of God. The less men fear...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    As he before had used exhortations and promises, so here he useth threatenings, to persuade him to that which indeed was in his power to do, but God infallibly knew that he would not do; the end of Go...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Jeremiah 38:18 surrender H3318 (H8799) king H4428 Babylons H894 princes H8269 city H5892 given H5414 (H8738) han

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ZEDEKIAH ONCE AGAIN CONSULTS JEREMIAH AND KEEPS HIM SAFELY IN THE COURT OF THE GUARD UNTIL JERUSALEM IS TAKEN (JEREMIAH 38:14). This was to be Zedekiah's last consultation with Jeremiah. During it he...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    JEREMIAH'S EXPERIENCES IN THE COURT OF THE GUARD (JEREMIAH 38:1). But even the fact that Jeremiah was in the court of the guard did not prevent him from further maltreatment by those who saw him as a...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Jeremiah 38 Ropes and rags. I. Help always comes from above. Jeremiah found it so. It was useless to try to climb out of the dungeon, it was only to fall deeper into the mire. "Salvation is of the L...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jeremiah's imprisonment, continued. His private conference with the king. CHARACTERS: Shephatiah, Gedaliah, Jucal, Pashur, Jeremiah, Zedekiah, Malchiah, Ebed-melech, Jonathan. CONCLUSION: G...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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 Jeremia...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—CHRONOLOGICAL NOTES as on preceding chapter. Personal Allusions. Jeremiah 38:1. “_Shephatiah_,” never elsewhere mentioned. “_Gedaliah_,” possibly son of “Pashur” the vio...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    CONTINUATION. EXPOSITION The object of the princes being frustrated (for in the "court of the guard" Jeremiah had perfect freedom and opportunity of speech), the princes resolve upon a more effectua...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now we come to the third part of the book of Jeremiah and this covers the period of Zedekiah the king. These particular prophecies, thirty-seven through thirty-nine, cover from the time that Zedekiah...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Kings 24:12; 2 Kings 25:27; 2 Kings 25:4; Ezekiel 12:13;...

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