Jeremiah 37:13

And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
gate	בְּשַׁ֣עַר be.Sha.'ar	H8179	an opening · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Benjamin	בִּנְיָמִ֗ן bin.ya.Min	H1144	Binjamin · proper noun, a man's name
captain	בַּ֣עַל Ba.'al	H1167	a master · noun, common masculine singular construct
ward	פְּקִדֻ֔ת pe.ki.Dut	H6488	supervision · noun, common feminine singular absolute
name	וּשְׁמוֹ֙ u.she.Mo	H8034	an appellation · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Irijah	יִרְאִיָּ֔יה yir.'i.Yaih	H3376	Jirijah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Shelemiah	שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖ה she.lem.Yah	H8018	Shelemjah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Hananiah	חֲנַנְיָ֑ה cha.nan.Yah	H2608	Chananjah · proper noun, a man's name
took	וַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂ vai.yit.Pos	H8610	to manipulate · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֤הוּ yir.me.Ya.hu	H3414	Jirmejah · proper noun, a man's name
prophet	הַנָּבִיא֙ ha.na.Vi'	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
away	נֹפֵֽל no.Fel	H5307	to fall · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
Chaldeans	הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים ha.kas.Dim	H3778	a Kasdite · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 38:7 Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the k…
Zechariah 14:10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from…
Jeremiah 18:18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, n…
Jeremiah 20:10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, sayi…
Jeremiah 21:9 He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Cha…
Jeremiah 38:1 Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the…
Luke 23:2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cæsar, saying that he hi…
Acts 6:11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 37:11–end

We have here a further account concerning Jeremiah, who relates more passages concerning himself than any other of the prophets; for the histories of the lives and sufferings of God's ministers have been very serviceable to the church, as well as their preaching and writing. I. We are here told that Jeremiah, when he had an opportunity for it, attempted to retire out of Jerusalem into the country (Jer 37:11, Jer 37:12): When the Chaldeans had broken up from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh's army, upon the notice of their advancing towards them, Jeremiah determined to go into the country, and (as the margin reads it) to slip away from Jerusalem in the midst of the people, who, in that interval o…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 37:13

ward--that is, the "guard," or "watch." Hananiah--whose death Jeremiah predicted (Jer 28:16). The grandson in revenge takes Jeremiah into custody on the charge of deserting ("thou fallest away," Jer 38:19; Jer 52:15; Sa1 29:3) to the enemy. His prophecies gave color to the charge (Jer 21:9; Jer 38:4).

John Gill on Jeremiah 37:13

And when he was in the gate of Benjamin,.... One of the gates of the city so called, either because it stood in the tribe of Benjamin, as part of Jerusalem did; or because it led to the land of Benjamin, whither the prophet was going: and just as he had got to that gate, and was going through it, he was stopped by a captain of the ward there; who was placed at this gate, that none should go out to the Chaldeans, according to Kimchi; but rather he was the keeper of the gate, not at this time only, but always; Josephus (i) calls him one of the rulers: whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah: the grandson as some think, of that Hananiah the false prophet, of whose dea…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 37:11-14

Jeremiah 37:11-14 11. And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, 11. Et aceidit postquam ascenderat exercitus Chaeldmorum ab Jerosolyma propter exercitum Pharaonis; 12. Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people. 12. Tunc egressus est Jeremias Jerosolyma, ut proficisceretur in terram Benjamin, ut divideret illinc in medio populi. 13. And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away t…

Dictionary and topics

Benjamin — Son of my right hand. (1.) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 35:18). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short distance from the latter place. His…
Benjamin, High Gate Or Gate Of — (Jeremiah 20:2; 37:13; 38:7; Zechariah 14:10) [Jerusalem]
Gate — (1.) Of cities, as of Jerusalem (Jer. 37:13; Neh. 1:3; 2:3; 3:3), of Sodom (Gen. 19:1), of Gaza (Judg. 16:3). (2.) Of royal palaces (Neh. 2:8). (3.) Of the temple of Solomon (1 Kings 6:34, 35; 2…
Hananiah — Jehovah has given. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:24). (2.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4, 23). (3.) One of Uzziah’s military officers (2 Chr. 26:11). (4.) Grandfather of the…
Irijah — (seen by the Lord), son of Shelemiah, a captain in the ward, who met Jeremiah in the gate of Jerusalem called the “gate of Benjamin” accused him of being about to desert to the Chaldeans; and led him…
Jerusalem — Called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of Judah” (2 Chr. 25:28). This name is in the original in the…
Shelemiah — Whom Jehovah repays. (1.) Ezra 10:39. (2.) The father of Hananiah (Neh. 3:30). (3.) A priest in the time of Nehemiah (13:13). (4.) Father of one of those who accused Jeremiah to Zedekiah (Jer. 37:3;…
Accusation, False · .Against — .Against
Captain · Of the ward — Of the ward
Gates · Of Jerusalem: High gate of Benjamin — Of Jerusalem: High gate of Benjamin
Hananiah · 5. Grandfather of Irijah — 5. Grandfather of Irijah

Jeremiah 37:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 37:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 37:13

John Gill on Jeremiah 37:13

John Calvin on Jeremiah 37:11-14

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 37:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 37:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 37:13

John Gill on Jeremiah 37:13

John Calvin on Jeremiah 37:11-14

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 37:13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 37:13-16

Rashi on Jeremiah 37:13