Jeremiah 37:17

Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Zedekiah	צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּ tzid.ki.Ya.hu	H6667	Tsidkijah · proper noun, a man's name
king	הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ vai.yish.Lach	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
out	וַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּ vai.yi.ka.Che.hu	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
king	הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
asked	וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֨הוּ vai.yish.'a.Le.hu	H7592	to inquire · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
secretly	בַּסֵּ֔תֶר ba.Se.ter	H5643	a cover (in a good or a bad · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
house	בְּבֵיתוֹ֙ be.vei.To	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
word	דָּבָ֖ר da.Var	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ yir.me.Ya.hu	H3414	Jirmejah · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
is	הֲיֵ֥שׁ ha.Yesh	H3426	there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be · interrogative particle + cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
said	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
delivered	תִּנָּתֵֽן ti.na.Ten	H5414	to give · verb, niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
hand	בְּיַ֥ד be.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Babylon	בָּבֶ֖ל ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 21:7 And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city fr…
1 Kings 14:1-4 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
1 Kings 22:16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
Jeremiah 21:1-2 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maase…
Jeremiah 24:8 And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and hi…
Jeremiah 37:3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray n…
Jeremiah 38:5 Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.
Jeremiah 38:14-16 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said…

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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 37:17

secretly--Zedekiah was ashamed to be seen by his courtiers consulting Jeremiah (Joh 12:43; Joh 5:44; Joh 19:38). thou shalt be delivered--Had Jeremiah consulted his earthly interests, he would have answered very differently. Contrast Jer 6:14; Isa 30:10; Eze 13:10.

John Gill on Jeremiah 37:17

Then Zedekiah the king sent and took him out,.... After Jeremiah had been in prison for some time; and the Chaldean army being returned, and having renewed their siege, the king is frightened; and knowing the prophet was in prison, sends a messenger to take him out from thence, and bring him to him; which was accordingly done: and the king asked him secretly in his house; he took him into some private apartment, and there alone conferred with him, for fear of his princes and courtiers; who he knew bore no good will to the prophet, and would be ready to charge him with timidity; and said unto him, is there any word from the Lord? he means any particular word of prophecy, any late one, and…

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John Calvin on Jeremiah 37:17

Jeremiah 37:17 17. Then Zedekiah the king sent, and tookhim out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon. 17. Et misit rex Zedechias et sustulit cum; et interrogavit eum rex domi suae secreto loco (hoc est, seorsum) et dixit, Estne sermo a Jehova? Tunc dixit Jeremias, Est; et cixit, In manum regis Babylonis traderis. From these words we learn, that King Zedekiah, though he had not obeyed good and wise counsels, nor even God and his truth, was not yet one of the worst, for of his own self he called the Prophet to him, and wished to find ou…

Dictionary and topics

Zedekiah · .Impri — .Impri

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Jeremiah 37:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 37:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 37:17

John Gill on Jeremiah 37:17

John Calvin on Jeremiah 37:17

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 37:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 37:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 37:17

John Gill on Jeremiah 37:17

John Calvin on Jeremiah 37:17

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 37:16–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 37:17

Rashi on Jeremiah 37:16