Jeremiah 38:27

Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
came	וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ vai.ya.Vo.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
princes	הַשָּׂרִ֤ים ha.sa.Rim	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ yir.me.Ya.hu	H3414	Jirmejah · proper noun, a man's name
asked	וַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּ vai.yish.'a.Lu	H7592	to inquire · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
told	וַיַּגֵּ֤ד vai.ya.Ged	H5046	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
words	הַדְּבָרִ֣ים ha.de.va.Rim	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
king	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
commanded	צִוָּ֖ה tzi.Vah	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
speaking	וַיַּחֲרִ֣שׁוּ vai.ya.cha.Ri.shu	H2790	to scratch · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
matter	הַדָּבָֽר ha.da.Var	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
perceived	נִשְׁמַ֖ע nish.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

1 Samuel 10:15-16 And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.
1 Samuel 16:2-5 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrific…
2 Kings 6:19 And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he le…
Acts 23:6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pha…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:14–end

In the foregoing chapter we had the king in close conference with Jeremiah, and here again, though (Jer 38:5) he had given him up into the hands of his enemies; such a struggle there was in the breast of this unhappy prince between his convictions and his corruptions. Observe, I. The honour that Zedekiah did to the prophet. When he was newly fetched out of the dungeon he sent for him to advise with him privately. He met him in the third entry, or (as the margin reads it) the principal entry, that is in, or leads towards, or adjoins to, the house of the Lord, Jer 38:14. In appointing this place of interview with the prophet perhaps he intended to show a respect and reverence for the house of…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 38:26

presented--literally, "made my supplication to fall"; implying supplication with humble prostration (see on Jer 36:7). Jonathan's house-- (Jer 37:15), different from Malchiah's dungeon (Jer 38:6). This statement was true, though not the whole truth; the princes had no right to the information; no sanction is given by Scripture here to Jeremiah's representation of this being the cause of his having come to the king. Fear drove him to it. Compare Gen 20:2, Gen 20:12; on the other hand, Sa1 16:2, Sa1 16:5. left off speaking with--Hebrew, "were silent from him," that is, withdrawing from him they left him quiet (Sa1 7:8, Margin).

John Gill on Jeremiah 38:27

Then came all the princes to Jeremiah, and asked him,.... After he had parted with the king, and was come back to the court of the prison; as soon as the princes had been informed of the interview between the king and the prophet, which soon came to their ears, they came in a body to him, to the court of the prison, where he was, and asked him of what passed between him and the king: and he told them according to all those words that the king had commanded; what he told them, no doubt, was truth; though he did not tell them all the truth; which he was not obliged to do, having no command from God, and being forbid by the king: so they left off speaking with him; or, "were silent from him"…

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Dictionary and topics

Prisoners · General references — General references
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 38:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:14–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 38:26

John Gill on Jeremiah 38:27

Dictionary and topics

Jeremiah 38:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 38:14–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 38:26

John Gill on Jeremiah 38:27

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Jeremiah 38:27

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 38:27–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 38:24-28

Rashi on Jeremiah 38:23