Jeremiah 37:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us. ”

• Jeremiah 37:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  This embassy is not to be confounded with that Jeremiah 21:1 which took place when Nebuchadnezzar was just marching upon Jerusalem; this was in the brief interval of hope occasioned by the approa...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And Zedekiah the king (c) sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now to the LORD our God for us. (c) Because he was afra...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Jeremiah 37, 38. Fortunes of Jeremiah during the Siege (588- 586). Jeremiah 37:1-10 . Zedekiah, made vassal-king in place of his nephew, Jehoiachin (in 597) sends Jehucal ( Jeremiah 38:1 ) and...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  Jeremiah had briefly explained what was the state of the city and the land, that though they had been already severely chastised by God’s scourges, they yet remained obstinate in their wickedne...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us. Zedekiah - to the prophet...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us. Zedekiah ... sent...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  1-5. The general position.

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal... — The time and, probably, occasion of the mission is given in Jeremiah 37:5 . The Chaldæans had raised the siege of Jerusalem on hearing of the approach of th...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER XI A BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 21:1-10 , Jeremiah 34:1-22 , Jeremiah 37:1-10 "All the princes and peoplechanged their minds and reduced to bondage again all the slaves whom they had s...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This and the two following Chapter s contain the history of the siege up to the fall of the city. In the first part of this chapter Jeremiah was free. Zedekiah occupied the throne, but was disobedien...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Reader! is it not strange, that the ungodly should willfully persist in their transgressions, and yet seek an interest in the prayers of the faithful. Is not this a testimony to God's truth. Precious...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest ,.... That is, Zephaniah the priest, as the accents shaw; though his father Maaseiah was doubtle...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us. Ver. 3. Pray now unto t...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah This man came in the place of Pashur, who, together with Zephaniah, brought the former message from Zedekiah; saying, Pray now unto the Lord our God for...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Zedekiah's Wicked Reign; Sign of Jerusalem. B. C. 589.       1 And king Zedekiah the son of Jo...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  This was apparently in the time of the siege; for, Jeremiah 37:5 , we read of Pharaoh's army being come to relieve the besieged, whether it was before the Babylonians were departed, or no, is unce...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  A Summary Of The Political Situation At This Stage ( Jeremiah 37:1-5 ). The political situation at this stage can be summed up in a few words. Jerusalem was under siege because Zedekiah, Jehoiakim...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter . In the tenth and eleventh year of Zedekiah. Later than chap. 21, for that embassy was sent when Nebuchadnezzar was marching against Jeru...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Jeremiah 37:5 . Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt. The Chaldeans were afraid of them, and raised the siege. But this joy to Jerusalem was of short continuance; the Chaldeans returned afte...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Nothing worthy of relation appears to have happened to Jeremiah till the latter period of the reign of Zedekiah. The first two verses of this chapter form the transition. The embassy...

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  A Prophecy Concerning the Outcome of The Siege

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• Jeremiah 37:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 13:6 ; 1 Samuel 12:19 ; Acts 8:24 ; Exodus 10:17 ; Exodus 8:28 ; Exodus 8:8 ; Exodus 9:28 ; Jeremiah 2:27 ; Jeremiah 21:1 ; Jeremiah 21:2 ; Jeremiah 29:21 ; Jeremiah 29:25 ; Jere...

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