Jeremiah 38:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, ”

Jeremiah 38:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Had spoken - Spake; or, was speaking.
Jeremiah 38:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of (a) Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people, sayi...
Jeremiah 38:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Four of the princes ( Jeremiah 37:15 ) hear Jeremiah (confined in the guard-court, Jeremiah 37:21 ) foretelling the fall of the city and advising individual surrender ( cf. Jeremiah 21:9 f.). The...
Jeremiah 38:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Pashur. See note on Jeremiah 20:1 .
Jeremiah 38:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet now shews that he was again dragged from the court of the prison to the inner part, which was dark, filthy, and like a grave. The cause of this he states: it was because four of the...
Jeremiah 38:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying...
Jeremiah 38:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, sa...
Jeremiah 38:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Pashur ] see on Jeremiah 20:2 .
Jeremiah 38:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

XXXVIII. (1) Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan... — Of the four princes of Judah who are named here, Jucal or Jehucal has been mentioned in Jeremiah 37:3 , and would appear, from the frequent o...
Jeremiah 38:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XII JEREMIAH'S IMPRISONMENT Jeremiah 37:11-21 , Jeremiah 38:1-28 , Jeremiah 39:15-18 "Jeremiah abode in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken."- Jeremiah 38...
Jeremiah 38:1 - 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 dungeo...
Jeremiah 38:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS From bad to worse, the history is prosecuted concerning the conduct of the people, Jeremiah continues preaching until their passions are excited, and he is cast into the dungeon. The Lord s...
Jeremiah 38:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur ,.... Of these two persons we nowhere else read. Some think that Pashur, whose son Gedaliah was, is the same as is mentioned Jerem...
Jeremiah 38:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying...
Jeremiah 38:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then Shephaliah , &c. Here are four of the great men, counsellors or chief officers to Zedekiah, named, of whom we have no further mention in holy writ; nor do they deserve to have much inquiry...
Jeremiah 38:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah Put into the Dungeon; Ebed-melech's Care of Jeremiah. B. C. 589. 1 Then Shephat...
Jeremiah 38:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

JEREMIAH CHAPTER 38 Jeremiah prophesieth; is by the princes, with the king's permission, cast into a dungeon; but is by Ebed-melech, with the king's consent, taken out again, Jeremiah 38:1-13 ....
Jeremiah 38:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah Is Seen As A Traitor And Is Thrust Into A Well Filled With Deep Mud Which Was In The Court Of The Guard, Where He Would Have Died Had He Not Been Rescued By Ebedmelech, A Sudanese ( Jeremia...
Jeremiah 38:1 - 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” t...
Jeremiah 38:1 - 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 th...
Jeremiah 38:1 - 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 Jere...
Jeremiah 38:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

The words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people. Unpatriotic in appearance Rays of hope had arisen in the clouded sky of the, nation. An Egyptian army was on its way to the city. Thus, i...
Jeremiah 38:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 e...
Jeremiah 38:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah, the son of Pashur, the latter being of priestly descent, but full of enmity toward the prophet, and Jucal, the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur, the son...
Jeremiah 38:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 9:12 ; Acts 4:1 ; Acts 4:2 ; Acts 4:6-10 ; Acts 5:28 ; Ezra 2:3 ; Jeremiah 21:1-10 ; Jeremiah 37:4 ; Nehemiah 11:12 ; Nehemiah 7:9

Jeremiah 38:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 38:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 38:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 38:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Jeremiah 38:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 38:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 38:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 38:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 38:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 38:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Jeremiah 38:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 38:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 38:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 38:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 38:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 38:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 38:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 38:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 38:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 38:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 38:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 38:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jeremiah 38:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 38:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 38:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge