Jeremiah 37 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Coniah: i.e. Jeconiah, called also Jehoiachin. whom: i.e. Zedekiah.

words. prophecies.

Pharaoh's: i.e. Pharaoh Hophra's. Compare Jeremiah 44:30. The Apries of Herodotus, and fourth successor of Psammeticus on the throne of Egypt. He came to help Zedekiah (Ezekiel 17:15-17), but was defeated by the Chaldeans, and Egypt subdued. Compare 2 Kings 24:7; Ezekiel 29:1-16 and chs. 30-33. Also Jeremiah 43:9-13.

The Thirty-Fourth Prophecy of Jeremiah (see book comments for Jeremiah).

the LORD, the God of Israel. See note on Jeremiah 11:3.

Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos.

yourselves. your own souls. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.

every man. Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.

to go, &c. Probably to Anathoth.

to separate himself thence. to assign [himself] his portion there (i.e. at Anathoth, in Benjamin, three and. half miles north-east of Jerusalem), where he drew his living.

in the midst: for safety, and to avoid detection.

the gate of Benjamin: i.e. the northern gate, called also "the gate of Ephraim" (2 Kings 14:13.Nehemiah 8:16; Nehemiah 8:16), leading to Anathoth.

Hananiah. Perhaps the false prophet mentioned in Jeremiah 28:1-17.

princes. Named in Jeremiah 38:1. none of whom had been favourable to Jeremiah in the days of Jehoiakim (Jeremiah 26:16).

smote. scourged.

put him in prison. Note Jeremiah '. prison experiences:. (1) put in on false charge (Jeremiah 37:11-15); (2) released, but confined in the court of the prison; (3) imprisoned again in Malchiah's miry dungeon (Jeremiah 38:1-6); (4) released again as before (Jeremiah 38:13-28); (5) carried away in chains by Nebuchadnezzar, but released at Ramah (Jeremiah 40:1-4).

in prison. in the house of bonds.

the prison. the house of detention.

When, &c.. For Jeremiah [actually] entered, &c,

dungeon. house of the pit. Hebrew. bor. See notes on Genesis 21:19 ("well"). Isaiah 14:19 ("pit").

cabins. cells.

remained. abode. Note the Figure of speech Cyeloides, marking the refrain, which is repeated in Jeremiah 37:21, and in Jeremiah 38:13; Jeremiah 38:28. as shown in the Structure.

Is there... There is = Does there exist....... There does exist. Hebrew. yesh... yesh. See notes on Proverbs 8:21; Proverbs 18:24. and Luke 7:25.

offended. sinned.

prison. the house of detention. See Jeremiah 37:16.

your prophets. Not Jehovah's. From the beginning they had prophesied falsely. See Jeremiah 6:14; Jeremiah 27:16; Jeremiah 28:2.

prison. guard-house. Not the same word as in Jeremiah 37:15.

piece. a cake. Compare Jeremiah 52:6. Three were reckoned as. meal (Luke 11:5);. soldier's ration at that time.