Parallel Verses English Standard Version Now when the Chaldean army had withdrawn from Jerusalem at the approach of Pharaoh’s army, King James Bible And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, American Standard Version And it came to pass that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, Douay-Rheims Bible Now when the army of the Chaldeans was gone away from Jerusalem, because of Pharao's army, English Revised Version And it came to pass that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, Webster's Bible Translation And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, Jeremiah 37:11 Parallel Commentary Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old TestamentThe account of what befell Jeremiah and what he did during the last siege of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans, until the taking of the city, is introduced, Jeremiah 37:1 and Jeremiah 37:2, with the general remark that Zedekiah - whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had made king in the land of Judah in place of Coniah (on which name see on Jeremiah 22:24) - when he became king, did not listen to the words of the Lord through Jeremiah, neither himself, nor his servants (officers), nor the people of the land (the population of Judah). Then follows, Jeremiah 37:3-10, a declaration of the prophet regarding the issue of the siege, which he sent to the king by the messengers who were to beseech him for his intercession with the Lord. Jeremiah 37:3-5. The occasion of this declaration was the following: Zedekiah sent to Jeremiah two of his chief officers, Jehucal the son of Shelemiah (see on Jeremiah 38:1), and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest (see Jeremiah 21:1 and Jeremiah 29:25), with this charge: "Pray now for us to Jahveh our God." This message was sent to Jeremiah while he still went in and out among the people, and had not yet been put in prison (כּליא, Jeremiah 37:4 and Jeremiah 52:31, an unusual form for כּלא, Jeremiah 37:15 and Jeremiah 37:18, for which the Qeri would have us in both instances read כּלוּא); the army of Pharaoh (Hophra, Jeremiah 44:30), too, had marched out of Egypt to oppose the Chaldeans; and the latter, when they heard the report of them (שׁמעם, the news of their approach), had withdrawn from Jerusalem (עלה מעל, see on Jeremiah 21:2), viz., in order to repulse the Egyptians. Both of these circumstances are mentioned for the purpose of giving a clear view of the state of things: (a) Jeremiah's freedom to go in and out, not to prepare us for his imprisonment afterwards, but to explain the reason why the king sent two chief officers of the realm to him, whereas, after his imprisonment, he caused him to be brought (cf. Jeremiah 37:17 with Jeremiah 38:14); and (b) the approach of the Egyptians joined with the raising of the siege, because this event seemed to afford some hope that the city would be saved. - This occurrence, consequently, falls within a later period than that mentioned in Jeremiah 21:1-14. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge that. broken. Heb. made to ascend. Cross References Jeremiah 37:5 The army of Pharaoh had come out of Egypt. And when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem. Jeremiah 37:10 For even if you should defeat the whole army of Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and there remained of them only wounded men, every man in his tent, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.'" Jeremiah 37:12 Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to receive his portion there among the people. Jump to Previous Approach Army Babylonian Broken Chaldaean Chalde'an Chaldeans Fear Force Jerusalem Lifted Outside Pharaoh Pharaoh's Siege WithdrawnJump to Next Approach Army Babylonian Broken Chaldaean Chalde'an Chaldeans Fear Force Jerusalem Lifted Outside Pharaoh Pharaoh's Siege WithdrawnLinks Jeremiah 37:11 NIVJeremiah 37:11 NLT Jeremiah 37:11 ESV Jeremiah 37:11 NASB Jeremiah 37:11 KJV Jeremiah 37:11 Bible Apps Jeremiah 37:11 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 37:11 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 37:11 French Bible Jeremiah 37:11 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |