Jeremiah 38:1

Jeremiah 38:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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,
• New International Version (NIV)Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehukal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah was telling all the people when he said,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah was saying to all the people:
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchiah heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken to all the people, saying,

Context of Jeremiah 38:1

Now Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jucal (also called Jehucal) the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah heard the words that Jeremiah was speaking to all the people, saying, 2“So says the Lord, ‘He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by famine, and by virulent disease (pestilence), but he who goes out to the Chaldeans [of Babylon] will live and have his [own] life as a reward and stay alive.’ 3Thus says the Lord, ‘This city will certainly be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon and he will take it.’ ”

Jeremiah 38:1 word by word

וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע שְׁפַטְיָ֣ה בֶן־מַתָּ֗ן וּגְדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ בֶּן־פַּשְׁח֔וּר וְיוּכַל֙ בֶּן־שֶׁ֣לֶמְיָ֔הוּ וּפַשְׁח֖וּר בֶּן־מַלְכִּיָּ֑ה אֶ֨ת־הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ מְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָהוּshephaţyâh shephaţyâhû · ShephatiahH8203
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Mattanמַתָּןmattân · MattanH4977
• and Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֫הוּgedalyâh gedalyâhû · GedaliahH1436
• of Pashurפַּשְׁחוּרpashchûr · PashhurH6583
• and Jucalיוּכַלyûkal · JucalH3116
• of Shelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּshelemyâh shelemyâhû · ShelemiahH8018
• and Pashurפַּשְׁחוּרpashchûr · PashhurH6583
• of Malchiahמַלְכִּיָּהוּmalkîyâh malkiyâhû · MalchiahH4441
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• that Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• had spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Jeremiah 38:1

• Ezra 2:3the sons (descendants) of Parosh, 2,172;
• Nehemiah 7:9the sons of Shephatiah, 372;
• Jeremiah 37:4Now Jeremiah was coming and going among the people, for they had not [yet] put him in prison.
• Jeremiah 21:1The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the priest the son of Maaseiah, saying,
• 1 Chronicles 9:12and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
• Nehemiah 11:12and their brothers (relatives, fellow workers) who did the work of the house, 822; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,
• Acts 4:1And while Peter and John were talking to the people, the priests and the captain [who was in charge of the temple area and] of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
• Acts 5:28saying, “We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you intend to bring this Man’s blood on us [by accusing us as His murderers].”

Commentaries on Jeremiah 38:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Then Shephatiah - This was the faction - what Dahler terms the Antitheocratic faction - who were enemies to Jeremiah, and sought his life.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Had spoken - Spake; or, was speaking.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Jeremiah is cast into a dungeon, from whence he is delivered by an Ethiopian. (Jr 38:1-13) He advises the king to surrender to the Chaldeans. (Jr 38:14-28) Verses 1-13 Jeremiah went on in his plain preaching. The princes went on in their malice. It is common for wicked people to look upon God's faithful ministers as enemies, because they show what enemies the wicked are to themselves while impenitent. Jeremiah was put into a dungeon. Many of God's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The Gedaliah mentioned here had a different father than the Gedaliah in Jeremiah 40:6. The first Pashhur might have been the man in Jeremiah 20:1. The second Pashhur had a different father.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-28All this was subsequent to his imprisonment in Jonathan's house, and his release on his interview with Zedekiah. The latter occurred before the return of the Chaldeans to the siege; the similar events in this chapter occurred after it. 1. Jucal--Jehucal (Jr 37:3). Pashur--(Jr 21:1; compare Jr 21:9 with Jr 38:2). The deputation in Jr 21:1, to whom Jeremiah gave this reply, if not identical with the hearers of Jeremiah (Jr 38:1), must have been sent just…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 38:1

• Gedaliah
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jehucal
• Malchiah
• Mattan
• Pashur
• Persecution
• Shelemiah
• Shephatiah

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah
• Gedaliah
• Jehucal
• Malchiah
• Mattan
• Pashur
• Shelemiah
• Shephatiah
• Jeremiah (2)
• Malchijah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings