Jeremiah 37:2

Jeremiah 37:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.
• New International Version (NIV)Neither he nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid any attention to the words the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the Lord that he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land gave heed to the words of the Lord which He spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.

Context of Jeremiah 37:2

1Zedekiah son of Josiah reigned as king in the land of Judah in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim, for King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon made him king. He and his officers and the people of the land did not obey the words of the Lord that he spoke through the prophet Jeremiah. 3Nevertheless, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, requesting, “Please pray to the Lord our God on our behalf!” 4Jeremiah was going about his daily tasks among the people, for he had not yet been put into the prison.

Jeremiah 37:2 word by word

וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֛ע ה֥וּא וַעֲבָדָ֖יו וְעַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ אֶל־דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֔ר בְּיַ֖ד יִרְמְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִֽיא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But neither he, nor his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• nor the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• did hearkenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• unto the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• which he spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• byיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414

Cross-references for Jeremiah 37:2

• 2 Kings 24:19Zedekiah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight just as Jehoiakim had done.
• 2 Chronicles 36:12He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God and did not humble himself before the prophet Jeremiah at the Lord’s command.
• Proverbs 29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
• Ezekiel 21:25And you, profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your punishment.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8Consequently, anyone who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
• Exodus 4:13Moses said, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”
• Leviticus 8:36So Aaron and his sons did everything the Lord had commanded through Moses.
• 2 Samuel 10:2Then David said, “I’ll show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent his emissaries to console Hanun concerning his father. However, when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,
• 2 Samuel 12:25and he sent a message through the prophet Nathan, who named him Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
• 1 Kings 14:18He was buried, and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the Lord he had spoken through his servant the prophet Ahijah.
• 1 Kings 16:7But through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani the word of the Lord also had come against Baasha and against his house because of all the evil he had done in the Lord’s sight. His actions angered the Lord, and Baasha’s house became like the house of Jeroboam, because he had struck it down.
• Proverbs 26:6The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
• Hosea 12:10I will speak through the prophets and grant many visions; I will give parables through the prophets.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 37:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2These verses summarize Zedekiah's rule and how he responded to the Lord's messages through Jeremiah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Amazing stupidity, that they were not admonished by the punishment of Jeconiah [Calvin], (2Ch 36:12, 14)!Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 37:2

• Alliances
• Impenitence
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah
• Jeremiah (2)
• Prison; Prisoner
• Zedekiah (2)
• Zedekiah

Commentaries on Jeremiah 37

• 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