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Jeremiah 37:21
21Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard, and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. And Jeremiah abode in the court of the guard.
Jeremiah 37:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
- New International Version (NIV)King Zedekiah then gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread from the street of the bakers each day until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So King Zedekiah gave orders, and they committed Jeremiah to the court of the guard. And a loaf of bread was given him daily from the bakers' street, until all the bread of the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah to the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread from the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city was gone. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
Context of Jeremiah 37:21
19And where are your prophets that prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land? 20And now hear, I pray thee, my lord, O king: let my supplication, I pray thee, come before thee; and cause me not to return into the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard, and they gave him daily a loaf of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. And Jeremiah abode in the court of the guard.
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וַיְצַוֶּ֞ה הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּ וַיַּפְקִ֣דוּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָהוּ֮ בַּחֲצַ֣ר הַמַּטָּרָה֒ וְנָתֹן֩ ל֨וֹ כִכַּר־לֶ֤חֶם לַיּוֹם֙ מִח֣וּץ הָאֹפִ֔ים עַד־תֹּ֥ם כָּל־הַלֶּ֖חֶם מִן־הָעִ֑יר וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ בַּחֲצַ֖ר הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֫הוּtsidqîyâh tsidqîyâhû · ZedekiahH6667
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
- courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
- guardמַטָּרָהmaţţârâ' maţţârâh · guardhouseH4307
- gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- loafכִּכָּרkikâr · talentH3603
- breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
- streetחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
- cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
Cross-references for Jeremiah 37:21
- Jeremiah 32:2And the king of Babylon's army was then besieging Jerusalem; and the prophet Jeremiah was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah's house.
- Jeremiah 38:13And they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and brought him up out of the dungeon; and Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
- 1 Kings 17:4And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the torrent; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
- Job 5:20In famine he will redeem thee from death, and in war from the power of the sword.
- Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness,
- Psalms 34:9Fear Jehovah, ye his saints; for there is no want to them that fear him.
- Psalms 37:3Confide in Jehovah, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on faithfulness;
- Proverbs 16:7When a man's ways please Jehovah, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
- Proverbs 21:1The king's heart in the hand of Jehovah is [as] brooks of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
- Isaiah 33:16he shall dwell on high, the fortresses of the rocks shall be his high retreat; bread shall be given him, his water shall be sure.
- Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
- Jeremiah 38:9My lord, O king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he will die by reason of the famine in the place where he is; for there is no more bread in the city.
- Jeremiah 52:6In the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
- Deuteronomy 28:52And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and strong walls wherein thou trustedst come down, throughout all thy land; and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates in all thy land, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee.
- 2 Kings 25:3On the ninth of the [fourth] month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
- Lamentations 2:11Mine eyes are consumed with tears, my bowels are troubled; my liver is poured upon the earth, because of the ruin of the daughter of my people; because infant and suckling swoon in the streets of the city.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 37:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Then Zedekiah - the court of the prison - Was contiguous to the king's house, where the prisoners could readily see their friends. Give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street - From the public stores; which he received till all the provisions were spent.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21The prison - the watch (marginal reference). Piece - literally, a circle, i. e., a round cake. The bakers‘ street - It is usual in oriental towns for each trade to have a special place set apart for it. Compare Acts 10:6.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 There are times when it is the wisdom of good men to retire, to enter into their chambers, and to shut the doors, Is. 26:20. Jeremiah was seized as a deserter, and committed to prison. But it is no new thing for the best friends of the church to be belied, as in the interests of her worst enemies. When thus falsely accused, we may deny the charge, and commit our cause to Him who judges righteously. Jeremiah obtained mercy of the Lord to be…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21The king went against his officials and told the guards to keep Jeremiah in the palace courtyard under protective watch. During the long siege, food was scarce, so a fresh loaf of bread each day was a generous amount.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. court of the prison--(Jr 32:2; 38:13, 28). bakers' street--Persons in the same business in cities in the East commonly reside in the same street. all the bread ... spent--Jeremiah had bread supplied to him until he was thrown into the dungeon of Malchiah, at which time the bread in the city was spent. Compare this verse with Jr 38:9; that time must have been very shortly before the capture of the city (Jr 52:6). God saith of His children, "In the days…Read the comment
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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
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