Jeremiah 37:21

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

19Your own prophets said that the king of Babylon would not attack you or the land of Judah. That was a lie, so what have you done to them? 20Please help me now, my master, the king. Do not send me back to the house of your secretary Jonathan. If you do that, I will die there.’ Then King Zedekiah told his officers to put Jeremiah in the palace yard where the guards would watch him. He told them to get bread every day from the bakers in the city and give it to Jeremiah. They should do that until there was no more bread in the city. So they kept Jeremiah as prisoner in the palace yard with the royal guards.

Jeremiah 37:21 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֫הוּtsidqîyâh tsidqîyâhû · ZedekiahH6667
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• that they should commitפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: overseerH6485
• Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• into the courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• of the prisonמַטָּרָהmaţţârâ' maţţârâh · guardhouseH4307
• and that they should giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• him dailyיוֹםyôm · day: dailyH3117
• a pieceכִּכָּרkikâr · talentH3603
• of breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• out of the bakers’אָפָה'âphâh · to bakeH644
• streetחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• in the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• were spentתָּמַםtâmam · to finishH8552
• remainedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Jeremiah 37:21

• Jeremiah 32:2Nebuchadnezzar's army had made their camp all around Jerusalem. Jeremiah was a prisoner in the city. Guards kept him in a yard of the palace of the king of Judah.
• Jeremiah 38:13Then they pulled Jeremiah up out of the deep hole. But Jeremiah still had to stay in the palace yard with the guards.
• 1 Kings 17:4You will drink water from the stream. I have also commanded the ravens to feed you there.’
• Job 5:20If there is a time of famine, he will keep you alive. He will protect you from death in a time of war.
• Psalms 33:18Remember, the Lord takes care of people who respect him. Those people trust him for his faithful love.
• Psalms 34:9All you people who belong to the Lord, continue to obey him. People who respect the Lord will have the things that they need.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord and do good things. Then you will live safely in the land.
• Proverbs 16:7If you live in a way that pleases the Lord, even your enemies will become your friends.
• Proverbs 21:1The Lord controls the things that a king decides to do. He can change the king's thoughts, like the direction of a stream.
• Isaiah 33:16People who are like that will live in a safe place. Danger will not reach them among the high rocks. They will always have food to eat, and plenty of water to drink.
• Matthew 6:33Instead, always think about the things that are important in the kingdom of heaven. Always do what God shows you is right. Then he will also give you the things that you need each day.
• Jeremiah 38:9‘My master, the king, those men have done very wicked things to the prophet Jeremiah. They have put him in a deep hole. He will soon die there because there is no food in the city.’
• Jeremiah 52:6By the ninth day of the fourth month there was a very bad famine in the city. There was no food for the people to eat.
• Deuteronomy 28:52They will attack all your towns, everywhere in the land that the Lord your God has given to you. They will knock down the strong walls that you thought would keep you safe. They will make their camps around your towns until they can take the towns for themselves.
• 2 Kings 25:3By the 9th day of the 4th month, there was a very bad famine in the city. There was no food for the people to eat.
• Lamentations 2:11I have cried so much that my eyes are red now. Even the parts inside my body hurt, because my people are dying. I feel ill because I am so sad. The children and babies fall in the city's streets because they are so weak.

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