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Jeremiah 38:1
1Some of Jerusalem's officers heard the things that Jeremiah had been telling the people. They were Mattan's son Shephatiah, Pashhur's son Gedaliah, Shelemiah's son Jehucal and Malkijah's son Pashhur.
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
Some of Jerusalem's officers heard the things that Jeremiah had been telling the people. They were Mattan's son Shephatiah, Pashhur's son Gedaliah, Shelemiah's son Jehucal and Malkijah's son Pashhur. 2They had heard him say this: ‘The Lord says, “Any people who stay in this city will die. War or famine or disease will kill them. But those people who leave the city will not die. If they put themselves under the power of Babylon's soldiers, they will live.” 3The Lord also says, “I will put this city under the power of the King of Babylon's army. They will take it for themselves.” ’
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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 2:32,172 descendants of Parosh.
- Nehemiah 7:9The clan of Shephatiah: 372.
- Jeremiah 37:4Jeremiah was a free man at this time. They had not yet put him in prison. He could go where he wanted among the people.
- Jeremiah 21:1The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. King Zedekiah sent Malkijah's son Pashhur, to speak to Jeremiah. He also sent the priest Zephaniah, Maaseiah's son. They went to say to Jeremiah,
- 1 Chronicles 9:12There was also Adaiah, the son of Jeroham and grandson of Pashhur, who was Malkijah's son. And there was Maasai, the son of Adiel and grandson of Jahzerah. Jahzerah was Meshullam's son. Meshullam was Meshillemith's son, and Meshillemith was Immer's son.
- Nehemiah 11:12Their relatives worked with them in the temple. There were 822 men from that clan. Adaiah, son of Jeroham and Pelaliah's grandson. His other ancestors were: Amzi, Zechariah, Pashhur and Malkijah.
- Acts 4:1Peter and John were still speaking to the crowd in the yard of the temple. Then some priests, the leader of the police in the temple and some Sadducees came to them.
- Acts 5:28‘We told you that you must not teach people any more with the authority of Jesus. But now look at what you have done! Now people everywhere in Jerusalem have heard your teaching. You also want people to think that we are guilty for the death of Jesus.’
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
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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
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