Jeremiah 37:12

Jeremiah 37:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.
• New International Version (NIV)Jeremiah started to leave the city to go to the territory of Benjamin to get his share of the property among the people there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to receive his portion there among the people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin to claim his property there among the people.

Context of Jeremiah 37:12

10For even if you had defeated the entire army of Chaldeans who were fighting against you, and there were only wounded men left among them, each man in his tent, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.’” 11Now it happened when the army of the Chaldeans had withdrawn from Jerusalem because of Pharaoh’s army, that Jeremiah left Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin in order to take possession of some property there among the people. 13While he was at the Gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah the son of Hananiah was there; and he arrested Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “You are deserting to the Chaldeans!” 14But Jeremiah said, “A lie! I am not deserting to the Chaldeans”; yet he would not listen to him. So Irijah arrested Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.

Jeremiah 37:12 word by word

וַיֵּצֵ֤א יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לָלֶ֖כֶת אֶ֣רֶץ בִּנְיָמִ֑ן לַחֲלִ֥ק מִשָּׁ֖ם בְּת֥וֹךְ הָעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• that Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• leftיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• to goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• to the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• takeחָלַקchâlaq · to divideH2505
• thereמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Jeremiah 37:12

• 1 Kings 19:3And he was afraid, and got up and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah; and he left his servant there.
• Nehemiah 6:11But I said, “Should a man like me flee? And who is there like me who would go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go in.”
• Matthew 10:23“But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:22abstain from every form of evil.
• Jeremiah 1:1The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,
• Joshua 21:17From the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,
• 1 Chronicles 6:60and from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. Their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities in all.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 37:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Jeremiah went forth - At the time that Nebuchadnezzar had raised the siege, and gone to meet the Egyptian army. Go into the land of Benjamin - To Anathoth, his native city. To separate himself thence - "To receive a portion thereof among the people;" - Blayney: who supposes that Jeremiah went to receive a portion of the proceeds of his patrimony at Anathoth, which had, previously to the siege, been in the hands of the Chaldeans. The siege being now…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12To separate himself thence … - To receive a share thence. When the siege was temporarily raised, the first object would be food, and, accordingly, Jeremiah accompanied by others, who, like himself, had a right to share in the produce of the priests‘ lands at Anathoth, started there to see whether any stores remained which might be available for their common use.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. 11-12When the Babylonians went to face the Egyptians, Jeremiah walked three miles north to his hometown, Anathoth. He wanted to claim his share of the property among his relatives and see his newly purchased land (Jeremiah 32:1–25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Benjamin--to his own town, Anathoth. to separate himself--Margin translates, "to slip away," from a Hebrew root, "to be smooth," so, to slip away as a slippery thing that cannot be held. But it is not likely the prophet of God would flee in a dishonorable way; and "in the midst of the people" rather implies open departure along with others, than clandestine slipping away by mixing with the crowd of departing people. Rather, it means, to separate…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Benjamin
• Jeremiah
• Jerusalem
• Benjamin, Benjaminite
• Captivity
• 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