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

1Now Zedekiah the son of Josiah whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had made king in the land of Judah, reigned as king in place of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim. But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the Lord which He spoke through Jeremiah the prophet. 3Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and the priest Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Please pray to the Lord our God in our behalf.” 4Now Jeremiah was still coming and going among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison.

Jeremiah 37:2 word by word

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

• neitherלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• listenedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• to the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• He spokeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• throughיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
• Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030

Cross-references for Jeremiah 37:2

• 2 Kings 24:19He did evil in the sight of the Lord, in accordance with everything that Jehoiakim had done.
• 2 Chronicles 36:12He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God; he did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for the Lord.
• Proverbs 29:12If a ruler pays attention to falsehood, All his ministers become wicked.
• Ezekiel 21:25And you, slain, wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose day has come, in the time of the punishment of the end,’
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8Therefore, the one who rejects this is not rejecting man, but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you.
• Exodus 4:13But he said, “Please, Lord, now send the message by whomever You will.”
• Leviticus 8:36Aaron and his sons did all the things which the Lord had commanded through Moses.
• 2 Samuel 10:2Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console him about his father. But when David’s servants came to the land of the Ammonites,
• 2 Samuel 12:25and sent word through Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah for the Lord’s sake.
• 1 Kings 14:18Then all Israel buried him and mourned for him, in accordance with the word of the Lord which He had spoken through His servant Ahijah the prophet.
• 1 Kings 16:7Moreover, the word of the Lord through the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came against Baasha and his household, both because of all the evil that he did in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands, by being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he struck it.
• Proverbs 26:6One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Chops off his own feet and drinks violence.
• Hosea 12:10I have also spoken to the prophets, And I provided many visions, And through the prophets I spoke in parables.

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