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

1Zedekiah son of Josiah succeeded Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim as king. He was elevated to the throne of the land of Judah by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Neither he nor the officials who served him nor the people of Judah paid any attention to what the Lord said through the prophet Jeremiah. 3King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to the prophet Jeremiah. He told them to say, “Please pray to the Lord our God on our behalf.” 4(Now Jeremiah had not yet been put in prison. So he was still free to come and go among the people as he pleased.

Jeremiah 37:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• But neither he, nor his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• nor the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• did hearkenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• unto the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• which he spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• byיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414

Cross-references for Jeremiah 37:2

• 2 Kings 24:19He did evil in the sight of the Lord, as 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, the Lord’s spokesman.
• Proverbs 29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all his ministers will be wicked.
• Ezekiel 21:25“‘As for you, profane and wicked prince of Israel, whose day has come, the time of final punishment,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
• Exodus 4:13But Moses said, “O my Lord, please send anyone else whom you wish to send!”
• Leviticus 8:36So Aaron and his sons did all the things the Lord had commanded through Moses.
• 2 Samuel 10:2David said, “I will express my loyalty to Hanun son of Nahash just as his father was loyal to me.” So David sent his servants with a message expressing sympathy over his father’s death. When David’s servants entered the land of the Ammonites,
• 2 Samuel 12:25and sent word through Nathan the prophet that he should be named Jedidiah for the Lord’s sake.
• 1 Kings 14:18All Israel buried him and mourned for him, just as the Lord had predicted through his servant the prophet Ahijah.
• 1 Kings 16:7The prophet Jehu son of Hanani received from the Lord the message predicting the downfall of Baasha and his family because of all the evil Baasha had done in the sight of the Lord. His actions angered the Lord (including the way he had destroyed Jeroboam’s dynasty), so that his family ended up like Jeroboam’s.
• Proverbs 26:6Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.
• Hosea 12:10I spoke to the prophets; I myself revealed many visions; I spoke in parables through the prophets.”

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