Jeremiah 37:14

Jeremiah 37:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jeremiah said, "It is a lie; I am not deserting to the Chaldeans." But Irijah would not listen to him, and seized Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jeremiah said, “False! I am not defecting to the Chaldeans.” But he did not listen to him. So Irijah seized Jeremiah and brought him to the princes.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“That’s not true!” Jeremiah protested. “I had no intention of doing any such thing.” But Irijah wouldn’t listen, and he took Jeremiah before the officials.

Context of Jeremiah 37:14

12Jeremiah started to leave the city to go to the territory of Benjamin to get his share of the property among the people there. 13But when he reached the Benjamin Gate, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, arrested him and said, “You are deserting to the Babylonians!” “That’s not true!” Jeremiah said. “I am not deserting to the Babylonians.” But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and brought him to the officials. 15They were angry with Jeremiah and had him beaten and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secretary, which they had made into a prison. 16Jeremiah was put into a vaulted cell in a dungeon, where he remained a long time.

Jeremiah 37:14 word by word

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֜הוּ שֶׁ֗קֶר אֵינֶ֤נִּי נֹפֵל֙ עַל־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖ע אֵלָ֑יו וַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂ יִרְאִיָּיה֙ בְּיִרְמְיָ֔הוּ וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ אֶל־הַשָּׂרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• falseשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• I fall not awayנָפַלnâphal · to fall: desertingH5307
• to the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
• But he hearkenedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• not to him: so Irijahיִרְאִיָּיהyir'îyâyh · IrijahH3376
• tookתָּפַשׂtâphaώ · to captureH8610
• and broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• him to the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269

Cross-references for Jeremiah 37:14

• Jeremiah 40:4But today I am freeing you from the chains on your wrists. Come with me to Babylon, if you like, and I will look after you; but if you do not want to, then don’t come. Look, the whole country lies before you; go wherever you please.”
• Nehemiah 6:8I sent him this reply: “Nothing like what you are saying is happening; you are just making it up out of your head.”
• Psalms 27:12Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations.
• Psalms 35:11Ruthless witnesses come forward; they question me on things I know nothing about.
• Psalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero? Why do you boast all day long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
• Matthew 5:11“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
• Luke 6:22Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
• 1 Peter 3:16keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.
• 1 Peter 4:14If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 37:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The princes - Not the noblemen trained in the days of Josiah and Jeremiah‘s friends Jeremiah 26:16, but those described in Jeremiah 24:8. They assumed that the accusation was true; they first scourged and then imprisoned Jeremiah.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. 13-16The guards and other officials of Judah misunderstood Jeremiah's actions and thought he was deserting.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-211. Coniah--curtailed from Jeconiah by way of reproach. whom--referring to Zedekiah, not to Coniah (2Ki 24:17).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 37:14

• Accusation, False
• Falsehood
• Indictments
• Irijah

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah
• Captivity
• Irijah
• 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