Jeremiah 37:4

Jeremiah 37:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Jeremiah was still going in and out among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Jeremiah was coming and going among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison.

Context of Jeremiah 37:4

2But neither King Zedekiah nor his attendants nor the people who were left in the land listened to what the Lord said through Jeremiah. 3Nevertheless, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, son of Maaseiah, to ask Jeremiah, “Please pray to the Lord our God for us.” Jeremiah had not yet been imprisoned, so he could come and go among the people as he pleased. 5At this time the army of Pharaoh Hophra of Egypt appeared at the southern border of Judah. When the Babylonian army heard about it, they withdrew from their siege of Jerusalem. 6Then the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah:

Jeremiah 37:4 word by word

וְיִרְמְיָ֕הוּ בָּ֥א וְיֹצֵ֖א בְּת֣וֹךְ הָעָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־נָתְנ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ בֵּ֥ית הַכְּלֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• came inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• for they had not putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• him into prisonכְּלִיאkelîy' kelû' · prisonH3628
• him into prisonבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Jeremiah 37:4

• Jeremiah 37:15They were furious with Jeremiah and had him flogged and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secretary. Jonathan’s house had been converted into a prison.
• Jeremiah 32:2Jerusalem was then under siege from the Babylonian army, and Jeremiah was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 37:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Now Jeremiah came in and went out - After the siege was raised, he had a measure of liberty; he was not closely confined, as he afterwards was. See Jeremiah 37:16.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Zedekiah asked for prayer, hoping Jeremiah's prayers would magically defeat the enemy (see Jeremiah 14:7–9 and Jeremiah 14:7–9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Jeremiah ... not put ... into prison--He was no longer in the prison court, as he had been (Jr 32:2; 33:1), which passages refer to the beginning of the siege, not to the time when the Chaldeans renewed the siege, after having withdrawn for a time to meet Pharaoh.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 37:4

• Alliances
• Pharaoh

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah
• Jeremiah (2)
• Prison; Prisoner
• Siege
• 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