Tree of Life Version
Jeremiah 37:18
18Moreover Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah: “How have I sinned against you or against your servants or against this people, that you have put me in prison?
Jeremiah 37:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?
- New International Version (NIV)Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “What crime have I committed against you or your attendants or this people, that you have put me in prison?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Jeremiah also said to King Zedekiah, "What wrong have I done to you or your servants or this people, that you have put me in prison?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “What offense have I committed against you, against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison?
Context of Jeremiah 37:18
16For Jeremiah went into a vaulted cell in the dungeon pit, and Jeremiah remained there many days. 17Then King Zedekiah sent for him and received him in his palace secretly, and the king asked him: “Is there any word from Adonai?” “There is,” Jeremiah said, and he also said, “You shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon.” Moreover Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah: “How have I sinned against you or against your servants or against this people, that you have put me in prison? 19Where now are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying: ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or against this land?’ 20So now please listen, my lord the king! Please let my petition come before you and do not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, so I will not die there.”
Read all of Jeremiah 37Jeremiah 37:18 word by word
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ אֶל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֑הוּ מֶה֩ חָטָ֨אתִֽי לְךָ֤ וְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ וְלָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה כִּֽי־נְתַתֶּ֥ם אוֹתִ֖י אֶל־בֵּ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Moreover Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֫הוּtsidqîyâh tsidqîyâhû · ZedekiahH6667
- What have I offendedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
- against thee, or against thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- or against this peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- that ye have putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- me in prisonכֶּ֫לֶאkele' · prisonH3608
- me in prisonבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
Cross-references for Jeremiah 37:18
- Jeremiah 26:19“Did King Hezekiah of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Didn’t he fear Adonai and plead for the favor of Adonai, and then Adonai relented of the calamity that He had pronounced against them? So we may be committing great evil against our own souls.”
- Genesis 31:36Then Jacob got angry and argued with Laban. Jacob answered and said to Laban, “What’s my crime? What’s my sin that you’ve hotly pursued me?
- 1 Samuel 24:9Then David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to men’s words saying: ‘Look, David intends you harm’?
- 1 Samuel 26:18then added, “Yet why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?
- Proverbs 17:13Whoever rewards evil for good— evil will never leave his house.
- Daniel 6:22Daniel spoke to the king: “May the king live forever!
- John 10:32Yeshua answered them, “I’ve shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these are you going to stone Me?”
- Acts 23:1Paul, looking intently at the Sanhedrin, said, “Brothers, I have lived my life in all good conscience for God up to this day.”
- Acts 24:16“Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience before both God and men.
- Acts 25:8Paul said in his defense, “I have committed no offense against the Torah of the Jewish people, or against the Temple, or against Caesar.”
- Acts 26:31When they had gone away, they began talking among themselves, saying, “This man is doing nothing deserving of death or chains.”
- Galatians 4:16So have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?!
Commentaries on Jeremiah 37:18
- 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. 18-20Jeremiah likely thought Zedekiah was behind his arrest and imprisonment. The prophet was probably in poor health after being whipped and held without medical care and with little food.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. What--In what respect have I offended?Read the comment
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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
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