Jeremiah 37

Jeremiah 37:1

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah king of Judah, came this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord.

In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim, when all things were quiet and successful, this word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, to be executed afterwards, in the reign of Zedekiah.

Instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim.

Instead of Jechoniah the son of Jehoiakim, who took upon him to reign, for three months, and then yielded to the king of Babylon.

Jeremiah 37:12

Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.

Then Jeremiah the prophet, taking the advantage of the removal of the Chaldean army from the siege of Jerusalem, went forth, with the rest of his countrymen, to go into his native place, in the tribe of Benjamin, to live apart there, for a time.

Jeremiah 37:13

Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.

Thou hast hitherto set out the power and future success of the Chaldees, and now thou art secretly slinking away to them.

Jeremiah 37:21

Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the baker’s street, until all the bread of the city were spent.

Then Zedekiah the king, being moved with some compassion towards Jeremiah, commanded him to a larger custody, where he had some more liberty; and gave charge, that he should have, notwithstanding the extreme scarcity of the time, every day a piece of the ordinary and common bread of the city allowed unto him.