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Jeremiah 37:3 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 37 · verse 3
And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.Jeremiah 37:3 · King James Version
Jeremiah 37:3 in context
1And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
2But 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.
3And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.
4Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
5Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ShelemiahShelemyâhShelemjah, the name of nine IsraelitesH8018 →
- ZephaniahTsᵉphanyâhTsephanjah, the name of four IsraelitesH6846 →
- ZedekiahTsidqîyâhTsidkijah, the name of six IsraelitesH6667 →
- MaaseiahMaʻăsêyâhMaasejah, the name of sixteen IsraelitesH4641 →
- JehucalYᵉhûwkalJehukal, an IsraeliteH3081 →
- prophetnâbîyʼa prophet or inspired manH5030 →
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Here is, 1. Jeremiah's preaching slighted, Jer 37:1, Jer 37:2. Zedekiah succeeded Coniah, or Jeconiah, and, though he saw in his predecessor the fatal consequences of contemning the word of God, yet he did not take warning, nor give any more regard to it than others had done before him.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10