Then Jeremiah said, “That is false! I am not defecting to the Chaldeans.” But he didn’t listen to him; so Irijah seized Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
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Then Jeremiah said, “That is false! I am not defecting to the Chaldeans.” But he didn’t listen to him; so Irijah seized Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
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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.
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Then said Jeremiah: 'It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans'; but he hearkened not to him; so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
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Passages linked to Jeremiah 37:14 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 27:12 Don’t deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out cruelty.
- Psalms 52:1-2 Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually. Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
- Jeremiah 40:4-6 Now, behold, I release you today from the chains which are on your hand. If it seems good to you to come with me into Babylon, come, and I will take care of you; but if it seems bad to you to come with me into Babylon, don’t. Behold, all the land is before you. Where it seems good and right to you to go, there go.” Now while he had not yet gone back, “Go back then,” he said, “to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people; or go wherever it seems right to you to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him food and a present, and let him go. Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and lived with him among the people who were left in the land.
- Matthew 5:11-12 “Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
- Nehemiah 6:8 Then I sent to him, saying, “There are no such things done as you say, but you imagine them out of your own heart.”
- Psalms 35:11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.
- Luke 6:22-23 Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake. Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did the same thing to the prophets.
- Luke 6:26 Woe, when men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.
- 1 Peter 3:16 having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.
- 1 Peter 4:14-16 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified. For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or a meddler in other men’s matters. But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jer 37:14 Then said Jeremiah, [It is] false; I…
Jer 37:14 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.
Ver. 14. Then said Jeremiah, It is false.] Satanae pectus mendaciis faecundissimum est. {a} It is no news for innocence to be slandered, and to go with a scratched face.
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But he hearkened not unto him.] Right or wrong, he must come before the princes, who do also handle the good prophet very coarsely.
{a} Luther.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Though Jeremiah, as the Lord’s prophet, faithfully revealed the…
Though Jeremiah, as the Lord’s prophet, faithfully revealed the will of God, that the Chaldeans should take the city, to warn the people (if possible) to prevent it by solemn addresses unto God, or at least to prevent what mischief might be prevented by a timely surrender to the king of Babylon, yet he had no design to fly to them; he was so far from delighting in their company, that when the city was taken, and the captain of the guard offered him either to go along with him to Babylon, promising to look well to him, Jer 40:4,5, or to go back to Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon had left as deputy governor in Judea, he chose rather to go and dwell under Gedaliah’s government in a poor condition, than to mend his commons in an idolatrous country: but the captain would not believe him, but carrieth him before the princes.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Then said Jeremiah, it is false,.... Or a "falsehood"…
Then said Jeremiah, it is false,.... Or a "falsehood" (k); as undoubtedly it was;
I fall not away to the Chaldeans; for the Chaldean army was gone from the city; nor did Jeremiah like so well to be with an idolatrous people; for after the city was taken, when Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard gave him his choice, either to go with him to Babylon, where he promised to take care of him; or to go to Gedaliah, who was made governor of Judah; he chose rather to be with him, and his poor company:
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but he hearkened not to him; would not hear his defence, or however would not give any credit to it, being unwilling to let slip this opportunity of doing him ill will:
so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes; the princes of Zedekiah's court, or the princes of the people, the civil magistrates; or it may be the great sanhedrim, who he knew had no good disposition towards the prophet.
(k) "mendacium est", Vatablus; "falsitas, calumnia", Schmidt.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The princes - Not the noblemen trained in the…
The princes - Not the noblemen trained in the days of Josiah and Jeremiah’s friends Jer 26:16, but those described in Jer 24:8. They assumed that the accusation was true; they first scourged and then imprisoned Jeremiah.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Beat him, as a traitor and fugitive. --- Prison,…
Beat him, as a traitor and fugitive. --- Prison, very deep, ver. 19. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 14. The princes — These were not the men…
14. The princes — These were not the men who had twice before espoused the cause of Jeremiah. Chaps. 26 and 36. Probably those had been carried away with Jeconiah, and their places were now filled by men less worthy.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (14) Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the…
(14) Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.—These were probably, as a body, identical with those named in Jer_36:12, but the party opposed to the prophet were now apparently stronger than they had been. Neither they nor Irijah would listen to the prophet’s denial of the accusation. The fact that the siege had been raised by the Chaldæans may have given fresh strength to the party of resistance. Possibly also many of the prophet’s friends had shared the captivity of Jehoiakim.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 14, 15. Characteristics of injustice.
Vers. 14, 15. Characteristics of injustice.
They may be traced in the incident recorded in these verses. Unjust judges as were these
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I WILL NOT HEARKEN TO THE ACCUSED.
II ARE BIASED BY PASSION.
III ARE NEEDLESSLY CRUEL.
IV SEEK NOT EIGHT, BUT REVENGE.
LEARN. To be careful what manner of spirit we are of whenever we are called upon to judge one another. Let us be thankful that the Judge before whom we stand, and who surveys all our ways, is that gracious Lord to whom the Father has committed all judgment, and who judges not righteously only, but in all mercy as well. C.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 This means escaping trouble and leaving people who need…
deserting
This means escaping trouble and leaving people who need help.
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Irijah
See how you translated this man's name in Jeremiah 37:13. (See: How to Translate Names)
officials
See how you translated this in Jeremiah 1:18.
Jonathan the scribe
"Jonathan, who was a scribe." This is a man's name. (See: Numbers)
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Chaldea
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prison
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