Jeremiah 37:15

Translations

Modern

The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.

Traditional

Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

Literal

And the princes were angry at Jeremiah, and they struck him and put him in the house of bond in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for they had made it into a house of restraint.

Latin

…quam ob rem irati principes contra Jeremiam, cæsum eum miserunt in carcerem qui erat in domo Jonathan scribæ: ipse enim præpositus erat super carcerem.

Original

Hebrew

English

The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.

Notes

Jeremiah 37:13–16

The guards and other officials of Judah misunderstood Jeremiah's actions and thought he was deserting.

Jeremiah 37:1–38:28

The focus now returns to Zedekiah, who became king of Judah after his nephew Jehoiachin. These chapters describe meetings between Zedekiah and Jeremiah, highlighting Zedekiah’s struggle to fully commit to God's word (compare Deuteronomy 10:12–13). Zedekiah is a classic example of a person with divided loyalty (James 1:6–8).

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah Persecution

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

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Jeremiah 38:26
…then tell them, ‘I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”
2 Chronicles 18:26
…and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”
Jeremiah 20:1–3
When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and the chief official in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things,
2 Chronicles 16:10
Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.
Acts 5:18
…and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
Matthew 21:35
But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
Genesis 39:20
So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,
Jeremiah 26:16
Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, “This man is not worthy of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God!”
Revelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Hebrews 11:36–38
Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
Acts 5:28
“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
Matthew 26:67–68
Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him

People

Jeremiah: Son of Hilkiah, the prophet during Judah's final days Jonathan: Scribe with a house used as prison

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Courts and Trials Jehoiachin Jonathan Oholah and Oholibah Writer

Topics

Falsehood: Jeremiah's Adversaries, in Accusing Him of Joining the Chaldeans Indictments: A Second Indictment Jeremiah: The Prophet: Imprisoned by Zedekiah Jonathan: A Scribe Prisoners: Confined in the House of the Scribe Prisons: Places Used as House of the King's Scribe Prophets: The Jews: Often Imprisoned Them Zedekiah: Made King of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar: Imprisons Jeremiah on Account of his Denunciations

Jeremiah 37:15

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