John Gill Commentary Jeremiah 37:2

"But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of Jehovah, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah." — Jeremiah 37:2 (ASV)

But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, &c.] The king, his courtiers and subjects, the royal family, nobility, and common people; they were all degenerate and corrupt. Jarchi observes, that Jehoiakim was wicked, and his people righteous; and that Zedekiah was righteous, and his people wicked; but he seems to found his character on that single action of taking Jeremiah out of prison; whereas, according to this account, king and people were all wicked:

for neither one or other did hearken to the words of the Lord, which he spoke by Jeremiah the prophet; neither those which were spoken in the former nor in the latter part of his reign, concerning the destruction of the city by the Chaldeans. This short account is given to show how just it was to give up such a prince and people to ruin.