Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Verse Takeaways
1
A Desperate, Secret Meeting
Commentators note that King Zedekiah chose "the third entry" for his meeting with Jeremiah. This was likely a private, secure passage from the palace to the temple, chosen to keep the interview secret from the hostile officials who wanted Jeremiah dead. This secrecy underscores the king's weakness and fear of his own court.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Jeremiah
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
Commentaries
5
Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 38:14
18th Century
Theologian
The third entry - There was probably a passage from the palace to the temple at this entry, and the meeting would take place in some private…
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 38:14
19th Century
Bishop
The third entry in the house of the Lord. —In 2 Kings 16:18 we read of the king’s entry without, an outside e…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 38:14
16th Century
Theologian
Another narrative is added here: King Zedekiah again sent for Jeremiah to come to him in the Temple—that is, in the court of the Temple. For it was…
Go Ad-Free
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
John Gill
On Jeremiah 38:14
17th Century
Pastor
Then Zedekiah the king sent and took Jeremiah the prophet to
him
When the prophet was…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 38:14–28
17th Century
Minister
Jeremiah was not eager to repeat the warnings, which seemed only to endanger his own life and add to the king's guilt, but asked whether he feared …