Jeremiah 21:1
in Jeremiah 21This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
The word which came unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
KJV
The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
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This verse in Jeremiah 21
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
By sending this embassy Zedekiah acknowledged that Jeremiah held the same position in the kingdom which Isaiah had held under Hezekiah 2Ki 19:2. Pashur and Zephaniah belonged to the party who were for resisting Nebuchadnezzar by force of arms.
This site's exposition
This is the word that came
on Jeremiah 21:1-2
King Zedekiah sends “Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah,” a different Pashhur, to ask Jeremiah to “inquire of the LORD”. Their hope is plain: “Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Chapter 21, verses 1 and following) The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying, 'Inquire of the Lord for us, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to all his wonderful deeds and will make him withdraw from us.' Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer, who struck Jeremiah, had a son named Pashhur. But Phasur is the son of Melchiah.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Pashur--son of Melchiah, of the fifth order of priests, distinct from Pashur, son of Immer (Jer 20:1), of the sixteenth order (1Ch 24:9, 14). Zephaniah--of the twenty-fourth order. They are designated, not by their father, but by their family (1Ch 24:18).
The word which came unto Jeremiah - The chapters in the remaining parts of this prophecy seem strangely interchanged. This subject has been mentioned in the introduction, and some tables given; and to these the critical reader is requested to refer. The discourse here was delivered about the ninth year or the reign of Zedekiah. This chapter, observes Dr. Blayney, contains the first of those prophecies which were delivered by Jeremiah, subsequent to the revolt of Zedekiah, and the breaking out of the war thereupon; and which are continued on to the taking of Jerusalem, related in chap. 29, in the following order: Jer 21:1-14, 34, 37, 32, 33, 38, 39. Pashur the son of Melchiah - There can be little doubt that this Pashur was a different person from him who was called the son of Immur in the preceding chapter.
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הַדָּבָ֛ר | hadavar | the word | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָיָ֥ה | hayah | it came | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אֶֽל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ | yirmeyahu | Jeremiah | H3414 → | 147 times |
| מֵאֵ֣ת | meet | from with | H854 → | 929 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בִּשְׁלֹ֨חַ | bishloach | when sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֵלָ֜יו | ʾelav | to him | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּ | tzidkiyahu | Zedekiah | H6667 → | 63 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פַּשְׁחוּר֙ | pashchur | Pashhur | H6583 → | 14 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מַלְכִּיָּ֔ה | malkiyah | Malkijah | H4441 → | 16 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| צְפַנְיָ֧ה | tzefanyah | Zephaniah | H6846 → | 10 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מַעֲשֵׂיָ֛ה | maaseyah | Maaseiah | H4641 → | 23 times |
| הַכֹּהֵ֖ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
הַדָּבָ֛רthe word
hadavarH1697 →1440 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
הָיָ֥הit came
hayahH1961 →3559 times
אֶֽל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiah
yirmeyahuH3414 →147 times
מֵאֵ֣תfrom with
meetH854 →929 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בִּשְׁלֹ֨חַwhen sent
bishloachH7971 →845 times
אֵלָ֜יוto him
ʾelavH413 →5510 times
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּZedekiah
tzidkiyahuH6667 →63 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
פַּשְׁחוּר֙Pashhur
pashchurH6583 →14 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
מַלְכִּיָּ֔הMalkijah
malkiyahH4441 →16 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
צְפַנְיָ֧הZephaniah
tzefanyahH6846 →10 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
מַעֲשֵׂיָ֛הMaaseiah
maaseyahH4641 →23 times
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 37:3Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”
it leads to
- Jeremiah 21:1–2
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said,
- Jeremiah 52:24
The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 42:20
For you have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell…
- Jeremiah 21:1–2
Through
Jeremiah 52:24The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 37:3
Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 29:25
this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “In your own name you have sent out letters to all the people of Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah,…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 25:18
The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
- 1 Chronicles 6:14
Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.
- Jeremiah 35:4
and I brought them into the house of the LORD, to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was near the chamber of the…
- Jeremiah 37:3
About Jeremiah
Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonLate monarchy / ExileJeremiahPriest of Anathoth called before birth to uproot and to plant; the weeping prophet of Jerusalem's fall who bought a field in the s…
- PersonExileZedekiahJudah's last king, who broke his oath to Babylon against Jeremiah's word; his sons slain before his eyes at Riblah, and the city a…
- PersonJosiah's reign (c. 630s BC)ZephaniahProphet with the Twelve's longest pedigree (Zeph 1:1, four generations to Hizkiah); his book sweeps the Day of the LORD across the…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.