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Jeremiah 35:11

in Jeremiah 35

So when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched into the land, we said: ‘Come, let us go into Jerusalem to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans.’ So we have remained in Jerusalem.”

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we dwell at Jerusalem.

KJV

But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.

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This verse in Jeremiah 35

Commentary

8 notes on this verse
The Syrians - The Septuagint substitutes Assyrians for Syrians, but marauding bands of the Aramaeans are probably meant.

This site's exposition

We do not drink wine,” they

on Jeremiah 35:6-12

The Rechabites answer with their history: “our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab” forbade them wine, houses, fields, and vineyards. They have kept it whole, living “in tents” as he commanded. Their stay in Jerusalem is a wartime refuge, taken “to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans.”

This site's exposition

the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans

Chaldean and Aramean raiders came in the days of Jehoiakim, and Henry links them to 2 Kings 24:2, after Jehoiakim rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar. Barnes takes the Arameans as raiding bands. Henry holds that a strict rule must yield to necessity.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, The rules of a strict discipline must not be made too strict, but so as to admit of a dispensation when the necessity of a case calls for it, which therefore, in making vows of that nature, it is wisdom to provide expressly for, that the way may be made the more clear, and we may not afterwards be forced to say, It was an error, Eccles.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), which seems to refer to the invasion mentioned 2 Kings xxiv. 2 , which was upon occasion of Jehoiakim's rebelling against Nebuchadnezzar. After the judgments of God had broken in upon this rebellious people he continued to deal with them by his prophets to turn them from sin, that his wrath might turn away from the.

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But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land,....

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Necessity sets aside all other laws. This is the Rechabites' excuse for their seeming disobedience to Jonadab in temporarily settling in a city. Herein was seen the prescient wisdom of Jonadab's commands; they could at a moment's notice migrate, having no land possessions to tie them.

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

But - when Nebuchadnezzar - came up - If at present we appear to be acting contrary in any respect to our institutions, in being found in the city, necessity alone has induced us to take this temporary step. We have sought the shelter of the city for the preservation of our lives; so now we dwell at Jerusalem.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

And it came to pass when Nebuchadrezzar..came up Perforce we came to the city. Therefore, we are now dwelling in houses.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on Jeremiah 35:11:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

19 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיְהִ֗יand it was

    vayhiH1961 →3559 times

  • בַּעֲל֨וֹתwhen came up

    baalotH5927 →890 times

  • נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רNebuchadnezzar

    nevukhadretzarH5019 →60 times

  • מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    melekh-H4428 →2525 times

  • בָּבֶל֮Babylon

    bavelH894 →262 times

  • אֶל־against

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • הָאָרֶץ֒the land

    haaretzH776 →2504 times

  • וַנֹּ֗אמֶרand we said

    vanomerH559 →5305 times

  • בֹּ֚אוּcome

    bouH935 →2568 times

  • וְנָב֣וֹאso we may go

    venavo'H935 →2568 times

  • יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalem

    yerushalimH3389 →643 times

  • מִפְּנֵי֙<from> because of

    mipeneiH6440 →2123 times

  • חֵ֣יל[the] army of

    cheilH2428 →246 times

  • הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםthe Chaldeans

    hakasdimH3778 →80 times

  • וּמִפְּנֵ֖יand from before

    umipeneiH6440 →2123 times

  • חֵ֣יל[the] army of

    cheilH2428 →246 times

  • אֲרָ֑םAram

    ʾaramH758 →

  • וַנֵּ֖שֶׁבand we have dwelt

    vaneshevH3427 →1079 times

  • בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פin Jerusalem

    birushalimH3389 →643 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

9 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Kings 24:2And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets.6 worksJeremiah 8:14Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.4 works2 Kings 24:1–2During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.3 worksDaniel 1:1–2In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.3 worksJeremiah 4:5–7Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’3 worksLuke 21:20–21But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.2 works
The other 3 cross-references, with their words ▾
Mark 13:14So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.2 worksIsaiah 9:12Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.2 worksLuke 21:21Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.2 works

The walk

5 stops

Each 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 8:14

    Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink,…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 23:15

      Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says concerning the prophets: “I will feed them wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink, for from the prophets of Jerusalem ungodliness has spread throughout…

    • Jeremiah 9:15

      Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will feed this people wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.

    • Lamentations 3:19

      Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall.

    • Psalms 69:21

      They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

    • Deuteronomy 29:18

      Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure…

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About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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