Jeremiah 38:28
in Jeremiah 38And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So Jeremiah abode in the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken. And it came to pass when Jerusalem was taken
KJV
So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken.
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This verse in Jeremiah 38
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And he was there when ... - These words are altered by some to “and it came to pass when” etc., and taken to form the opening of Jer. 39.
This site's exposition
I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans
on Jeremiah 38:19-28
Zedekiah names his fear: “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans.” Jeremiah answers, “They will not hand you over,” and describes the palace women mocking the king: “Your feet sank into the mire.” He remains in the courtyard “until the day Jerusalem was captured.”
This site's exposition
until the day Jerusalem was captured
Jeremiah stays under guard until the city falls, and chapter 39 takes up the story from that day. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown and Albert Barnes report that some editors join the last words here to the opening of chapter 39. The prophet who foretold the capture lives to see it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
5 Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you. 6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison,.... Where he was ordered to be by the king, before he was cast into the dungeon, and where he was replaced by Ebedmelech; and which was now confirmed by the king, and here he continued: until the day that Jerusalem was taken; but how long it was from his conversation with the king, to the taking of the city, is not certain: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken; as appears from Jer 39:
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
he was there when Jerusalem was taken--These words are made the beginning of the thirty-ninth chapter by many; but the accents and sense support English Version.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב | vaiyeshev | and he remained | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ | yirmeyahu | Jeremiah | H3414 → | 147 times |
| בַּחֲצַ֣ר | bachatzar | in [the] courtyard of | H2691 → | 191 times |
| הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה | hamatarah | the guard | H4307 → | 16 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| י֖וֹם | yom | [the] day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | when | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נִלְכְּדָ֣ה | nilkedah | it was captured | H3920 → | 121 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם ס | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| וְהָיָ֕ה | vehayah | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | kaasher | just when | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נִלְכְּדָ֖ה | nilkedah | it was captured | H3920 → | 121 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פ | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
וַיֵּ֤שֶׁבand he remained
vaiyeshevH3427 →1079 times
יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙Jeremiah
yirmeyahuH3414 →147 times
בַּחֲצַ֣רin [the] courtyard of
bachatzarH2691 →191 times
הַמַּטָּרָ֔הthe guard
hamatarahH4307 →16 times
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
י֖וֹם[the] day
yomH3117 →2304 times
אֲשֶׁר־when
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
נִלְכְּדָ֣הit was captured
nilkedahH3920 →121 times
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם סJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
וְהָיָ֕הand it was
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust when
kaasherH834 →5497 times
נִלְכְּדָ֖הit was captured
nilkedahH3920 →121 times
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 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
Psalms 23:4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
it leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Psalms 118:6
The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Psalms 138:7
If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
- Isaiah 43:1–2
Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your…
- Psalms 3:6
I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
- Isaiah 41:10
Through
Jeremiah 38:13and they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 37:21
So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 37:21
Through
Jeremiah 37:21So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 38:13
and they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
- Jeremiah 52:6
By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.
- Jeremiah 38:13
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About Jeremiah
Who and where
2 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…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; 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.