Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 37

This chapter brings us very near the destruction of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans, for the story of it lies in the latter end of Zedekiah’s reign; we have in it, I. A general idea of the bad character of that reign, Jeremiah 37:1, 37:2. II. The message which Zedekiah, notwithstanding, sent to Jeremiah to desire his prayers, Jeremiah 37:3. III. The flattering hopes which the people had conceived, that the Chaldeans would quit the siege of Jerusalem, Jeremiah 37:5. IV. The assurance God gave them by Jeremiah (who was now at liberty, Jeremiah 37:4) that the Chaldean army should renew the siege and take the city, Jeremiah 37:6-37:10. V. The imprisonment of Jeremiah, under pretence that he was a deserter, Jeremiah 37:11-37:15. VI. The kindness which Zedekiah showed him when he was a prisoner, Jeremiah 37:16-37:21. MHBCC 783.1