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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/39.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/39.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />While Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/39.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The LORD had given the following message to Jeremiah while he was still in prison:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/39.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the guard:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/39.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And while Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD had come to him:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/39.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/39.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile the word of the LORD had come to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/39.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the word of the LORD had come to Jeremiah while he was confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/39.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now the word of the LORD had come to Jeremiah while he was confined in the court of the guardhouse, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/39.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now the word of the LORD had come to Jeremiah while he was confined in the court of the guardhouse, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/39.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the word of Yahweh had come to Jeremiah while he was confined in the court of the guard, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/39.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now the word of the LORD had come to Jeremiah while he was [still] confined in the court of the guardhouse, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/39.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the word of the LORD had come to Jeremiah when he was confined in the guard’s courtyard:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/39.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the word of the LORD had come to Jeremiah when he was confined in the guard&#8217s courtyard:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/39.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/39.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />While I was a prisoner in the courtyard of the palace guard, the LORD told me to say <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/39.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/39.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the prison, the LORD spoke his word to him. The LORD said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/39.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />While I was still imprisoned in the palace courtyard, the LORD told me <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/39.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This message from the LORD came to Jeremiah while he was confined in the courtyard of the guard: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/39.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And while Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD had come to him:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/39.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/39.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/39.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, while he was confined in the court of the prison, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/39.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/39.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And a word of YHWH has been to Jeremiah—in his being detained in the court of the prison—saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/39.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And unto Jeremiah hath a word of Jehovah been -- in his being detained in the court of the prison -- saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/39.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And to Jeremiah was the word of Jehovah in his being shut up in the enclosure of the prison, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/39.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, when he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying: Go, and tell Abdemelech the Ethiopian, saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/39.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah, when he had been confined to the vestibule of the prison, saying: “Go, and speak to Ebedmelech, the Ethiopian, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/39.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />While Jeremiah was still imprisoned in the court of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/39.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah while he was confined in the court of the guard:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/39.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/39.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the word of LORD JEHOVAH was upon Jeremiah when he was shut up in the court of the Guard:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/39.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/39.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the word of the Lord came to Jeremias in the court of the prison, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=12266" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/39.htm">Jeremiah Delivered</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: bih·yō·ṯōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">And while Jeremiah had been</a> <a href="/hebrew/6113.htm" title="6113: ‘ā·ṣūr (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To restrain, retain. A primitive root; to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble.">confined</a> <a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: ba·ḥă·ṣar (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- A yard, a hamlet.">in the courtyard</a> <a href="/hebrew/4307.htm" title="4307: ham·maṭ·ṭā·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A guard, ward, prison, target, mark. Or mattarah; from natar; a jail; also an aim.">of the guard,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏə·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">had come</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3414.htm" title="3414: yir·mə·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yirmyahuw; from ruwm and Yahh; Jah will rise; Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">him:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>“Go and tell Ebed-melech the Cushite that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to fulfill My words against this city for harm and not for good, and on that day they will be fulfilled before your eyes.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-4.htm">Jeremiah 1:4-10</a></span><br />The word of the LORD came to me, saying: / “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” / “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Jeremiah 38:7-13</a></span><br />Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin, / Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and said to the king, / “My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have dropped him into the cistern, where he will starve to death, for there is no more bread in the city.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Jeremiah 1:17-19</a></span><br />Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them. / Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. / They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-19.htm">Jeremiah 15:19-21</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them. / Then I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to save and deliver you, declares the LORD. / I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-12.htm">Jeremiah 26:12-15</a></span><br />But Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people, “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard. / So now, correct your ways and deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, so that He might relent of the disaster He has pronounced against you. / As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-1.htm">Jeremiah 20:1-6</a></span><br />When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer and the chief official in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things, / he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD. / The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-26.htm">Jeremiah 32:26-27</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: / “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/36-27.htm">Jeremiah 36:27-31</a></span><br />After the king had burned the scroll containing the words that Baruch had written at Jeremiah’s dictation, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah: / “Take another scroll and rewrite on it the very words that were on the original scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah has burned. / You are to proclaim concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah that this is what the LORD says: You have burned the scroll and said, ‘Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon would surely come and destroy this land and deprive it of man and beast?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Jeremiah 45:1-5</a></span><br />This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: / “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch: / You have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/42-7.htm">Jeremiah 42:7-22</a></span><br />After ten days the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, / and he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest. / Jeremiah told them, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your petition: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/23-11.htm">Acts 23:11</a></span><br />The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/18-9.htm">Acts 18:9-10</a></span><br />One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent. / For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/27-23.htm">Acts 27:23-24</a></span><br />For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me / and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-19.htm">Matthew 10:19-20</a></span><br />But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say. / For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a></span><br />Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,</p><p class="hdg">while.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/39-14.htm">Jeremiah 39:14</a></b></br> Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-1.htm">Jeremiah 32:1,2</a></b></br> The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which <i>was</i> the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/36-1.htm">Jeremiah 36:1-5</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, <i>that</i> this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/39-13.htm">Armed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-5.htm">Confined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-14.htm">Court</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-14.htm">Courtyard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-5.htm">Detained</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-14.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-14.htm">Guardhouse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-14.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-14.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-5.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-14.htm">Watchmen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-13.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/40-2.htm">Armed</a> <a href="/galatians/3-23.htm">Confined</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-3.htm">Court</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-14.htm">Courtyard</a> <a href="/daniel/10-13.htm">Detained</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-1.htm">Guard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-21.htm">Guardhouse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-1.htm">Jeremiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-53.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-12.htm">Watchmen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-1.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 39</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Jerusalem is taken.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Zedekiah is made blind and sent to Babylon.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-8.htm">The city laid in ruins,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm">and the people captivated.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-11.htm">Nebuchadrezzar's charge for the good usage of Jeremiah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-15.htm">God's promise to Ebed Melech.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/39.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/39.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And while Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard,</b><br>Jeremiah's confinement in the courtyard of the guard reflects the political and social tensions of his time. This location was within the palace complex, indicating that Jeremiah was under close watch but not in a dungeon. His imprisonment was due to his prophecies against Jerusalem, which were unpopular with the ruling authorities. This setting highlights the cost of prophetic ministry and the opposition faced by those who speak God's truth. It also parallels other biblical figures who were imprisoned for their faith, such as Joseph in Egypt and Paul in the New Testament.<p><b>the word of the LORD had come to him:</b><br>Despite Jeremiah's physical confinement, God's word was not hindered. This phrase emphasizes the sovereignty and omnipresence of God, who can reach His servants regardless of their circumstances. It underscores the prophetic nature of Jeremiah's ministry, as he received direct revelation from God. This divine communication is a recurring theme in the Bible, where God's word comes to His prophets to guide, warn, or comfort His people. It also foreshadows the ultimate revelation of God's word through Jesus Christ, who is described as the Word made flesh in the Gospel of John.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the destruction of Jerusalem and the subsequent exile of the Israelites. He is often referred to as the "weeping prophet" due to his deep sorrow over the fate of his people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who communicates His will and messages through His prophets.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_courtyard_of_the_guardhouse.htm">The Courtyard of the Guardhouse</a></b><br>A location in Jerusalem where Jeremiah was confined. This was a place of detention, indicating that Jeremiah was imprisoned for his prophecies against Jerusalem.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_word_of_the_lord.htm">The Word of the LORD</a></b><br>Refers to the divine message or revelation given to Jeremiah. This emphasizes the authority and divine origin of the message.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_siege_of_jerusalem.htm">Babylonian Siege of Jerusalem</a></b><br>The historical context of this passage is the Babylonian siege and eventual capture of Jerusalem, which fulfilled Jeremiah's prophecies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_word_in_difficult_circumstances.htm">God's Word in Difficult Circumstances</a></b><br>Even in confinement, God's word came to Jeremiah. This teaches us that God's presence and communication are not limited by our circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Adversity</a></b><br>Jeremiah's situation reminds us to remain faithful to God's calling, even when it leads to personal hardship or opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_authority_of_god's_word.htm">The Authority of God's Word</a></b><br>The phrase "the word of the LORD" underscores the divine authority behind Jeremiah's message, reminding us to respect and heed God's word in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment_and_deliverance.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment and Deliverance</a></b><br>The context of the Babylonian siege highlights God's control over nations and history, encouraging us to trust in His sovereign plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_messengers.htm">The Role of Prophets and Messengers</a></b><br>Jeremiah's role as a prophet emphasizes the importance of being receptive to God's messengers and the messages they bring.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_39.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 39</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_jer._15_3_punishments_conflict_with_god's_love.htm">The graphic punishments in Jeremiah 15:3 seem excessively harsh. Do they conflict with the concept of a just and loving God found elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer_15_1_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">If Jeremiah 15:1 implies God would not listen to Moses or Samuel, how does this align with other passages portraying a merciful God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_god's_changeability.htm">In Jeremiah 15:6, God says, 'I am weary with relenting,' yet other scriptures present Him as unchanging (e.g., Malachi 3:6). How do we reconcile this apparent contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jer._39_8-9_conflict_with_longer_siege.htm">Jeremiah 39:8-9: Does the swift capture and destruction of Jerusalem conflict with other texts or sources suggesting a longer, more protracted siege?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/39.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 15-18.</span> - A prophecy to Ebed-melech is here introduced, which, though uttered previously (see ch. 38.), could not have been mentioned before without breaking the sequence of events. For <span class="cmt_word">came</span>, we might render <span class="accented">had come.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And while [Jeremiah] had been</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּֽהְיֹת֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bih·yō·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">confined</span><br /><span class="heb">עָצ֔וּר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ṣūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6113.htm">Strong's 6113: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the courtyard</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֲצַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥă·ṣar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the guard,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּטָּרָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·maṭ·ṭā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4307.htm">Strong's 4307: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guard, ward, prison, target, mark</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the word</span><br /><span class="heb">דְבַר־</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·ḇar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had come</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[him]:</span><br /><span class="heb">יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yir·mə·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3414.htm">Strong's 3414: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeremiah -- 'Yah loosens', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Jeremiah 39:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Jeremiah 39:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Jeremiah 39:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Jeremiah 39:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Jeremiah 39:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Jeremiah 39:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Jeremiah 39:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Jeremiah 39:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Jeremiah 39:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/39-15.htm">Jeremiah 39:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/39-15.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 39:15 Now the word of Yahweh came (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/39-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 39:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 39:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/39-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 39:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 39:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>