Jeremiah 37:3

"But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, listened to the LORD’s words, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah."

Key Reflection

The people of Judah, including King Zedekiah and his court, disregarded the prophetic warnings from Jeremiah about coming judgment due to their own sinful behavior and persistent rebellion against God's commands. This refusal was part of a long pattern where the Hebrew people consistently failed to heed divine messages through prophets like Jeremiah, despite these warnings often being repeated and given in response to specific historical events or crises.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

This embassy is not to be confounded with thatJeremiah 21:1which took place when Nebuchadnezzar was just marching upon Jerusalem; this was in the brief interval of hope occasioned by the approach of an Egyptian army to raise the siege. The Jews were elated by this temporary relief, and miserably abused itJeremiah 34:11. Zedekiah seems to some extent to have shared their hopes, and to have expected that the prophet would intercede for the city as successfully as Isaiah had doneIsaiah 37:6.

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