Jeremiah 32 · Verse 2

Jeremiah 32:2

For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah’s house.
Jeremiah 32:2, King James Version

Jeremiah 32:2 in other translations

BSBAt that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.
WEBNow at that time the king of Babylon’s army was besieging Jerusalem. Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah’s house.
ASVNow at that time the king of Babylon’s army was besieging Jerusalem; and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah’s house.
YLTAnd then the forces of the king of Babylon are laying siege against Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet hath been shut up in the court of the prison that is in the house of the king of Judah,
DARBYAnd the king of Babylon's army was then besieging Jerusalem; and the prophet Jeremiah was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah's house.
BBENow at that time the king of Babylon's army was round Jerusalem, shutting it in: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the place of the armed watchmen, in the house of the king of Judah.
WebsterFor then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was confined in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house.

What does Jeremiah 32:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. in ... court of ... prison--that is, in the open space occupied by the guard, from which he was not allowed to depart, but where any of his friends might visit him (Jr 32:12; Jr 38:13, 28). Marvellous obstinacy, that at the time when they were experiencing the truth of Jeremiah's words in the pressure of the siege, they should still keep the prophet in confinement [Calvin]. The circumstances narrated (Jr 32:3-5) occurred at the beginning of the siege, when Jeremiah foretold the capture of the city (Jr 32:1; Jr 34:1-7; 39:1). He was at that time put into free custody in the court of the prison. At the raising of the siege by Pharaoh-hophra, Jeremiah was on the point of repairing to Benjamin, when he was cast into "the dungeon," but obtained leave to be removed again to the court of the prison (Jr 37:12-21). When there he urged the Jews, on the second advance of the Chaldeans to the siege, to save themselves by submission to Nebuchadnezzar (Jr 38:2, 3); in consequence of this the king, at the instigation of the princes, had him cast into a miry dungeon (Jr 38:4-6); again he was removed to the prison court at the intercession of a courtier (Jr 32:7-13), where he remained till the capture of the city (Jr 32:28), when he was liberated (Jr 39:11, &c.; Jr 40:1, &c.).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem - The siege had commenced the year before, and continued a year after ending in the fifth month of the following year; consequently, the siege must have lasted about eighteen months and twenty-seven days. See 2Kgs 25:18.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 32:1-15

Jeremiah buys a field. (Jr 32:1-15) The prophet's prayer. (Jr 32:16-25) God declares that he will give up his people, but promises to restore them. (Jr 32:26-44) Verses 1-15 Jeremiah, being in prison for his prophecy, purchased a piece of ground. This was to signify, that though Jerusalem was besieged, and the whole country likely to be laid waste, yet the time would come, when houses, and fields, and vineyards…

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Jeremiah 32:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאָ֗זve.'Azand thenH227
חֵ֚ילcheil[the] army ofH2428
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
בָּבֶ֔לba.VelBabylonH894
צָרִ֖יםtza.Rim[were] laying siegeH6696
עַל\־'al-onH5921
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
וְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huand JeremiahH3414
הַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030
הָיָ֤הha.Yahhe wasH1961
כָלוּא֙kha.Lu'shut upH3607
בַּחֲצַ֣רba.cha.Tzarin [the] courtyard ofH2691
הַמַּטָּרָ֔הha.ma.ta.Rahthe guardH4307
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834
בֵּֽית\־beit-[was] [the] house ofH1004
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָֽה\׃ye.hu.DahJudahH3063

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Cross references for Jeremiah 32:2

  • Jeremiah 37:21

    Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers’ street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.

  • Nehemiah 3:25

    Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king’s high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.

  • Jeremiah 38:6

    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. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.

  • Jeremiah 33:1

    Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

  • Jeremiah 32:8

    So Hanameel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 39:13-15

    So Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab–saris, and Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, and all the king of Babylon’s princes; 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. Now the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

  • Jeremiah 36:5

    And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the Lord:

  • Matthew 5:12

    Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

  • Jeremiah 32:3

    For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
then.The siege had commenced on the tenth month of the preceding year, and continued a year after, ending in the fifth month of the following year; consequently the siege must have lasted eighteen months and twenty-seven days. See 2 Ki 25:18.
Jeremiah.
3,8; 33:1; 36:5; 37:21; 38:6; 39:13-15; Mt 5:12
in the.
Ne 3:25

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Context

  • Jeremiah 32:1

    The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar.

  • Jeremiah 32:2

    For then the king of Babylon’s army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah’s house.

  • Jeremiah 32:3

    For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;

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Jeremiah 32:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y entonces el ejército del rey de Babilonia tenía cercada á Jerusalem; y el profeta Jeremías estaba preso en el patio de la cárcel que estaba en la casa del rey de Judá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’armée du roi de Babylone assiégeait alors Jérusalem, et Jérémie le prophète était enfermé dans la cour de la prison qui était dans la maison du roi de Juda,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und das Heer des Königs von Babel belagerte damals Jerusalem. Und der Prophet Jeremia war im Gefängnishofe eingesperrt, der im Hause des Königs von Juda ist;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc exercitus regis Babylonis obsidebat Jerusalem, et Jeremias propheta erat clausus in atrio carceris qui erat in domo regis Juda.