Jeremiah 37 · Verse 14

Jeremiah 37:14

Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
Jeremiah 37:14, King James Version

Jeremiah 37:14 in other translations

BSB“That is a lie,” Jeremiah replied. “I am not deserting to the Chaldeans!” But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and took him to the officials.
WEBThen Jeremiah said, “That is false! I am not defecting to the Chaldeans.” But he didn’t listen to him; so Irijah seized Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
ASVThen said Jeremiah, It is false; I am not falling away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him; so Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
YLTAnd Jeremiah saith, ‘Falsehood--I am not falling unto the Chaldeans;' and he hath not hearkened unto him, and Irijah layeth hold on Jeremiah, and bringeth him in unto the heads,
DARBYAnd Jeremiah said, It is false: I am not deserting to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him; and Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
BBEThen Jeremiah said, That is not true; I am not going to the Chaldaeans. But he would not give ear to him: so Irijah made him prisoner and took him to the rulers.
WebsterThen said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

What does Jeremiah 37:14 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 37:11-21

There are times when it is the wisdom of good men to retire, to enter into their chambers, and to shut the doors, Is. 26:20. Jeremiah was seized as a deserter, and committed to prison. But it is no new thing for the best friends of the church to be belied, as in the interests of her worst enemies. When thus falsely accused, we may deny the charge, and commit our cause to Him who judges righteously. Jeremiah obtained…

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Jeremiah 37:14 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.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huJeremiahH3414
שֶׁ֗קֶרShe.kera lieH8267
אֵינֶ֤נִּי'ei.Ne.ninot IH369
נֹפֵל֙no.Fel[am] fallingH5307
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.Dimthe ChaldeansH3778
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
שָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'he listenedH8085
אֵלָ֑יו'e.Lavto himH413
וַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂvai.yit.Posand he seizedH8610
יִרְאִיָּיה֙yir.'i.YaihIrijahH3376
בְּיִרְמְיָ֔הוּbe.yir.me.Ya.hu<in> JeremiahH3414
וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huand he brought himH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַשָּׂרִֽים\׃ha.sa.Rimthe officialsH8269

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Cross references for Jeremiah 37:14

  • Psalms 27:12

    Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

  • Matthew 5:11-12

    Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

  • Jeremiah 40:4-6

    And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go. Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go. Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.

  • Psalms 52:1-2

    To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

  • Psalms 35:11

    False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

  • 1 Peter 3:16

    Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

  • 1 Peter 4:14-16

    If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

  • Nehemiah 6:8

    Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

  • Luke 6:26

    Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

  • Luke 6:22-23

    Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

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said.
40:4-6; Ne 6:8; Ps 27:12; 35:11; 52:1,2; Mt 5:11,12; Lu 6:22,23,26
1Pe 3:16; 4:14-16
false. Heb. falsehood. or, a lie.

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Context

  • Jeremiah 37:13

    And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.

  • Jeremiah 37:14

    Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

  • Jeremiah 37:15

    Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

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Jeremiah 37:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Jeremías dijo: Falso: no me retiro á los Caldeos. Mas él no lo escuchó, antes prendió Irías á Jeremías, y llevólo delante de los príncipes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Jérémie dit: C’est un mensonge; je ne vais point me rendre aux Chaldéens. Mais il ne l’écouta pas; et Jirija saisit Jérémie et l’amena aux princes.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jeremia sprach: Eine Lüge! ich will nicht zu den Chaldäern überlaufen. Aber er hörte nicht auf ihn, und Jerija nahm Jeremia fest und brachte ihn zu den Fürsten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
quam ob rem irati principes contra Jeremiam, cæsum eum miserunt in carcerem qui erat in domo Jonathan scribæ: ipse enim præpositus erat super carcerem.