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Jeremiah 37:1
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It is evident that Zedekiah was well affected toward Jeremiah. In Jeremiah 37-38, dealing with events during the siege of Jerusalem, we have an account of his relations with Jeremiah and of the prophet's personal history up to the capture of the city.
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Jeremiah 37:3
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這次遣使不可與 Jeremiah 21:1 所記的那次混為一談——那次發生於尼布甲尼撒正朝耶路撒冷進軍之時；這一次則是在埃及軍隊前來解圍所帶來的短暫盼望期間。猶太人因這暫時的解圍而歡欣鼓舞，卻可悲地濫用了它（Jeremiah 34:11）。西底家似乎在某種程度上也同懷此望，並期待這位先知能像當年的以賽亞那樣成功地為這城代求（Isaiah 37:6）。猶哈勒是主戰派的一員（Jeremiah 38:1），副大祭司西番雅也是如此；但除此之外，他對耶利米一向懷有善意。
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This embassy is not to be confounded with that Jeremiah 21:1 which 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 it Jeremiah 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 done Isaiah 37:6. Jehucal was a member of the warlike party Jeremiah 38:1, as also was the deputy high priest Zephaniah, but otherwise he was well affected to Jeremiah.
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Jeremiah 37:5
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「那時」——即「於是」。法老合弗拉(見耶利米書44:30),即希羅多德筆下的阿普里斯(Apries),大概未曾與尼布甲尼撒交戰便撤退了。他在位二十五年之後被阿瑪西斯(Amasis)廢黜,但獲准住在賽斯(Sais)的王宮裏,最終在那裏被勒死。
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Then - And. Pharaoh-Hophra Jeremiah 44:30, the Apries of Herodotus, probably withdrew without giving Nebuchadnezzar battle. After a reign of 25 years, he was dethroned by Amasis, but allowed to inhabit his palace at Sais, where finally he was strangled.
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Jeremiah 37:7
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耶利米在此的答覆，比 Jeremiah 21:4-7 中的更為不利。抵抗全無指望，甚至迦勒底人中的傷病者，也足以攻取這城並將其焚燒淨盡。
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Jeremiah's answer here is even more unfavorable than that which is given in Jeremiah 21:4-7. So hopeless is resistance that the disabled men among the Chaldaeans would alone suffice to capture the city and burn it to the ground.
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Jeremiah 37:11
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「因懼怕……而拔營」——或作「已從……面前撤營」。這不過是一次戰略調動。
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Was broken up for fear of - Or, "had got them up from the face of." It was simply a strategic movement.
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Jeremiah 37:12
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「要從那裏出來……」——即要從那裏取得一份。圍城暫解之時，頭一件需要的是糧食；因此耶利米與其他像他一樣有權分受亞拿突祭司田地出產的人同行，前往那裏，看看還有沒有可共用的存糧。
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To separate himself thence ... - To receive a share thence. When the siege was temporarily raised, the first object would be food, and, accordingly, Jeremiah accompanied by others, who, like himself, had a right to share in the produce of the priests' lands at Anathoth, started there to see whether any stores remained which might be available for their common use.
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Jeremiah 37:13
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「護衛兵的長官」——即守衛官，職責是盤查一切出入的人。
「便雅憫門」——北門，也稱為以法蓮門。
「你這是投奔……」——耶利米眾所周知的見解使他成為嫌疑人物，儘管指控並無根據。
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A captain of the ward - Captain of the watch, whose business was to examine all who went in and out.
The gate of Benjamin - The northern gate, also called the gate of Ephraim.
Thou fallest away ... - His well-known views made Jeremiah a suspected person, though the charge was groundless.
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Jeremiah 37:14
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「眾首領」——不是約西亞時代受教養的貴族、耶利米的朋友們（Jeremiah 26:16），而是 Jeremiah 24:8 所描述的那些人。他們假定控告屬實，先鞭打耶利米，然後把他下在監裏。
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The princes - Not the noblemen trained in the days of Josiah and Jeremiah's friends Jeremiah 26:16, but those described in Jeremiah 24:8. They assumed that the accusation was true; they first scourged and then imprisoned Jeremiah.
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Jeremiah 37:15
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「那房子」——大概是國務大臣的官邸。
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The house - Probably the official residence of the secretary of state.
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Jeremiah 37:16
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「地牢」——按字面是「水池或坑之屋」，顯然是在地下。在這水池般的坑穴中有好幾個囚室或拱形地窖，耶利米在其中一個囚室裏，光線微弱、通風更差，住了許久。
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Dungeon - literally, house of a cistern or pit, and evidently underground. In this cistern-like excavation were several cells or arched vaults, in one of which with little light and less ventilation Jeremiah remained a long time.
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Jeremiah 37:21
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「監裏」——即護衛兵的院子（見旁註參照）。
「一個」——按字面是「圓的」，即圓形的餅。
「餅舖街」——在東方城邑中，各行各業通常各有專設的地點。比較 Acts 10:6。
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The prison - the watch (marginal reference).
Piece - literally, a circle, i. e., a round cake.
The bakers' street - It is usual in oriental towns for each trade to have a special place set apart for it. Compare Acts 10:6.
顯然，西底家對耶利米頗有好感。Jeremiah 37-38記述耶路撒冷被圍期間的事件，其中記載了他與耶利米的關係，以及先知本人直到城被攻陷為止的經歷。