Bible Strands
Jeremiah 37:12
Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to claim his portion there among the people.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah moves from Jerusalem toward his ancestral territory in Benjamin immediately after the Chaldean army temporarily withdraws due to Pharaoh’s forces.
The words — The Hebrew verb יָצָא (yāṣāʾ) denotes his physical departure, while חָלַק (ḥālaq) specifies his legal claim to an inherited portion in the land.
The thread — This relocation grounds his identity in his priestly origins at Anathoth in Benjamin (Jeremiah 1:1) and parallels other biblical figures traveling to secure safety or inheritance (Joshua 21:17; 1 Kings 19:3).
Why it lands — The text records a factual property claim before it becomes the basis for a false treason accusation, requiring the reader to distinguish between lawful civic action and hostile political interpretation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 1:1 These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
- Joshua 21:17 And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,
- 1 Kings 19:3 And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,
- 1 Kings 19:9 There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
- 1 Chronicles 6:60 And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
- Nehemiah 6:11 But I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Should one like me go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go!”
- Jeremiah 32:8 Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.
- Matthew 10:23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from every form of evil.