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Jeremiah 38:1
Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah publicly declares to the people of Jerusalem that remaining in the city brings death while surrendering to the Chaldeans brings survival, and four officials—Shephatiah, Gedaliah, Jucal, and Pashhur—listen to his announcement.
The words — The Hebrew וַ/יִּשְמַ֞ע (va/i.yish.Ma') translates literally as "and he heard," marking the officials' reception of the prophecy, while שְׁפַטְיָ֣ה (she.fat.Yah) identifies one of the named figures.
The thread — Shephatiah recurs in Nehemiah 7:9 among the exiles who returned, and Pashhur is listed in 1 Chronicles 9:12 as an ancestor in a priestly lineage.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to note how established leaders process a message that directly challenges their authority and demands a life-or-death decision, leaving the outcome to their subsequent actions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 9:12 Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
- Ezra 2:3 the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;
- Nehemiah 7:9 the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;
- Nehemiah 11:12 and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;
- Jeremiah 21:1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said,
- Jeremiah 37:3 Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”
- Acts 4:1 While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
- Acts 4:6 along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.
- Acts 5:28 “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”