Jeremiah 38:1 meaning and explanation
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:
Jeremiah 38:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Jeremiah has been preaching in Jerusalem during the Babylonian siege, and these four men are royal officials who hear his public message. The verse names them as the ones who will act against him, and it links them to the message he gives in the next verses: stay in the city and die, or surrender and live.
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