4 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison.
4 Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.
4 Now Jeremiah was still going in and out among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.
4 Jeremiah was still moving about freely among the people in those days. This was before he had been put in jail.
4 Now Jeremiah was coming and going among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison.
4 Jeremiah had not yet been imprisoned, so he could come and go among the people as he pleased.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 37:4
Commentary on Jeremiah 37:1-10
(Read Jeremiah 37:1-10)
Numbers witness the fatal effects of other men's sins, yet heedlessly step into their places, and follow the same destructive course. When in distress, we ought to desire the prayers of ministers and Christian friends. And it is common for those to desire to be prayed for, who will not be advised; yet sinners are often hardened by a pause in judgments. But if God help us not, no creature can. Whatever instruments God has determined to use, they shall do the work, though they seem unlikely.