12 Jeremiah started to leave the city to go to the territory of Benjamin to get his share of the property among the people there.
12 Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate
12 Jeremiah set out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to receive his portion there among the people.
12 Jeremiah left Jerusalem to go over to the territory of Benjamin to take care of some personal business.
12 that Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin to claim his property there among the people.
12 Jeremiah started to leave the city on his way to the territory of Benjamin, to claim his share of the property among his relatives there.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 37:12
Commentary on Jeremiah 37:11-21
(Read Jeremiah 37:11-21)
There are times when it is the wisdom of good men to retire, to enter into their chambers, and to shut the doors, Isaiah 26:20. Jeremiah was seized as a deserter, and committed to prison. But it is no new thing for the best friends of the church to be belied, as in the interests of her worst enemies. When thus falsely accused, we may deny the charge, and commit our cause to Him who judges righteously. Jeremiah obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful, and would not, to obtain mercy of man, be unfaithful to God or to his prince; he tells the king the whole truth. When Jeremiah delivered God's message, he spake with boldness; but when he made his own request, he spake submissively. A lion in God's cause must be a lamb in his own. And God gave Jeremiah favour in the eyes of the king. The Lord God can make even the cells of a prison become pastures to his people, and will raise up friends to provide for them, so that in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.