translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: JER

label: NET study note

text: Pashhur was a member of the delegation sent to Jeremiah in 21:2 . For the relative sequence of these two delegations see the study note on 21:1 .


text: See Jer 21:10; 32:28; 34:2; 37:8 for this same prophecy. Jeremiah had repeatedly said this or words to the same effect.


text: A cistern was a pear-shaped pit with a narrow opening. Cisterns were cut or dug in the limestone rock and lined with plaster to prevent seepage. They were used to collect and store rain water or water carried up from a spring.


text: This individual, Ebed Melech , is mentioned only here. Later he will be promised deliverance from destruction when the city falls because he had shown trust in God (see Jer 39:16-18 ).


text: The precise location of this entrance is unknown since it is mentioned nowhere else in the OT. Many commentators equate this with the “king’s outer entry” (mentioned in 2 Kgs 16:18 ) which appears to have been a private entryway between the temple and the palace.