Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 37:14

14 Then said Jeremiah, It is false, I fall not away to the Chaldeans , But he hearkned not unto him, so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.

Though Ieremiah, as the Lords Prophet, faithfully revealed the will of God, that the Chaldeans should take the City, to warn the people (if possible) to prevent it by solemn addresses unto God, or at least to prevent what mischief might be prevented by a timely surrender to the King of Babylon, yet he had no design to fly to them, he was so far [illegible: 1 letter]rom del[illegible: 1 letter]ghting in their company, that when the City was taken, and the Captain of the guard offered him either to go along with him to Babylon, promising to look well to him, chap. 40.4, 5. or to go back to Gedalia[illegible: 1 letter], whom the King of Babylon had left as Deputy-Governour in Iudea, he chose rather to go and dwell under Gedaliah's Government in a poor condition, then to mend his commons in an Idolatrous Country, But the Captain would not believe him but carrieth him before the Princes.

Marginal references: Heb▪ [illegible: 1 word] or a ly[illegible: 1 letter].