לפניכם קטע מתוך דף הלימוד של "מתן על הפרק" בו תמצאו שאלות מנחות והרחבות לעיון והעמקה בפרק:

דומה כי פרק ל"ז מצליח למצות את הפכפכנותו של צדקיהו המלך שמנסה לרקוד על שתי החתונות. הוא עובר על דברי ה' ובו בעת גם מבקש את ברכתו. אך מסתבר שכאן זה לא נגמר ונאמנות לאלוקים הולכת יד ביד עם נאמנות לבני אדם.

"וְיִרְמְיָהוּ בָּא וְיֹצֵא בְּתוֹךְ הָעָם וְלֹא נָתְנוּ אֹתוֹ בֵּית הכליא [הַכְּלוּא]... וַיְהִי דְּבַר ה' אֶל יִרְמְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹר" (ירמיהו ל"ז, ד-ו)

"וירמיהו בא ויוצא בתוך העם ולא נתנו אותו בית הכלוא" -

יהיה לומר אז, שהיו מצערים אותו מימי יהויקים, איך היתה עליו רוח ה' להנבא כי לנבואה צריכה שמחה?!

לזה אמר כי היה בא ויוצא בתוך העם ולא נתנו אותו בית הכלוא, על כן הוסרה דאגה מלבו.

לפניכם קטע מתוך דף הלימוד של "מתן על הפרק" בו תמצאו שאלות מנחות והרחבות לעיון והעמקה בפרק:

We traditionally observe the fast commemorating the destructions of the First and Second Temples on the 9th of the month of Av. Why did the Sages establish the fast on this particular date?  Surprisingly, this date is not mentioned in the Tanakh as the day the Temple was destroyed.  Instead, the Tanakh presents us with two conflicting options.

There has been no mention of Yirmiyahu since his meeting with Nevuzar'adan; we do not know how he reacted to the assassination and the events that preceded it. The text, as it were, has made Yirmiyahu disappear. On the other hand, in contrast to the period that preceded the destruction when the people bluntly and repeatedly rejected the words of Yirmiyahu, here they seek the word of God from his mouth. It seems that now they are finally ready to listen to him and receive the word of God from his mouth.

Yirmiyahu decided to join Gedalya out of religious-prophetic motives, since he saw in his appointment God's desire to rebuild the nation. The military personal decided to join him for political motives, relying on Gedalya's official status vis-à-vis the Babylonian kingdom, which they feared. And the Diaspora Jews joined Gedalya out of nationalistic-popular motives and a desire to return to their own country.

The chapter opens with a difficult prophecy of Yirmiyahu to the people, which is delivered in the presence of the princes of Yehuda. Yirmiyahu holds fast to his prophecy concerning the destruction of Jerusalem, but he now goes even further and preaches to the people that they should go out to the Babylonians and surrender. Delivering this prophecy in public is a justification for killing Yirmiyahu for weakening the spirit of the fighters and lowering the people's morale in a time of crisis.

King Tzidkiyahu requests of Yirmiyahu to pray on behalf of the city, which is under siege, and Yirmiyahu refuses to do so. This scenario is reminiscent of Hizkiyahu’s request of Yishyahu to pray when the city is facing an Assyrian siege.  While Yishyahu answers Hizkiyahu’s request affirmatively, Yirmiyahu refuses Tzidkiyahu’s request.

The fourth year of the reign of Yehoyakim is a pivotal one for the prophecies of Yirmiyahu. Babylonia’s victory over Egypt made Babylonia the most powerful empire in the region. This victory was a clear proof of the validity of Yirmiyahu's prophecies over the course of twenty three years. Now it became clear to all that Babylonia was the primary enemy threatening the kingdom of Yehuda. Yirmiyahu is commanded to summarize all of the prophecies that he delivered until that time and to record them in a scroll. This scroll is read in Beit Hamikdash and ultimately in the ears of King Yehoyakim.