| Geneva Study Bible And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, King James Translators' Notes broken...: Heb. made to ascend Scofield Reference Notes [1] And it came to pass Five phases of Jeremiah's prison experiences are recorded: (1) He is arrested in the gate and committed to a dungeon on the false charge of treason Jer 37:11-15. (2) he is released from the dungeon, but restrained to the court of the prison; (3) he is imprisoned in the miry dungeon and kept in prison court Jer 38:1-6. (4) he is again released from the dungeon and kept in the prison court Jer 38:13-28 until the capture of the city; (5) carried in chains from the city by Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, he is finally released at Ramah. Jer 40:1-4. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 11. broken up-"gone up." Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 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, Isa 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. | 
