And afterward, saith Jehovah, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, even such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.
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He shall smite them with the edge of the sword. —The words were bold words for the prophet to utter while the king was st…
John Calvin
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Jeremiah continues with the same message: that God had resolved to destroy Jerusalem and the people, at least for a time. But he points out here wh…
John Gill
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And afterwards, says the Lord God
After there should be so great a mortality among men and beasts: I wil…
Matthew Henry
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When the siege had begun, Zedekiah sent to ask Jeremiah concerning the event. In times of distress and danger, people often seek those to counsel a…
Thomas Aquinas
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First, he addre es the manner of the a ault: With a strong hand, and an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out I will rule over y…
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