That is, will your buildings make your reign continue? These words imply that Jehoiakim was looking forward to, and taking measures to secure, a lo…

You enclose yourself in cedar. —Better, your ambition is in cedar. The verb means strictly, as in Jeremiah 12:5,…

The Prophet here derides the foolish confidence of King Jehoiakim, because he set up empty things against his enemies instead of strong defenses. K…

Shall you reign because you enclose [yourself] in cedar ?
&c.] Do you think that you shall reign long, and your thro…

Here is a sentence of death upon two kings, the wicked sons of a very pious father. Josiah was prevented from seeing the evil to come in this world…