The words “king of Judah,” belong to Coniah, and prove that he was king regnant when the prophet wrote. The prophet gives him the name by which he …

Coniah the son of Jehoiakim. The grammatical structure of the sentence fixes the original utterance of the message, now reproduced…

God here makes an oath that he had resolved to punish Jeconiah, who was also called Jehoiachin. He says that even though Jeconiah sat on the throne…

[As] I live, says the Lord. The form of an oath, used to express the greater certainty of what is after delivered: sweari…

The Jewish state is described under a threefold character. Very haughty in a day of peace and safety. Very fearful at the alarm of trouble. Very mu…

1. Here the threat against Jekoniah is presented:

1. First, he threatens captivity.

2. Second, he threatens steril…