Thou shalt not die by the sword. —The tone is one of comparative mildness, the motive apparently being the wish to persua…

Here Jeremiah adds some comfort: that Zedekiah himself would not be killed by the sword, but that he would die in his bed and, as they commonly say…

Yet listen to the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah Which, though a king, he ought to listen to; and, besides, w…

Zedekiah is told that the city will be taken, and that he will die a captive, but he will die a natural death. It is better to live and die peniten…

Because the Jews were so obstinate, since they were neither frightened by severity nor moved by kindness, he rightly presents his threat and consol…