The Jews who have defected to the Chaldeans - These deserters probably formed a numerous party, and now would be all the more indignant with…

I am afraid of the Jews ... —The special form of fear was characteristic of the weak and vacillating king. It was not enough to kn…

Zedekiah seems here to have had a good reason why he should not immediately obey the Prophet. Often, the best of the faithful openly express their …

And Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah In answer to this advice he gave him, persuading him to give up himself and the ci…

Jeremiah was not eager to repeat the warnings, which seemed only to endanger his own life and add to the king's guilt, but asked whether he feared …

1. Here, Jeremiah is freed from the fear of death, his safety having been granted to him by the king.

   1. The agreement for his…