For thus ... - Because he makes the men of war dispirited. No doubt this was true. Jeremiah, however, did not speak as a private person, but…

Let this man be put to death. —The hatred of the princes of Judah becomes more bitter than ever, and they seek to overcome the kin…

The Prophet now shows that he was again dragged from the court of the prison to the inner part, which was dark, filthy, and like a grave. He states…

Therefore the princes said to the king

The four princes mentioned in (Jeremiah 38:1), having heard wha…

Jeremiah went on in his plain preaching. The princes went on in their malice. It is common for wicked people to look upon God's faithful ministers …

This section shows the persecution of the prophet because of his true prediction, and it is divided into three parts.

1. First, he gi…