With eight men. —He had come with ten (Jeremiah 41:1), and it is a natural inference that two had perished in one or t…

He indeed met with poor success; he fled from his enemy when the whole people abandoned him, when he lost his soldiers; and he could not appear bef…

But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with
eight men
Of the ten he br…

The success of wickedness must be short, and none can prosper who harden their hearts against God. And those justly lose comfort in real fears, who…

1. Here, he speaks of the taking of captives.

1. The taking of those who remained is described: the remnant, b…