He that ... falleth to the Chaldeans - This was to counsel desertion, and would have been treason in an ordinary man: but the proph…

And falleth to the Chaldeans. —The words must have seemed to the messengers to counsel treachery and desertion, and were …

God here declares that He proposed to the people the way of life and the way of death, so that they might surely know that all who remaine…

He that abideth in this city Imagining himself safe there; not fearing its being taken by the king of Babylon; though it …

When the siege had begun, Zedekiah sent to ask Jeremiah concerning the event. In times of distress and danger, people often seek those to counsel a…

1. First, he addresses the manner of the assault: With a strong hand, and an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out I will rule over…