Behold, all the women left in the house of the king of Judah were being led out to the princes of the king of Babylon and were saying, `Your trusted friends have deceived you and prevailed against you; now that your feet are sunk in the mire, they turn away from you.'

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

All the women that are left - Belonging to the harems of former kings (Compare to 1 Kings 2:22), attendants, and slaves.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Here again Jeremiah strengthens Zedekiah, that he might not hesitate to make the trial, since God would still give him pardon, so that at least his…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of
Judah's house
That were left …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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 …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  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…

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