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God's Word Fulfilled
Commentators unanimously highlight a remarkable fulfillment of prophecy. Jeremiah predicted Zedekiah would be taken to Babylon, while Ezekiel prophesied he would not see it. Both came true: after his eyes were put out, he was taken to Babylon, a place he would inhabit but never see. This demonstrates the perfect precision and sovereignty of God's prophetic word.
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2 Kings
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 25:7
18th Century
Theologian
Before his eyes - This particular form of cruelty seems to have especially shocked the Jews, whose customs were less barbaric than those of …
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 25:7
19th Century
Bishop
And they slew ... — The verbs are all singular in Jeremiah 39:6 and Jeremiah 52:10-11, so the acts in question are attributed dire…
John Gill
On 2 Kings 25:7
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 2 Kings 25:1)
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 25:1–7
17th Century
Minister
Jerusalem was so fortified that it could not be taken until famine rendered the besieged unable to resist. In the prophecy and Lamentations of Jere…