Mine oath ... my covenant. —Zedekiah’s oath and covenant to Nebuchadnezzar are called the Lord’s, because made in the Lor…

The previous sentence is confirmed. The Prophet had spoken in the usual manner when he said that Zedekiah’s treachery would not go unavenged. Howev…

Therefore thus says the Lord God, [as] I live. A repetition of the oath of God as before, expressing his indignation at t…

The parable is explained, and the particulars of the history of the Jewish nation at that time may be traced. Zedekiah had been ungrateful to his b…