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Afterward, says Yahweh, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, even such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life: and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.
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God is the Author of Judgment
Commentators emphasize that God is the ultimate agent behind Jerusalem's fall. He is not a passive observer but actively 'delivers' Judah into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar. The Chaldeans' mercilessness is described as a direct extension of God's own righteous and relentless anger against the people's persistent, unrepentant sin. This reveals that earthly powers are instruments in God's sovereign hands.
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Jeremiah
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Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 21:7
19th Century
Bishop
He shall smite them with the edge of the sword. —The words were bold words for the prophet to utter while the king was st…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 21:6–7
16th Century
Theologian
Jeremiah continues with the same message: that God had resolved to destroy Jerusalem and the people, at least for a time. But he points out here wh…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 21:7
17th Century
Pastor
And afterwards, says the Lord God
After there should be so great a mortality among men and beasts: I wil…
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Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 21:1–10
17th Century
Minister
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…