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A Universal Rejection
Commentators stress that the disobedience to God's word was not isolated to King Zedekiah. It was a systemic problem infecting every level of society—the king, his royal court, and the common people. This universal rebellion shows how deeply the corruption had set in, justifying the severe judgment that was to come.
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Jeremiah
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Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 37:2
19th Century
Bishop
But neither he, nor his servants ... —The verse gives a general survey of the character of Zedekiah’s reign in preparatio…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 37:1–2
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet tells us here that after Jeconiah the king had been led into exile, the Jews had not repented on that account, though God had, as it we…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 37:2
17th Century
Pastor
But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, &c.] The king, his courtiers and subjects, the royal family…
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Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 37:1–10
17th Century
Minister
Many people witness the fatal effects of other people's sins, yet heedlessly step into their places and follow the same destructive course.
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