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God's Merciful Last Chance
Commentators emphasize that God's offer to Zedekiah was an act of profound mercy. Despite the king's long history of disobedience, God still provided a clear and final choice: surrender to Babylon and live, or resist and face destruction. This highlights God's longsuffering and His desire to provide a path to life, even at the eleventh hour.
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Jeremiah
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Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 38:17
19th Century
Bishop
If you will assuredly go forth. —Literally, If going you will go, the Hebrew idiom of emphasis. The prophet plac…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 38:17
16th Century
Theologian
A question may be raised here: whether God had again commanded His prophet to repeat what he had so often spoken in vain. To this we cannot say any…
John Gill
On Jeremiah 38:17
17th Century
Pastor
Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah Being thus indemnified and secured by the king's word and oath, he proceeds freely to la…
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Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 38:14–28
17th Century
Minister
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 …