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But if you will not go forth to the king of Babylon`s princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and you shall not escape out of their hand.
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God's Dual Appeal
Commentators observe that God presented King Zedekiah with a clear choice, appealing to both hope and fear. The previous verse offered mercy for surrender, while this verse details the certain destruction for disobedience. As one scholar notes, Zedekiah was tragically "neither cold nor hot," and was moved by neither the promise of grace nor the threat of judgment.
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Jeremiah
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16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet gave the king the hope of pardon; not that he promised impunity, but that the king might at least hope God would be merciful to him, if…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But if you will not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes And surrender to them: …
Presbyterian
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 …
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, Jeremiah is freed from the fear of death, his safety having been granted to him by the king.
The agreement for his…