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God's Word Fulfilled
Commentators like John Calvin emphasize that the burning of Jerusalem was not a random act of war but the direct fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophecies. God had warned that this would happen if the king and people did not repent. This event serves as a powerful confirmation that God's word is true and will surely come to pass.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 39:4–10
18th Century
Theologian
Compare the marginal reference. The differences between the two accounts are slight.
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 39:8
19th Century
Bishop
And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house. —In the fuller account of Jeremiah 52:12, we find that this was the work of Ne…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 39:8
16th Century
Theologian
Here also the Prophet shows that whatever he had predicted was fulfilled, so that nothing was lacking to make faith sure and fixed. He had said, as…
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 39:8
17th Century
Pastor
And the Chaldeans burnt the king's house
His palace: this was a month after the city was taken, as appears from ([Re…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 39:1–10
17th Century
Minister
Jerusalem was so strong, that the inhabitants believed the enemy could never enter it. But sin provoked God to withdraw his protection, and then it…