But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.
This Zedekiah was little better than Jehoiakim; he seemeth by his story to be of a little better temper, not so cruel and bloody; but he no more regarded Gods word by his prophet than Jehoiakim had done.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
2. Amazing stupidity, that theywere not admonished by the punishment of Jeconiah [CALVIN],(2Ch 36:12; 2Ch 36:14)!
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land,…. The king, his courtiers and subjects the royal family, nobility, and common people; they were all degenerate and corrupt. Jarchi observes, that Jehoiakim was wicked, and his people righteous; and that Zedekiah was righteous, and his people wicked but he seems to found his character on that single action of taking Jeremiah out of prison; whereas, according to this account, king and people were all wicked: for neither one or other
did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he spake by Jeremiah the prophet; neither those which were spoken in the former nor in the latter part of his reign, concerning the destruction of the city by the Chaldeans. This short count is given to show how just it was to give up such a prince and people to ruin.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(2) But neither he, nor his servants . . .The verse gives a general survey of the character of Zedekiahs reign preparatory to the actual history that follows, which falls towards its close, probably in the seventh or eighth year of his reign. It will be noted that the servants here, as in Jer. 36:24, are the personal attendants of the king, his courtiers, as distinct from the princes of Judah and the people of the land, that is, the great body of unofficial laymen.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2. Neither he, nor did hearken “Amazing stupidity that they were not warned by the punishment of Jeconiah.” (Calvin.)
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Jer 37:2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.
Ver. 2. But neither he nor his servants did hearken. ] And this was their undoing – scil., that they humbled not themselves before this holy prophet, speaking unto them from the mouth of the Lord. 2Ch 36:12
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
words = prophecies.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
neither: 2Ki 24:19, 2Ki 24:20, 2Ch 36:12-16, Pro 29:12, Eze 21:25, 1Th 4:8
the prophet: Heb. the hand of the prophet, Exo 4:13, Lev 8:36, 2Sa 10:2, 2Sa 12:25, 1Ki 14:18, 1Ki 16:7, Pro 26:6, Hos 12:10, *marg.
Reciprocal: Jer 39:11 – to
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jer 37:2. Zedekiah, like his predecessor, refused to hearken to the words of God which were spoken by tbe prophet Jeremiah.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Neither Zedekiah, nor his nobles, nor the people of the land, paid any attention to Jeremiah’s prophecies to them.