Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take it.
Verse 3. This city shall surely be given] This was a testimony that be constantly bore: he had the authority of God for it. He knew it was true, and he never wavered nor equivocated.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Thus saith the Lord, this city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army,…. When those found in it should be put to the sword, or carried captive: this the prophet declares with the greatest certainty; and what he had often affirmed for twenty years past, and now stands to it, having had fresh assurances from the Lord that so it would be; and which he faithfully published; though he had received some favours from the court, had his liberty enlarged, and was now eating the king’s bread, he was not to be bribed by these things to hold his peace; but the nearer the ruin of the city was, the more confident was he of its destruction:
which shall take it; or, “that it may take it” o; being delivered into its hands by the Lord, without whose permission the Chaldean army could never have taken it: or “and he shall take it” p; that is, the king of Babylon.
o “ut capiat eam”, Schmidt. p “Et capiet illam”, Cocceius; “et capiet eam”, V. L. Pagninus, Montanus.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Then follows a confirmation, Given up shall be this city into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and they shall take it The Prophet shews the reason why he exhorted the Jews to flee, because the city would at length be taken. This is substantially what he says.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
Jer 38:3 Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take it.
Ver. 3. Thus saith the Lord. ] And as long as the Lord saith so, I must say so too, whatever come of it. Jer 1:9-10
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Jer 21:10, Jer 32:3-5
Reciprocal: Jer 21:4 – Behold Jer 29:16 – General Jer 38:18 – then