Bible Commentary

And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth [day] of the month, [that] Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the [first] year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:31”

In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons [were] four thousand and six hundred. Verse 30. See Clarke on Jer 52:28. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible Of this we … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:30”

In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons: Verse 29. See Clarke on Jer 52:28. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible That was the year when the city was broken up. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:29”

This [is] the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty: 28 30. Enumeration of Nebuchadnezzar’s captives 28. in the seventh year ] These vv. are absent from the LXX and from 2 Kings 25 and apparently come out of a separate document from the rest. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:28”

And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land. See 2Ki 25:20,21. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole And the king of Babylon smote them,…. Or ordered them to be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:27”

So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah. So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them,…. In the city, and made them captives: and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah; to knew his mind concerning them; how they should be disposed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:26”

He took also out of the city a eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:25”

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 24. Seraiah the chief priest ] probably identical with the ancestor of Ezra, mentioned Ezr 7:1. Zephaniah ] See on Jer 21:1. keepers of the door ] Heb. threshold. See on Jer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:24”

And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; [and] all the pomegranates upon the network [were] a hundred round about. 23. In 1Ki 7:20; 1Ki 7:42 each pillar is said to have had two rows of pomegranates, a hundred in each, the one above and the other below the ornamental network of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:23”

And a chapiter of brass [was] upon it; and the height of one chapiter [was] five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all [of] brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates [were] like unto these. 22. a chapiter ] a capital. five cubits ] From this, which agrees with 1Ki … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:22”