Bible Commentary

Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death. 11. he put out the eyes ] See on Jer 34:3, and Jer 39:7. and put him in prison till the day … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:11”

And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah. 10. he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah ] omitted in 2 Kgs. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 10, 11. These vv. appear in a shorter … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:10”

Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him. 9. Riblah ] See on Jer 39:5. he gave judgement upon him ] For mg. spake judgements with him see on Jer 1:16. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:9”

But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him. 8. Lam 4:19 f. may perhaps refer to this, in which case the circumstances probably were these, that one body of Chaldaeans followed, and another laid wait in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:8”

Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which [was] by the king’s garden; (now the Chaldeans [were] by the city round about: ) and they went by the way of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:7”

And in the fourth month, in the ninth [day] of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. 6. In the fourth month ] In memory of this date also, a fast was appointed (Zec 8:19). The numeral, which was dropped out … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:6”

So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. Verse 5. So the city was besieged] It held out one year and six months. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. The siege continued about eighteen months; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:5”

And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, [that] Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about. 4. in the tenth month ] Cp. Zec … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:4”

For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. It – i. e., Zedekiahs evil doing. Presence, that Zedekiah – Or, punctuate; presence. And Zedekiah etc. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:3”

And he did [that which was] evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. Verse 2. And he did – evil] This and the following verse are the same as 2Kg 24:19. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible And he did [that which was] evil … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 52:2”