3<\/strong>. And on the ninth<\/em> day of the<\/em> fourth month<\/em> ] The words in italic omitted here by the scribe, can be filled up from Jer 39:2<\/span>; Jer 52:6<\/span>.<\/p>\n the famine prevailed<\/em> ] R.V. was sore<\/strong>. The verb is that which is found used of famine in Gen 41:56-57<\/span>, though we have a different word for a sore<\/em> famine in Gen 43:1<\/span>. The rendering of R.V. is from A.V. in Jer 39:6<\/span>.<\/p>\n Verse 3<\/span>. 2Kg 25:2<\/span>.<\/P> <\/p>\n The fourth month; <\/B>which word is easily understood, by comparing this and the first verse, and Jer 39:2<\/span>; 52:6<\/span>, where it is expressed. <\/P> For the people of the land, <\/B>i.e. for the common sort of people, who flocked thither from all parts, upon the approach of the Babylonian army; but only for the great men and soldiers. See of the grievousness of this famine, Lam 4:10<\/span>; Eze 5:10<\/span>,12<\/span>. <\/P> <\/p>\n 3. on the ninth day of the fourthmonth the famine prevailed<\/B>In consequence of the close andprotracted blockade, the inhabitants were reduced to dreadfulextremities; and under the maddening influence of hunger, the mostinhuman atrocities were perpetrated (Lam 2:20<\/span>;Lam 2:22<\/span>; Lam 4:9<\/span>;Lam 4:10<\/span>; Eze 5:10<\/span>).This was a fulfilment of the prophetic denunciations threatened onthe apostasy of the chosen people (Lev 26:29<\/span>;Deu 28:53-57<\/span>; Jer 15:2<\/span>;Jer 27:13<\/span>; Eze 4:16<\/span>).<\/P> 2Ki25:4-30<\/span>. ZEDEKIAHTAKEN.<\/P><\/p>\n [See comments on 2Ki 25:1]<\/span><\/p>\n (3) And on the ninth day of the fourth month.<\/strong>The text is supplemented from Jer. 39:2<\/span>; Jer. 52:6<\/span>. The Syriac, however, has, And in the eleventh year of King Zedekiah, in the fifth month,<\/em> on the ninth day of the month, the famine prevailed, &c.; which may be original. (Comp. 2Ki. 25:1<\/span>.)<\/p>\n The famine prevailed.<\/strong>Not that the scarcity was first felt on that day, but that it then had reached a climax, so that defence was no longer possible. The horrors of the siege are referred to in Lam. 2:11<\/span> seq.,<\/em> Lam. 2:19<\/span> seq.,<\/em> Lam. 4:3-10<\/span>; Eze. 5:10<\/span>; Bar. 2:3. As in the famine of Samaria and the last siege of Jerusalem, parents ate their own offspring. (Comp. the prophetic threats of Lev. 26:29<\/span>; Deu. 28:53<\/span> seq.;<\/em> Jer. 15:2<\/span> seq.,<\/em> Jer. 27:13<\/span>; Eze. 4:16<\/span> seq.<\/em>)<\/p>\n The people of the land.<\/strong>The population of the city, especially the families which had crowded into it from the country. Thenius, as usual, insists that the militia are meant. But these are the men of war (2Ki. 25:4<\/span>).<\/p>\n 3<\/strong>. <\/strong> The fourth month <\/strong> The word fourth <\/em> has here been properly supplied by our translators from the parallel in Jer 52:6<\/span>. It must have anciently fallen out of this text by the oversight of a copyist. <\/p>\n Famine prevailed <\/strong> And its horrors are evidenced in Eze 5:10<\/span>, and especially Lam 2:11-12<\/span>; Lam 2:19<\/span>; Lam 4:3-10<\/span>. Not only in the city <\/strong> was there suffering from hunger, but the people of the land <\/strong> that is, of the surrounding country, which was overrun by the Chaldean army were destitute of bread<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 2Ki 25:3<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>The famine prevailed<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> See Eze 5:10<\/span> and Lam 4:5<\/span>. <\/p>\n 2Ki 25:3 And on the ninth [day] of the [fourth] month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.<\/p>\n Ver. 3. The famine prevailed in the city.<\/strong> ] Insomuch as that the fathers did eat their sons, and the sons their fathers. Eze 5:10 <\/em> Lam 4:10 The pestilence also prevailed at the same time. Jer 21:6-7<\/span> ; <\/em> Jer 24:10 <\/p>\n fourth. This numeral is supplied from Jer 52:6. <\/p>\n the famine. The ninth recorded in Scripture. See note on Gen 12:10. Fulfilling Lev 26:29. Deu 28:53-57. Jer 15:2; Jer 27:13. Lam 2:20-22. Eze 4:16. Sufferings described in Jer 21:7-9. Lam 4:9, Lam 4:10; Lam 5:10, &c. <\/p>\n fourth month <\/p>\n i.e. July. <\/p>\n am 3416, bc 588 <\/p>\n the ninth day: Jer 39:2, Jer 52:6, Zec 8:19 <\/p>\n the famine: Lev 26:26, Deu 28:52, Deu 28:53, Lam 4:4-10, Eze 4:9-17, Eze 5:10, Eze 5:12, Eze 7:15, Eze 14:21 <\/p>\n there was no: Jer 37:21, Jer 38:2 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 2Ki 6:25 – a great famine Isa 8:21 – hardly bestead Jer 41:1 – the seventh month<\/p>\n 2Ki 25:3. The famine prevailed in the city So that for a long time they ate their bread, as Ezekiel foretold they should do, (Eze 4:16,) by weight and with care, and drunk their water by measure and with astonishment, perceiving the quantity of it lessening fast every day, and having no hope of a fresh supply. Thus they were punished for their gluttony and excess, their fulness of bread, and feeding themselves without fear. At length there was no bread for the people of the land For the common people, who, upon the approach of the Babylonian army, had flocked from all parts of the country, to secure themselves and their families, but only for the great men. Now they eat their own children for want of food, as had been foretold by one prophet, (Eze 5:10,) and is bewailed by another, Lam 4:3, &c. Jeremiah, in this extremity, earnestly persuaded the king to surrender, but his heart was hardened to his destruction.<\/p>\n 25:3 And on the ninth [day] of the [fourth] month the famine {c} prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.<\/p>\n (c) So much that the mothers ate their children, La 4:10.<\/p>\n And on the ninth [day] of the [fourth] month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land. 3. And on the ninth day of the fourth month ] The words in italic omitted here by the scribe, can be filled up from Jer 39:2; Jer 52:6. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 25:3”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10237\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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