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The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 52:3

It came to pass. The implied subject of the verb is Zedekiah's evil doing. That Zedekiah rebelled. There ought to be a full stop before these words, and "that" should rather be "And." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 52:3

The Lord creating evil. This is one of the passages of Scripture the meaning of which does not lie on the surface. It seems to represent God as instigating sin. For "through the anger of the Lord" it is said "that Zedekiah rebelled." But it was for that very rebellion he was so sorely punished, and yet it is said it was "through the Lord." Note— I. THERE ARE OTHER PASSAGES LIKE THIS . Cf. "the Lord hardening Pharaoh's heart." The history of Judas. "None of them is lost, but... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 52:1

Jeremiah 52:0 is an historical appendix to the Book of Jeremiah, giving details of the capture of Babylon additional to those contained in Jeremiah 39:0: The last words of the foregoing chapter affirm that Jeremiah was not the author, and the view adopted by most commentators is, that this chapter is taken from the 2nd Book of Kings, but that the person who added it here had access to other valuable documents, and made several modifications in it, the principal being the substituation of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 52:3

It - i. e., Zedekiah’s evil doing.Presence, that Zedekiah - Or, punctuate; “presence. And Zedekiah” etc. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 52:1-11

Jeremiah 52:1-11. Zedekiah was one and twenty years old The first three verses of this chapter are word for word the same with 2 Kings 24:18-20, where see the notes; and for the six following verses, see those on 2 Kings 25:1-6. Where he gave judgment upon him Namely, for rebelling against him when he had taken an oath of allegiance to him. Of Nebuchadnezzar’s slaying the sons of Zedekiah, putting out his eyes, binding him with chains, &c., see note on 2 Kings 25:7. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 52:1-34

52:1-34 HISTORICAL APPENDIXThis appendix is similar to 2 Kings 24:18-25:30. The probable reason for its inclusion is to show how Jeremiah’s prophecies concerning Jerusalem’s last days were fulfilled.Judah’s king during its last tragic years was Zedekiah. He was a weak king, whose reign was characterized throughout by religious failure and political indecision. Finally, after years of uncertain plotting, he decided to rebel openly against his overlord Babylon (52:1-3). Nebuchadnezzar could be... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 52:1

Zedekiah. Compare 2 Kings 24:18-20 . Reigned from 489 to 477 B.C. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Jeremiah 52:2

evil. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44 . the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Jeremiah 52:1

JEREMIAH 52A HISTORICAL RECORD OF JEREMIAH'S PROPHECIES FULFILLEDThis chapter is usually styled "Historical Appendix"; but its obvious application to the fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophecies suggests the title we have given it.Although many writers speak of this chapter's being a copy of 2 Kings 24:18-25:30,[1] this is true only of certain verses in this chapter. The chapter does apparently quote from 2Kings, "but with a very significant omission (regarding events leading to the assassination... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 52:1

Jeremiah 52:1. Zedekiah was one-and-twenty years old— The present chapter, seems to belong to the book of Lamentations, and serves as a kind of proem to them. The generality of commentators are agreed, that this chapter could not be added by Jeremiah, not only because a great part of it is a repetition of what he himself had related in the 39th and 40th chapters of his prophesy, but because mention is made in it of the reign of Evil-merodach; and of some transactions which happened at the end... read more

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