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
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