E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 25:3
fourth. This numeral is supplied from Jeremiah 52:6 . the famine. The ninth recorded in Scripture. See note on Genesis 12:10 . Fulfilling Leviticus 26:29 . Deuteronomy 28:53-57 . Jeremiah 15:2 ; Jeremiah 27:13 .Lamentations 2:20-22 .Ezekiel 4:16 . Sufferings described in Jeremiah 21:7-9 . Lamentations 4:9 , Lamentations 4:10 ; Lamentations 5:10 , &c. read more
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 25:1-21
The destruction of Jerusalem (24:18-25:21)All Judah’s most capable administrators had been taken captive to Babylon. The few advisers who were left to Zedekiah had no true understanding of the situation, either political or religious, and persuaded the weak king to seek Egypt’s help in rebelling against Babylon. This was a policy that Jeremiah clearly saw was disastrous, for it would lead only to the horrors of siege and destruction. His advice was that Judah accept its fate as God’s will and... read more