John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 34:21
And Zedekiah king of Judah, and his princes ,.... These were either the princes of the blood, the sons of Zedekiah, and his nobles and courtiers, as distinct from the princes in Jeremiah 34:19 ; these shall not be spared, neither the king, nor his sons, nor those of the privy council: but those will I give I to the hands of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life ; as in Jeremiah 34:20 ; and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army ; or, "even into the... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 34:20
I will even give them into the hand of their enemies ,.... The Chaldeans, who were the enemies of the Jews, that were come from a far country to invade, dispossess, ravage, and plunder them; and what can be a greater punishment than to be given up into an enemy's hand, to be in his power, and at his mercy? and into the hand of them that seek their life ; not their wealth and substance only, but their lives also; nothing less will content them: and their dead bodies shall be for meat... read more