耶利米書 39:8 RCUVTS

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Jeremiah 39:4-9

What a sad business Zedekiah had made of it; and what a grievous calamity followed! Zedekiah was but in the prime of life when these things took place. And here he felt the awful consequence of rejecting the counsel of God against his own soul His eyes allowed him to behold his little ones, and nobles, all slain; and then darkness as to this world, closed in upon him forever. Reader! pause and contemplate the still greater calamity of the hardened sinner, when all earthly comforts are departing... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 39:1-10

1-10 Jerusalem was so strong, that the inhabitants believed the enemy could never enter it. But sin provoked God to withdraw his protection, and then it was as weak as other cities. Zedekiah had his eyes put out; so he was condemned to darkness who had shut his eyes against the clear light of God's word. Those who will not believe God's words, will be convinced by the event. Observe the wonderful changes of Providence, how uncertain are earthly possessions; and see the just dealings of... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Jeremiah 39:1-10

Jerusalem Taken v. 1. In the ninth year of Zedekiah, king of Judah, in the tenth month, the day of the month being the tenth, 52:4; 2 Kings 25:1-Numbers :, came Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it. v. 2. And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up, the enemies gained an entry into the city by battering down a part of the wall. The siege thus lasted eighteen months, if we... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Jeremiah 39:1-14

B. THE EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE CAPTURE OF JERUSALEM (CHS. 39–44)1. Jeremiah liberated from the court of the guard and given in charge to GedaliahJeremiah 38:28 to Jeremiah 39:1428b. And he was there1 [And it came to pass] when Jerusalem was taken, XXXIX. 1 (In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged 2it. And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day 3of the... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Jeremiah 39:1-10

Jeremiah THE LAST AGONY Jer_39:1 - Jer_39:10 . Two characteristics of this account of the fall of Jerusalem are striking,-its minute particularity, giving step by step the details of the tragedy, and its entire suppression of emotion. The passionless record tells the tale without a tear or a sob. For these we must go to the Book of Lamentations. This is the history of God’s judgment, and here emotion would be misplaced. But there is a world of repressed feeling in the long-drawn narrative,... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 39:1-18

This chapter records the fall of Jerusalem. After a long siege lasting from the tenth month of the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign until the fourth month of the eleventh year, at last "a breach was made in the city," and the princes of Babylon entered. Zedekiah, with the men of war surrounding him, immediately fled, but he was arrested and brought before Nebuchadnezzar. His sons were slain before his eyes, and then his eyes were put out. This was followed by the sack of the city. The king of... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 39:8

THE CAPTIVE DAUGHTER OF ZION‘The Chaldeans … brake down the walls of Jerusalem.’ Jeremiah 39:8 How Zedekiah must have repented now that he had not listened to the prophet’s word! How his neglect must have stabbed him to the heart when he saw his little children massacred! But it was all too late now, and the hour had struck. The day of mercy had closed for Zedekiah. Like Esau, he found no place of repentance, although he sought it carefully with tears. Let us all remember the terrible risk we... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 39:1-18

SECTION 2 (Jeremiah 26:1 to Jeremiah 45:5 ). Whilst the first twenty five chapters of Jeremiah have mainly been a record of his general prophecies, mostly given during the reigns of Josiah and Jehoiakim, and have been in the first person, this second section of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 26:1 to Jeremiah 45:5) is in the third person, includes a great deal of material about the problems that Jeremiah faced during his ministry and provides information about the opposition that he continually... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 39:1-14

Jeremiah 34:1-2 Chronicles : . The Fall of Jerusalem: Jeremiah Spared.— This paragraph well illustrates the growth of the OT text; cf. 2 Kings 25:1-: (also reproduced in Jeremiah 52:4-Nehemiah :, from which Jeremiah 39:1 f. and Jeremiah 39:4-2 Samuel :; Jeremiah 39:13 have been here interpolated. The former verses ( Jeremiah 39:1 f., bracketed in RV) break the Hebrew connexion, and refer back to the time prior to the capture of the city; the latter ( Jeremiah 39:4-1 Chronicles : are omitted... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Jeremiah 39:8

Still it is observable how punctual the Holy Ghost is in recording the fulfillings of the words of the Lord. This prophet had at least four times foretold that this would be one consequent of the king’s and nobles’ stubbornness, in not submitting to the king of Babylon. See Jeremiah 37:8; Jeremiah 38:18,Jeremiah 38:23. read more