John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 52:4
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign ,.... Of Zedekiah's reign: in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month ; the month Tebet, which answers to part of December and part of January; hence the fast of the tenth month, on account of the siege of Jerusalem, Zechariah 8:19 ; that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his army , against Jerusalem ; from whence it appears that he came in person with his army at first to Jerusalem; but, during the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 52:1-11
This narrative begins no higher than the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, though there were two captivities before, one in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the other in the first of Jeconiah; but probably it was drawn up by some of those that were carried away with Zedekiah, as a reproach to themselves for imagining that they should not go into captivity after their brethren, with which hopes they had long flattered themselves. We have here, 1. God's just displeasure against Judah and... read more