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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 39:1-10

We were told, in the close of the foregoing chapter, that Jeremiah abode patiently in the court of the prison, until the day that Jerusalem was taken. He gave the princes no further disturbance by his prophesying, nor they him by their persecutions; for he had no more to say than what he had said, and, the siege being carried on briskly, God found them other work to do. See here what it came to. I. The city is at length taken by storm; for how could it hold out when God himself fought against... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 39:9

Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard ,.... The Targum is, "the captain of those that kill;' of the soldiers, of the militia. Some render it, the captain of the "cooks"; others, of the "butchers" F12 רב טבחים "praefectus coquorum"; so some in Vatablus; "magister laniorum", Pagninus, Montanus. ; but no doubt it was a military office he bore; he was captain of the forces that were left in Jerusalem, after the other part went in pursuit of the king and those with him; or the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 39:9

Those that fell away - That deserted to the Chaldeans during the siege. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 39:9

Verse 9 The Prophet now relates also what happened to others, even those who remained in the city, and whom Nebuchadnezzar and his army had spared: he says that they were brought to Babylon. There were those who had fled and went over to the Chaldeans before the city was taken; for we have seen that so great was the despair of many, that they revolted, and those were they whom Zedekiah chiefly feared, lest he should be, as we have seen, an object of mockery to them, had he gone to the Chaldeans... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 39:9

Nebuzar-adan; i.e. Nabu-zira-iddina, "Nebo gave a seed." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 39:9-10

The poor better off than the rich. I. IN WHAT SENSE THEY WERE SO . 1 . They were spared because of their insignificance. 2 . Pitied because of their helplessness and privations. 3 . Their condition could hardly be altered otherwise than for the better. II. OF WHAT THESE WERE THE TYPE . 1 . They represent the meek who inherit the earth, and the poor in spirit whose is the kingdom of heaven. Christ the Conqueror will enrich them. 2 . ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 39:4-10

Compare the marginal reference. The differences between the two accounts are slight. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 39:4-10

Jeremiah 39:4-10. They fled by the gate betwixt the two walls Betwixt the wall and the outworks, or betwixt the old wall of the city and the new one which Hezekiah built, of which mention is made 2 Chronicles 32:5. See note on 2 Kings 25:4. Blaney thinks it probable that between these two walls there might be a private postern through which the king and his followers might slip out unperceived by the besiegers, who surrounded the city, and undoubtedly kept a strict watch on the principal... read more

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