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Matthew Henry

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 52:3

For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah ,.... Or, "besides the anger of the Lord that was in", or "against Jerusalem and Judah" F14 כי על אף יהוה "nam praeter iram Jehovae, quae fuit contra Hierosolymam", Schmidt. ; for their many sins and transgressions committed against him: till he had cast them out from his presence ; out of the land of Judea; out of Jerusalem, and the temple, where were the symbols of his presence; so the Targum, ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 52:3

Through the anger of the Lord - Here is a king given to a people in God's anger, and taken away in his displeasure. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 52:1-3

Zedekiah as king. I. THE POSITION OF A YOUNG MAN . He was twenty-one years old when he began to reign. Out of boyhood, looking round him at a time when he had become responsible for the conduct of his life. In England the age of twenty-one is full of significance to many young men, for then they become free from legal disabilities and restrictions. Any young man about the age of Zedekiah becomes thereby an object of special interest. II. AN UNEXPECTED POSITION . At... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 52:3

It came to pass. The implied subject of the verb is Zedekiah's evil doing. That Zedekiah rebelled. There ought to be a full stop before these words, and "that" should rather be "And." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 52:3

The Lord creating evil. This is one of the passages of Scripture the meaning of which does not lie on the surface. It seems to represent God as instigating sin. For "through the anger of the Lord" it is said "that Zedekiah rebelled." But it was for that very rebellion he was so sorely punished, and yet it is said it was "through the Lord." Note— I. THERE ARE OTHER PASSAGES LIKE THIS . Cf. "the Lord hardening Pharaoh's heart." The history of Judas. "None of them is lost, but... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 52:3

It - i. e., Zedekiah’s evil doing.Presence, that Zedekiah - Or, punctuate; “presence. And Zedekiah” etc. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 52:1-11

Jeremiah 52:1-11. Zedekiah was one and twenty years old The first three verses of this chapter are word for word the same with 2 Kings 24:18-20, where see the notes; and for the six following verses, see those on 2 Kings 25:1-6. Where he gave judgment upon him Namely, for rebelling against him when he had taken an oath of allegiance to him. Of Nebuchadnezzar’s slaying the sons of Zedekiah, putting out his eyes, binding him with chains, &c., see note on 2 Kings 25:7. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 52:1-34

52:1-34 HISTORICAL APPENDIXThis appendix is similar to 2 Kings 24:18-25:30. The probable reason for its inclusion is to show how Jeremiah’s prophecies concerning Jerusalem’s last days were fulfilled.Judah’s king during its last tragic years was Zedekiah. He was a weak king, whose reign was characterized throughout by religious failure and political indecision. Finally, after years of uncertain plotting, he decided to rebel openly against his overlord Babylon (52:1-3). Nebuchadnezzar could be... read more

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