John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 22:8
And many nations shall pass by this city ,.... After it is burned down and destroyed; that is, people out of many nations travelling that way: and they shall say every man to his neighbour ; as in company together, passing along the ruined walls of the city: wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this great city ? so fortified and so full of people; the metropolis of the whole nation; the greatest city in the east; yea, the joy of the whole earth; a city peculiarly dear to the Lord;... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 22:1-9
Here we have, I. Orders given to Jeremiah to go and preach before the king. In the foregoing chapter we are told that Zedekiah sent messengers to the prophet, but here the prophet is bidden to go, in his own proper person, to the house of the king, and demand his attention to the word of the King of kings (Jer. 22:2): Hear the word of the Lord, O king of Judah! Subjects must own that where the word of the king is there is power over them, but kings must own that where the word of the Lord is... read more