Jeremiah 38:19, Jeremiah 38:24-27 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 38:14-28

In the foregoing chapter we had the king in close conference with Jeremiah, and here again, though (Jer. 38:5) he had given him up into the hands of his enemies; such a struggle there was in the breast of this unhappy prince between his convictions and his corruptions. Observe, I. The honour that Zedekiah did to the prophet. When he was newly fetched out of the dungeon he sent for him to advise with him privately. He met him in the third entry, or (as the margin reads it) the principal entry,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 38:19

And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah ,.... In answer to this advice he gave him, persuading him to give up himself and the city into the hands of the Chaldeans: I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans ; who did go out of the city, and surrendered to the Chaldeans, whom Zedekiah had cruelly used, or severely threatened: lest they deliver me into their hands, and they mock me ; that is, lest the Chaldeans should deliver him into the hands of the Jews, and they... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 38:19

They mock me - Insult me, and exhibit me in triumph. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 38:19

Verse 19 Zedekiah seems, here to have had a good reason why he should not immediately obey the Prophet. And often the best of the faithful openly set forth their anxieties, and we have seen that even the Prophet, when any apprehension of danger was entertained, sometimes mentioned it. It was not then a thing to be blamed, that Zedekiah ingenuously confessed that he was prevented by the fear of those who had revolted to the Chaldeans. For we know that subjects, having once cast off the yoke, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:1-28

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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:17-23

God's terms of salvation hard. I. IN WHAT THEY ARE HARD . 1 . They attack our pride. Zedekiah was afraid of the mockery of "the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans." He did not like to acknowledge himself in error. There was no glory in surrender. Pride is one of the first hindrances to salvation. We want to be our own saviours. 2 . They crush self-will. "Not as I will, but as thou wilt"—the first and last prayer of the true child of God. It was not Zedekiah's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:19-23

The fear of ridicule. I. THE FEAR OF RIDICULE IS A COMMON FAILING OF WEAK MEN . Zedekiah is a weak man. His first thought when he contemplates the possible effects of obedience to the Divine command is that it may result in his being delivered into the hands of the captives at Babylon to be mocked by them ( Jeremiah 38:17 ). This he dreads above all things. Many men who would stand up without flinching to be shot at cower before a laugh. Let them understand that their... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 38:19

The Jews that are fallen to the Chaldaeans - These deserters probably formed a numerous party, and now would be the more indignant with Zedekiah for having rejected their original advice to submit. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 38:19-20

Jeremiah 38:19-20 . Zedekiah said, I am afraid of the Jews, &c. The sense seems to be, that he was afraid lest the Chaldeans, when he had given himself up to them, should deliver him into the hands of those Jews who had fallen to them, and they should insult over and deride him, as being obliged at last to do what he had blamed, and, if he had been able, would have punished them for doing. Thus the Vulgate, Solicitus sum propter Judæos, qui transfugerunt ad Chaldæs: ne forte tradar in... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 38:1-28

Jeremiah’s escape from death (38:1-28)The chief officials in Jerusalem were a powerful group. They hated Jeremiah for his unchanging message of ‘submit to Babylon or perish’, and they managed to force the king to hand over Jeremiah to them for execution (38:1-5). They dropped him into a filthy disused well and left him there to die (6).There was, however, in Zedekiah’s court an African who had risen to a position of responsibility and who was favourable to Jeremiah. In an action that showed... read more

Jeremiah 38:19, Jeremiah 38:24-27 Kjv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 38:14-28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 38:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 38:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 38:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:1-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:17-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 38:19-23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 38:19

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 38:19-20

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 38:1-28

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