Jeremiah 39:1 NIV

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 39:1

In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month ,.... The month Tebet, which answers to part of our December, and part of January; so that it was in the winter season the siege of Jerusalem began: came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem , and they besieged it ; provoked by Zedekiah's breaking covenant with him, and rebelling against him, who had set him upon his throne, in the room of his nephew; so that here was a mixture of perfidy and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 39:1

In the ninth year of Zedekiah - in the tenth month - This month is called Tebeth in Esther 2:16 . It began with the first new moon of our January, and it was on the tenth day of this month that Nebuchadnezzar invested the city. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 39:1

Verse 1 Jeremiah seems here indeed to undertake the office of an historian rather than that of a Prophet; but he seals his previous prophecies, and at the same time shews that he had brought forward nothing rashly or thoughtlessly. There is, then, here a proof of all his former doctrine; he brings before us the reality, and shews that whatever he had predicted was accomplished by God’s hand, and in a manner almost incredible. We now understand what this chapter contains. he says that King... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 39:1-2

(See homily on Jeremiah 52:4 -70 read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 39:1-8

The retribution of God. What an accumulation of woe do the eight verses with which this chapter opens present! Let thought dwell on the several statements made here, and let imagination seek to realize what they must have meant to those upon whom the calamities they speak of came; and it will be seen, in vivid lurid light, that the retribution of God upon sin and sinners has been in the past no mere empty threat, and it will lead to the salutary suggestion, so questioned now, that his like... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 39:1-8

Siege and savagery. I. THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CAPTURE OF JERUSALEM IS RELATED . Just enough is told to certify to us the complete and exact fulfilment of prophecy. There is a long siege, a great destruction, and great humiliation and suffering for the captured king. It is no part of the province of Scripture writers to dwell on war, battle, siege, and pillage for the sake of making striking narratives. But behind this very brevity what room there is for imagination!... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 39:1-18

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 39:1

“The Capture of Jerusalem” - The majority of the particulars given in Jeremiah 39:1-14 occur again (marginal reference); and are by some regarded as an interpolation. The external evidence (that of the versions) is, however, in favor of their authenticity. Jeremiah 39:14 is to be reconciled with Jeremiah 40:1-4 by remembering that Gedaliah had left Jerusalem and gone to Mizpah Jeremiah 40:6, a city in the immediate neighborhood; and as he was not at home to protect the prophet, nothing is more... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 39:1-3

Jeremiah 39:1-3. In the ninth year of Zedekiah, &c. See notes on 2 Kings 25:1-4. And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate Or, the gate of the centre, as Blaney translates it, observing, “The city of Jerusalem stood upon two hills, Zion to the south, and Acra to the north, with a deep valley between them. The gate of the centre, as the term seems plainly to import, was a gate of communication in the middle of the valley between the two parts of... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 39:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 39:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 39:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 39:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 39:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 39:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 39:1-18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 39:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 39:1-3

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