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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 39:7

Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes ,.... By what means is not certain; however, hereby the prophecy of Jeremiah was fulfilled, that his eyes should see the king of Babylon, as they did, before they were put out, and that he should not die by the sword, Jeremiah 34:3 ; and also the prophecy of Ezekiel, Ezekiel 12:13 ; that he should be brought to Babylon, and yet should not see it; for his eyes were put out before he was carried there: a full proof this of the prescience of God; of his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 39:7

Bounds him with chains - Margin: "Two brazen chains;" one for his hands, and the other for his feet. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 39:7

Verse 7 Here was an accumulation of misery: the king had his eyes pulled out, (117) after having been a spectator of the slaughter of his own sons! He then saw heaped together the dead bodies of his own offspring and of all his nobles. After that slaughter he was made blind. His life was, no doubt, prolonged to him, that he might die, as it were, by little and little, according to what a notorious tyrant has said. And thus Nebuchadnezzar intended to kill him a hundred and a thousand times, and... 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 39:4-7

Too late. These verses tell of the flight of Zedekiah and his miserable capture by the Chaldean army. Picture the scene. The breach made in the wall. The dead hour of night. The rush upon the temple. The slaughter there. The alarm spreading to the palace. The attempted escape, before dawn, of the king, his wives, and his children. See them muffled, disguised, laden with such precious things as they could snatch up in the hurry of that awful moment, stealthily making their way along the... 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

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