Verse 52
Ver. 52. And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates— For the literal completion of this prophesy, see 2 Kings 18:9; 2 Kings 10:13. Nebuchadnezzar and his captains took and spoiled Jerusalem, burnt the city and temple, and brake down the walls round about. 2 Kings 25:10. In like manner the Romans, as Josephus remarks, demolished several fortified places before they besieged and destroyed Jerusalem. The Jews may very well be said to have trusted in their high and fenced walls; for they seldom ventured a battle in the open field. They confided in the strength and situation of Jerusalem, as the Jebusites, the former inhabitants of the place, had done before. 2Sa 5:6-7 insomuch that in Jer 21:13 they are represented saying, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitation? Jerusalem, indeed, was a very strong place, wonderfully fortified both by nature and art, according to the accounts given both by Tacitus and Josephus; and yet it was many times taken; namely, by Shishak king of Egypt, by Nebuchadnezzar, by Antiochus, by Pompey, by Sosius, and Herod, before its final destruction by Titus, Tacit. lib. 5: & Joseph. Bell. Jud. lib. 5: cap. 4, 5 lib. 6: cap. ult.—Bishop Newton.
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