Verse 1

Introduction

Overview

Jeremiah 39 . 1 , Jerusalem is taken; Jeremiah 39 . 4 , Zedekiah is made blind and sent to Babylon; Jeremiah 39 . 8 , The city laid in ruins , Jeremiah 39 . 9 , and the people captivated; Jeremiah 39 . 11 , Nebuchadrezzar’s charge for the good usage of Jeremiah; Jeremiah 39 . 15 , God’s promise to Ebed-melech.

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the ninth . Jeremiah 52 . 4-7 , 2 Kings 25 . 1 , 2 Kings 25 . 2-7 , Ezekiel 24 . 1 , Ezekiel 24 . 2 , Zechariah 8 . 19

the tenth . This was the month Tebeth . Esther 2 . 16 , which began with the first moon of January; and it was on the 10th of this month that Nebuchadnezzar invested the city.

Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 28 . 52 . General 1 Kings 8 . 37 . in the land famine 2 Chronicles 36 . 17 . the king Ezra 2 . 1 . whom Nebuchadnezzar Ezra 5 . 12 . into the hand Nehemiah 7 . 6 . whom Nebuchadnezzar Nehemiah 9 . 32 . on our kings Psalm 80 . 13 . The boar Isaiah 22 . 7 . full Jeremiah 1 . 12 . I will Jeremiah 4 . 16 . watchers Jeremiah 6 . 3 . they shall Jeremiah 21 . 1 . The word Jeremiah 21 . 2 . for Jeremiah 32 . 1 . in the Jeremiah 34 . 1 . when Jeremiah 34 . 22 . shall fight Jeremiah 42 . 18 . As mine Jeremiah 44 . 2 . Ye have Jeremiah 50 . 17 . this Jeremiah 51 . 34 . the king Lamentations 1 . 14 . delivered Ezekiel 4 . 2 . lay Ezekiel 36 . 3 . they have made Ezekiel 40 . 1 . after

Verse 2

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the fourth . This was the month Tammuz , which commences with the first moon of July . the siege had lasted just eighteen months. 2 Kings 25 . 3

was . Jeremiah 5 . 10 , Jeremiah 52 . 6 , Jeremiah 52 . 7 , 2 Kings 25 . 4 , Ezekiel 33 . 21 , Micah 2 . 12 , Micah 2 . 13 , Zephaniah 1 . 10

Reciprocal . Jeremiah 20 . 5 . I will deliver Jeremiah 21 . 2 . for Jeremiah 24 . 8 . So will Jeremiah 32 . 1 . in the Jeremiah 34 . 22 . shall fight Jeremiah 37 . 8 . General Jeremiah 41 . 1 . the seventh month Lamentations 2 . 9 . gates Ezekiel 4 . 2 . lay Ezekiel 12 . 5 . Dig thou Ezekiel 26 . 1 . General Zechariah 8 . 19 . the fourth

Verse 3

all the . Jeremiah 1 . 15 , Jeremiah 21 . 4 , Jeremiah 38 . 17

Nergalsharezer . Jeremiah 39 . 13 , 2 Kings 17 . 30

Sarsechim . These were the principal commanders; but Dr. Blayney thinks that , instead of six persons , we have in reality but three , as the name that follows each is the title of the office. Thus Nergal-Sharezer , who was Samgar-nebo , or keeper , i.e. , priest of Nebo; Sarsechim , who was Rab-saris , or chief eunuch; and Nergal-sharezer , who was Rab-mag , or chief magi; as the words mog in Persian , magoos in Arabic , magooshai in Syriac , and לבדןע [Strong's G3097] , in Greek , signify; and we learn from Justin and Curtius that the magi attended the king in war.

Reciprocal . 2 Kings 25 . 4 . the city Jeremiah 12 . 10 . pastors Jeremiah 38 . 18 . then Daniel 2 . 49 . sat

Verse 4

when . Jeremiah 38 . 18-20 , Leviticus 26 . 17 , Leviticus 26 . 36 , Deuteronomy 28 . 25 , Deuteronomy 32 . 24-30 , 2 Kings 25 . 4-7 , Isaiah 30 . 15 , Isaiah 30 . 16 , Ezekiel 12 . 12 , Amos 2 . 14

betwixt . Jeremiah 52 . 7-11 , 2 Chronicles 32 . 5

Reciprocal . Ecclesiastes 2 . 5 . me Isaiah 22 . 3 . thy rulers Isaiah 24 . 10 . city Isaiah 29 . 2 . I will Jeremiah 4 . 9 . that the heart Jeremiah 4 . 29 . shall flee Jeremiah 21 . 7 . I will Jeremiah 32 . 4 . General Jeremiah 34 . 3 . And thou Jeremiah 40 . 7 . all the Lamentations 4 . 18 . hunt Ezekiel 12 . 4 . at even

Verse 5

Chaldeans' . Jeremiah 32 . 4 , Jeremiah 32 . 5 , Jeremiah 38 . 18 , Jeremiah 38 . 23 , 2 Chronicles 33 . 11 , Lamentations 1 . 3 , Lamentations 4 . 20

in the plains . Jeremiah 52 . 8 , Joshua 4 . 13 , Joshua 5 . 10

Riblah . Jeremiah 52 . 9 , Jeremiah 52 . 26 , Jeremiah 52 . 27 , 2 Kings 23 . 33 , 2 Kings 25 . 6

Hamath . Numbers 13 . 21 , Joshua 13 . 5 , Judges 3 . 3 , 2 Samuel 8 . 9 , 2 Kings 17 . 24

gave judgment upon him . Heb. spake with him judgments , Jeremiah 4 . 12 , Ezekiel 17 . 15-21

Reciprocal . Numbers 34 . 8 . the entrance Numbers 34 . 11 . Riblah Deuteronomy 28 . 36 . bring thee 2 Kings 19 . 13 . the king 2 Kings 25 . 5 . and overtook Isaiah 29 . 2 . I will Jeremiah 4 . 9 . that the heart Jeremiah 34 . 3 . And thou Jeremiah 44 . 30 . as I Lamentations 4 . 18 . hunt Ezekiel 17 . 20 . I will spread Ezekiel 23 . 24 . I will set Habakkuk 1 . 7 . their judgment

Verse 6

slew the . Jeremiah 52 . 10 , 2 Kings 25 . 7

before . Genesis 21 . 16 , Genesis 44 . 34 , Deuteronomy 28 . 34 , 2 Kings 22 . 20 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 28 , Esther 8 . 6 , Isaiah 13 . 16

slew all . Jeremiah 21 . 7 , Jeremiah 24 . 8-10 , Jeremiah 34 . 19-21

Reciprocal . Numbers 34 . 11 . Riblah 2 Kings 23 . 33 . Riblah Jeremiah 20 . 4 . thine Jeremiah 34 . 3 . and thine Jeremiah 34 . 21 . Zedekiah Jeremiah 37 . 17 . thou shalt Jeremiah 38 . 23 . they shall Jeremiah 41 . 10 . even Lamentations 5 . 12 . General Ezekiel 11 . 9 . and deliver Ezekiel 11 . 10 . fall Ezekiel 21 . 26 . Remove Ezekiel 23 . 24 . I will set Ezekiel 24 . 5 . the choice Ezekiel 34 . 10 . and cause Zephaniah 1 . 8 . the princes

Verse 7

he put . Jeremiah 32 . 4 , Jeremiah 32 . 5 , Jeremiah 52 . 11 , 2 Kings 25 . 7 , Ezekiel 12 . 13

chains . Heb. two brasen chains , or fetters , Judges 16 . 21 , Psalm 107 . 10 , Psalm 107 . 11 , Psalm 119 . 8

Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 11 . 2 . thrust Isaiah 28 . 22 . lest Isaiah 39 . 7 . of thy sons Jeremiah 20 . 4 . thine Jeremiah 34 . 3 . and thine Jeremiah 37 . 17 . thou shalt Jeremiah 52 . 10 . slew Lamentations 5 . 12 . General Ezekiel 17 . 16 . even Ezekiel 21 . 26 . Remove Zephaniah 1 . 8 . the princes

Verse 8

burned . Jeremiah 7 . 20 , Jeremiah 9 . 10-12 , Jeremiah 17 . 27 , Jeremiah 21 . 10 , Jeremiah 34 . 2 , Jeremiah 34 . 22 , Jeremiah 37 . 10 , Jeremiah 38 . 18 , Jeremiah 52 . 13 , 2 Kings 25 . 9 , 2 Chronicles 36 . 19 , Isaiah 5 . 9 , Lamentations 1 . 10 , Lamentations 2 . 2 , Lamentations 2 . 7 , Amos 2 . 5 , Micah 3 . 12

and brake . Jeremiah 52 . 14 , 2 Kings 25 . 10 , Nehemiah 1 . 3

Reciprocal . Nehemiah 3 . 25 . the king's Psalm 79 . 1 . have laid Isaiah 24 . 10 . city Isaiah 32 . 13 . General Jeremiah 5 . 10 . ye up Jeremiah 20 . 5 . I will deliver Jeremiah 22 . 5 . that Jeremiah 32 . 29 . and set Lamentations 2 . 9 . gates Ezekiel 16 . 41 . burn Ezekiel 23 . 47 . and burn Ezekiel 24 . 11 . set it

Verse 9

Nebuzaradan . Jeremiah 39 . 13 , Jeremiah 40 . 1 , Jeremiah 52 . 12-16 , Jeremiah 52 . 26 , 2 Kings 25 . 11 , 2 Kings 25 . 20

captain of the guard . or , chief marshal , Heb. chief of the executioners , or slaughter-men , and so , Jeremiah 39 . 10 , Jeremiah 39 . 11-14 , Genesis 37 . 36

carried . Jeremiah 10 . 18 , Jeremiah 16 . 13 , Jeremiah 20 . 4-6 , Jeremiah 52 . 28-30 , Leviticus 26 . 33 , Deuteronomy 4 . 27 , 2 Kings 20 . 18 , Isaiah 5 . 13

Reciprocal . 2 Kings 25 . 8 . Nebuzaradan 1 Chronicles 6 . 15 . when the Lord 1 Chronicles 9 . 1 . carried Jeremiah 13 . 19 . Judah Jeremiah 52 . 13 . the king's Jeremiah 52 . 16 . certain Jeremiah 52 . 29 . the eighteenth Lamentations 1 . 3 . gone Lamentations 1 . 5 . her children Daniel 2 . 14 . captain of the king's guard Matthew 1 . 11 . about

Verse 10

left of . Jeremiah 40 . 7 , 2 Kings 25 . 12 , Ezekiel 33 . 24

at the same time . Heb. in that day

Reciprocal . 2 Kings 24 . 14 . the poorest sort Proverbs 13 . 8 . the poor Isaiah 7 . 21 . a man Jeremiah 39 . 9 . captain of the guard Jeremiah 40 . 10 . gather Jeremiah 43 . 6 . every Jeremiah 52 . 16 . certain Jeremiah 52 . 27 . Thus Ezekiel 5 . 3 . a few

Verse 11

Now . Nebuchadnezzar must have frequently heard of Jeremiah's predictions , many of which were now fulfilled , which would dispose him to respect his character and treat him with kindness.

gave . Jeremiah 15 . 11 , Jeremiah 15 . 21 , Job 5 . 19 , Acts 24 . 23

to . Heb. by the hand of , Jeremiah 37 . 2 , *marg.

Reciprocal . Jeremiah 39 . 9 . captain of the guard Jeremiah 40 . 1 . after