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Jeremiah 52
34 verses with commentary
The Fall of Jerusalem
Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. began: Heb. reigned
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<strong>Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.</strong> This final chapter provides historical appendix, confirming Jeremiah's prophecies through documentary record. Zedekiah's age (21) and reign (11 years, 597-586 BCE) establish chronological precision. The inclus...
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**29-30. O earth! earth! earth!--**Jeconiah was not actually without offspring (compare Jr 22:28, "his seed"; 1Ch 3:17, 18; Mt 1:12), but he was to be "written childless," as a warning to posterity, that is, without a lineal heir to his throne. It is with a reference to the three kings, Shallum, Jehoiakim, and Jeconiah, that the earth is thrice invoked [Bengel]. Or, the triple invocation is to giv...
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
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<strong>And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.</strong> This epitaph for King Zedekiah is devastating in its brevity. The phrase <strong>did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD</strong> (<em>ra' be'einei YHWH</em>, רַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה) is the standard formula in Kings and Chronicles for covenant unfaithfulness—not merely political...
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
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The reason for Jerusalem's destruction is stated clearly: 'For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence.' God's presence is the source of all blessing; expulsion from His presence is the ultimate curse. This reverses the Exodus where God brought them into His presence. Their sin necessitated this expulsion.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
CHAPTER 23 Jr 23:1-40. The Wicked Rulers to Be Superseded by the King, Who Should Reign over the Again United Peoples, Israel and Judah.
This forms the epilogue to the denunciations of the four kings, in Jr 21:1-22:30.
**1. pastors--**Shallum, Jehoiakim, Jeconiah, and Zedekiah (Eze 34:2).
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.
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<strong>And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.</strong> This verse provides precise chronological detail for Jerusalem's final siege—<strong>the ninth year of his reign</strong> (Zedekiah's)...
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**2. Ye have not ... visited them ... I will visit upon you--**just retribution. Play upon the double sense of "visit." "Visit upon," namely, in wrath (Ex 32:34).
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
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<strong>So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.</strong> This brief verse compresses approximately 30 months of unimaginable suffering into a single statement. The siege began in Zedekiah's ninth year, tenth month, tenth day (v. 4) and lasted <strong>unto the eleventh year</strong>—specifically until the fourth month, ninth day (v. 6). The Hebrew <em>matsor</em> (מָצוֹר, ...
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3-4. Restoration of Judah from Babylon foretold in language which in its fulness can only apply to the final restoration of both "Judah" and "Israel" (compare Jr 23:6); also "out of all countries," in this verse and Jr 23:8; also, "neither shall they be lacking," that is, none shall be missing or detached from the rest: a prophecy never yet fully accomplished. It holds good also of the spiritual I...
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
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<strong>And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.</strong> This verse records the humanitarian catastrophe preceding Jerusalem's fall. The date (July 18, 586 BCE, per verse 1-2 chronology) marks when famine reached unbearable severity after thirty months of siege. The phrase "no bread for the peop...
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(6) **And in the fourth month.**—Omitted in the Hebrew of 2Kings 25:3, but supplied in the English version.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
3-4. Restoration of Judah from Babylon foretold in language which in its fulness can only apply to the final restoration of both "Judah" and "Israel" (compare Jr 23:6); also "out of all countries," in this verse and Jr 23:8; also, "neither shall they be lacking," that is, none shall be missing or detached from the rest: a prophecy never yet fully accomplished. It holds good also of the spiritual I...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.
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<strong>Then the city was broken up</strong> (וַתִּבָּקַע הָעִיר, vatibbaqa ha'ir)—the Hebrew <em>baqa</em> means to split, breach, or burst open, describing the catastrophic moment when Babylon's siege engines finally penetrated Jerusalem's walls after 30 months (52:4-6). <strong>All the men of war fled</strong> reveals the collapse of Judah's last military resistance. King Zedekiah and his warri...
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(7) **Went forth out of the city.**—Omitted in 2Kings 25:4.
**They went by the way of the plain.**—In 2Kings 25:4 “*the king *(not in the Hebrew) went (verb in the singular) the way toward the plain.”
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
5. As Messianic prophecy extended over many years in which many political changes took place in harmony with these, it displayed its riches by a variety more effective than if it had been manifested all at once. As the moral condition of the Jews required in each instance, so Messiah was exhibited in a corresponding phase, thus becoming more and more the soul of the nation's life: so that He is re...
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
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<strong>But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king</strong>—Zedekiah's escape attempt lasted only hours before Babylon's cavalry caught him. <strong>And overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho</strong> (בְּעַרְבוֹת יְרֵחוֹ, be'arvot Yericho)—approximately 15 miles from Jerusalem, near where Israel had first entered the Promised Land under Joshua. The location carries bitter irony: whe...
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**6. Judah ... Israel ... dwell safely--**Compare Jr 33:16, where "Jerusalem" is substituted for "Israel" here. Only Judah, and that only in part, has as yet returned. So far are the Jews from having enjoyed, as yet, the temporal blessings here foretold as the result of Messiah's reign, that their lot has been, for eighteen centuries, worse than ever before. The accomplishment must, therefore, be ...
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.
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<strong>Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah</strong> (רִבְלָתָה, Rivlatah)—Nebuchadnezzar had established his military headquarters at Riblah in the land of Hamath, approximately 200 miles north of Jerusalem in modern Syria. This strategic location on the Orontes River allowed Nebuchadnezzar to command multiple military campaigns while remaining distant f...
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(9) **To Riblah in the land of Hamath.**—The descriptive words are omitted in 2Kings 25:6. (See Note on Jeremiah 39:5.)
**He gave judgment upon him.**—In 2Kings 25:6, *they gave judgment. *So in the next verse “the king of Babylon slew” takes the place of “they slew” in 2Kings 25:7**.**
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
7-8. Repeated from Jr 16:14, 15. The prophet said the same things often, in order that his sayings might make the more impression. The same promise as in Jr 23:3, 4. The wide dispersion of the Jews at the Babylonish captivity prefigures their present wider dispersion (Is 11:11; Joe 3:6). Their second deliverance is to exceed far the former one from Egypt. But the deliverance from Babylon was infer...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
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<strong>And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes</strong>—the most devastating punishment imaginable: forced to watch his own children executed. This eliminated potential heirs to David's throne and ensured no future Davidic uprising. The horror of this moment fulfilled Jeremiah's warning about the consequences of refusing God's path of survival (Jeremiah 38:23). Zedekiah'...
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(10) **He slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.**—The fact is not stated in 2 Kings 25, but is found in Jeremiah 39:6.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
7-8. Repeated from Jr 16:14, 15. The prophet said the same things often, in order that his sayings might make the more impression. The same promise as in Jr 23:3, 4. The wide dispersion of the Jews at the Babylonish captivity prefigures their present wider dispersion (Is 11:11; Joe 3:6). Their second deliverance is to exceed far the former one from Egypt. But the deliverance from Babylon was infer...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death. put out: Heb. blinded chains: or, fetters prison: Heb. house of the wards
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Zedekiah's fate fulfills multiple prophecies - he saw Babylon but died there (Jer 32:4-5, 34:3). His sons were killed before his eyes, then he was blinded and taken to Babylon where he died in prison. This gruesome judgment resulted from covenant-breaking and ignoring prophetic warnings. The last thing he saw was his sons' execution - a devastating end to the Davidic line's rule (temporarily, unti...
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(11) **And put him in prison till the day of his death.**—This also is an additional detail not mentioned in 2 Kings 25, and its absence is probably due to the fact that that was the earlier narrative of the two. The word for “prison” is a peculiar one, and differs from that in Jeremiah 52:31. Literally it means “house of visitation,” and this may imply either stricter custody, or more severe puni...
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**9. because of the prophets--**so the Masorites and Targum. But Vulgate, Septuagint, &c., make this the inscription of the prophecy, Concerning the Prophets: as in Jr 46:2; 48:1; 49:1. Jeremiah expresses his horror at the so-called "prophets" not warning the people, though iniquity so fearfully abounded, soon to be followed by awful judgments.
**bones shake--**(Ha 3:16).
**drunken--**God'...
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem, captain: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen served: Heb. stood before
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<strong>And in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,</strong> This verse records the arrival of Babylon's official who would destroy the temple—arguably the most traumatic moment in Old Testament history. The dating (August 14, 586 BC...
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(12) **In the tenth day of the month.**—2Kings 25:8 gives the “*seventh *day.” We have no means of ascertaining which of the two statements is the more accurate. The Jews have always kept the *ninth *day as a commemorative fast. And this date is given in the Syriac version of 2 Kings.
**Which served the king of Babylon.**—Better, *which stand before the king. *The Hebrew word is one used continual...
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**10. adulterers--**spiritual, that is, forsakers of God, Israel's true Husband (Is 54:5) for idols, at the instigation of the false "prophets" (Jr 23:9, 15). Literal adultery and fornication, the usual concomitants of idolatry, are also meant.
**swearing--**Maurer, &c., translate, "Because of the curse (of God on it), the land mourneth" (De 27:15-26; 28:15-68; Is 24:6). More than usual noto...
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:
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<strong>And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:</strong> This verse records the systematic burning of Jerusalem's most significant structures. The order is theologically significant: first "the house of the LORD" (Solomon's temple, built 960 BCE), then the royal palace, then common dwellings....
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(13) **All the houses of the great men.**—More accurately, *all the great houses.*
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**11. profane--**(Eze 23:39; Zep 3:4).
**in my house--**(Jr 7:30). They built altars to idols in the very temple (2Ki 23:12; Eze 8:3-16). Compare as to covetousness under the roof of the sanctuary, Mt 21:13; Joh 2:16.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 13-15** Here begins that wonderful, minute, and faithful description of the office, character, and glory of the Messiah, which has struck conviction to many of the most hardened unbelievers. Christ is Wisdom itself; in the work of our redemption there appeared the wisdom of God in a mystery. Those that saw him, said, Surely never man looked so miserable: never was sorrow like unto his sor...
Read full commentary →And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
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<strong>And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about</strong> (וְאֶת־כָּל־חֹמוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַם, ve'et-kol-chomot Yerushalaim)—systematic destruction of Jerusalem's fortifications ensured the city could never again serve as a military stronghold or center of rebellion. The Hebrew <em>chomot</em> (walls) represented not ...
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**12. slippery ways in ... darkness--**Their "way" is their false doctrine which proves fatal to them (Jr 13:16; Psa 35:6; Pr 4:19).
**I will bring evil ... visitation--**still more calamities than those already inflicted. See on Jr 11:23; "visitation," namely, in wrath.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 13-15** Here begins that wonderful, minute, and faithful description of the office, character, and glory of the Messiah, which has struck conviction to many of the most hardened unbelievers. Christ is Wisdom itself; in the work of our redemption there appeared the wisdom of God in a mystery. Those that saw him, said, Surely never man looked so miserable: never was sorrow like unto his sor...
Read full commentary →Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.
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Nebuzaradan 'carried away captive certain of the poor of the people' along with the rest. Even the poorest didn't escape exile - judgment was comprehensive. Yet verse 16 notes he left 'the poor of the land' to be farmers. This mixed picture shows judgment's severity while God preserves a remnant to work the land, maintaining hope for eventual restoration.
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(15) **Certain of the poor of the people.—**Omitted in 2Kings 25:11, and probably inserted here by an error of transcription, as the next verse states that the “poor of the land” were left in their own country.
**The rest of the multitude.**—Better, perhaps, *the remnant of the work-people, *as in Proverbs 8:30, where many commentators so render the word, “I was with him as a *worker” *and Song So...
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**13. folly--**literally, "insipidity," "unsavouriness" (Job 6:6), not having the salt of godliness (Col 4:6).
**in Baal--**in the name of Baal; in connection with his worship (see Jr 2:8).
**caused ... to err--**(Is 9:16).
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 13-15** Here begins that wonderful, minute, and faithful description of the office, character, and glory of the Messiah, which has struck conviction to many of the most hardened unbelievers. Christ is Wisdom itself; in the work of our redemption there appeared the wisdom of God in a mystery. Those that saw him, said, Surely never man looked so miserable: never was sorrow like unto his sor...
Read full commentary →But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
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<strong>But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land</strong> (וּמִדַּלַּת הָאָרֶץ, umidallat ha'arets)—the Hebrew <em>dallat</em> means the impoverished, helpless, or insignificant. These were people without land, resources, or political influence, considered economically worthless to deport to Babylon. <strong>For vinedressers and for husbandmen</strong> (לְכֹרְ...
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14. "Jerusalem" and Judah were even worse than "Samaria" and the ten tribes; the greater were the privileges of the former, the greater was their guilt. They had the temple in their midst, which the ten tribes had not; yet in the temple itself they practised idolatry.
**strengthen ... hands of evildoers--**(Eze 13:22).
**as Sodom--**(De 32:32; Is 1:10).
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.
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<strong>Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea</strong>—meticulous inventory of the temple's bronze furnishings being plundered begins here. The <strong>pillars of brass</strong> (עַמּוּדֵי הַנְּחֹשֶׁת, amudei hanechoshet) refer to Jachin and Boaz, the two massive bronze pillars Solomon erected at the temple entrance (1 Kings 7:15-22), each ...
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**15. gall--**poison (see on Jr 8:14; Jr 9:15).
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. shovels: or, instruments to remove the ashes bowls: or, basons
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<strong>The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away</strong>—this verse catalogs the smaller bronze implements used in temple service. <strong>The caldrons</strong> (הַסִּרוֹת, hassirot) were pots for boiling sacrificial meat. <strong>The shovels</strong> (הַיָּעִים, hayya'im) removed as...
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(18-20) **The caldrons also, and the shovels . . .**—The list in 2Kings 25:14-16 omits the basons, the caldrons, the candlesticks, and the cups; in Jeremiah 52:15 it gives the definite article in the Hebrew “*the *one sea,” and omits the “twelve brasen bulls. Strictly speaking, the bases (1Kings 7:27) were under the ten lavers which were used for washing the meat for the sacrifices, and the twelve...
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**16. make you vain--**They seduce you to vanity, that is, idolatry, which will prove a vain trust to you (Jr 2:5; 2Ki 17:15; Jon 2:8), [Gesenius]. Rather, "they delude you with vain promises of security" (Jr 23:17; compare Psa 62:10) [Maurer].
**of their own heart--**of their own invention (Jr 23:21; Jr 14:14).
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away. firepans: or, censers
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<strong>And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups</strong>—the inventory continues with additional temple implements, now specifying those made of precious metals. This verse distinguishes: <strong>that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away</strong>. Unlike th...
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**17. say still--**Hebrew, "say in saying," that is, say incessantly.
**peace--**(Jr 6:14; Eze 13:10; Zec 10:2).
**imagination--**Hebrew, "obstinacy."
**no evil--**(Mi 3:11).
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight. the brass: Heb. their brass
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<strong>The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD</strong>—this verse summarizes the most magnificent bronze works, emphasizing their Solomonic origin to stress the tragedy of their loss. <strong>The two pillars</strong> Jachin and Boaz stood 27 feet high with ornate capitals (1 Kings 7:15-22), symbols of God's...
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18. A reason is given why the false prophets should not be heeded: They have not stood in the counsels of Jehovah (an image from ministers present in a standing posture at councils of Eastern kings) (compare Jr 23:22; Job 15:8). The spiritual man alone has the privilege (Ge 18:17; Psa 25:14; Am 3:7; Joh 15:15; 1Co 2:16).
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow. fillet: Heb. thread
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<strong>The height of one pillar was eighteen cubits</strong> (שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה)—approximately 27 feet. These bronze pillars, Jachin and Boaz, stood at Solomon's Temple entrance (1 Kings 7:15-22), symbolizing God's establishment (Jachin: 'He establishes') and strength (Boaz: 'In Him is strength'). Their destruction fulfilled Jeremiah's prophecies of Jerusalem's desolation.<br><br><strong>I...
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(21-23) **And concerning the pillars . . .**—In 2Kings 25:16-17 we have a list abbreviated by the omission of some of the measurements and of the number and arrangement of the pomegranates. “Chapiter” is the old English word for the “capital” of a column.
**On a side.**—The exact meaning of the Hebrew is *towards a *(=each) *wind*—*i.e., *there were twenty-four pomegranates on each side of the squ...
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19. So far from all prosperity awaiting the people as the false prophets say (Jr 23:17), wrath is in store for them.
**grievous--**literally, "eddying," whirling itself about, a tornado. In Jr 30:23, "continuing" is substituted for "grievous."
**fall grievously--**it shall be hurled on.
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.
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<strong>A chapiter of brass</strong> (כֹּתֶרֶת נְחֹשֶׁת)—the ornate capital atop each pillar, five cubits (7.5 feet) high. The <strong>network and pomegranates</strong> (שְׂבָכָה וְרִמּוֹנִים) decorated the capitals with intricate latticework and 200 bronze pomegranates (v. 23). Pomegranates symbolized fruitfulness and were woven into the high priest's robe hem (Exodus 28:33-34).<br><br>The symmet...
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**20. in ... latter days--**that is, "the year of their visitation" (Jr 23:12). Primarily the meaning is: the Jews will not "consider" now God's warnings (De 32:29); but when the prophecies shall be fulfilled in their Babylonish exile, they will consider and see, by bitter experience, their sinful folly. The ultimate scope of the prophecy is: the Jews, in their final dispersion, shall at last "con...
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.
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<strong>Ninety and six pomegranates on a side</strong>—96 visible from any direction, with <strong>an hundred round about</strong> total, suggesting four were at the corners or hidden. This precise enumeration in the midst of catastrophe shows Scripture's historical reliability and God's sovereignty over every detail, even in judgment.<br><br>The number 100 often symbolizes completeness in Scriptu...
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**21. sent ... spoken--**"sent" refers to the primary call: "spoken" to the subsequent charges given to be executed. A call is required, not only external, on the part of men, but also internal from God, that one should undertake a pastor's office [Calvin].
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: door: Heb. threshold
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<strong>The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest</strong> (שְׂרָיָה כֹּהֵן הָרֹאשׁ)—Seraiah, great-grandson of Hilkiah who found the Law under Josiah (2 Kings 22:8), now captured. His lineage continued through Ezra (Ezra 7:1). <strong>Zephaniah the second priest</strong> (צְפַנְיָה כֹּהֵן הַמִּשְׁנֶה) served as deputy high priest.<br><br><strong>The three keepers of the door</strong>...
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**22. stood in ... counsel--**(Jr 23:18).
**they should have turned them from their evil way--**They would have given such counsels to the people as would have turned them from their sins (Jr 25:5; Is 55:11), and so would have averted punishment. Their not teaching the law in which God's counsel is set forth proves they are not His prophets, though they boast of being so (Mt 7:15-20).
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city. were near: Heb. saw the face of the king principal: or, scribe of the captain of the host
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<strong>An eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war</strong> (סָרִיס)—a court official commanding military forces. <strong>Seven men...near the king's person</strong> (רֹאֵי פְנֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ, literally 'seers of the king's face') were royal counselors with direct access to Zedekiah. The <strong>principal scribe</strong> (סֹפֵר שַׂר־הַצָּבָא) mustered troops—the secretary of defense.<br><br><s...
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(25) **An eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war.**—Omit the article before “charge.” The Hebrew term (*Pakid*) conveys the meaning of “deputy,” a superintendent under a chief commander. The officer in question had probably, together with the persons named in Jeremiah 52:24, been more conspicuous than his fellows in resisting the Chaldæans.
**Seven men.**—2Kings 25:19 gives “five” as the n...
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23. Let not the false prophets fancy that their devices (Jr 23:25) are unknown to Me. Are ye so ignorant as to suppose that I can only see things near Me, namely, things in heaven, and not earthly things as being too remote?
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
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<strong>Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard</strong> (נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב־טַבָּחִים, literally 'chief of the executioners') brought the leaders to <strong>Riblah</strong> (רִבְלָה), Nebuchadnezzar's military headquarters in Syria, 200 miles north of Jerusalem. Riblah was strategically located on the Orontes River, controlling trade routes between Mesopotamia and Egypt.<br><br>The journey to Ribla...
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24. (Psa 139:7, &c.; Am 9:2, 3).
**fill heaven and earth--**with My omniscience, providence, power, and essential being (1Ki 8:27).
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.
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<strong>The king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death</strong> (וַיַּךְ אֹתָם...וַיְמִיתֵם)—execution, not merely captivity. The verb מוּת (death) is emphatic. <strong>In Riblah in the land of Hamath</strong>—northern Syria, symbolically far from the Promised Land. <strong>Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land</strong> (וַיִּגֶל יְהוּדָה מֵעַל אַדְמָתוֹ)—exile, reversing ...
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**25. dreamed--**I have received a prophetic communication by dream (Nu 12:6; De 13:1, &c. Joe 2:28).
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:
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The precise enumeration of exiles taken in three deportations (in years seven, eighteen, and twenty-three of Nebuchadnezzar) demonstrates the historical accuracy of Scripture and God's sovereign control over details. The relatively small numbers (3,023, 832, and 745) suggest these were counts of family heads, not total populations. God's covenant people were reduced to a remnant, yet preserved.
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(28) **This is the people . . .**—Here the parallelism with 2 Kings 25, which goes on to give a brief summary of the history of Gedaliah and Ishmael, as narrated in Jeremiah 40-43, ceases, and the writer of the appendix goes on to give particulars as to the various stages of the deportation of the captives. It presents some difficulties in detail. (1) The date given here, the “seventh year” of Neb...
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**26. prophets--**a different Hebrew form from the usual one, "prophesiers." "How long," cries Jeremiah, impatient of their impious audacity, "shall these prophecy-mongers go on prophesying lies?" The answer is given in Jr 23:29-34.
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons: persons: Heb. souls
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<strong>In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar</strong>—597 BC, the second deportation. <strong>Eight hundred thirty and two persons</strong>—this number conflicts with 2 Kings 24:14 ('ten thousand') and 24:16 ('seven thousand'). The resolution: this counts adult males only; Kings includes families, soldiers, and craftsmen.<br><br>The precision—832 exact—emphasizes God's knowledge of every indiv...
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(29) **Eight hundred thirty and two persons.**—The comparatively small number indicates the ravages of the sword, the pestilence, and the famine to which Jeremiah so often refers. The captives were probably the scanty remnant of the defenders of the city, and the deportation that by Nebuzar-adan narrated in Jeremiah 52:15.
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27. They "think" to make My people utterly to forget Me. But I will oppose to those dreamers my true prophets.
**fathers ... for Baal--**(Jud 3:7; 8:33, 34).
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
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<strong>In the three and twentieth year</strong>—582 BC, a third deportation not mentioned in Kings, five years after Jerusalem's destruction. <strong>Seven hundred forty and five persons</strong>—possibly prompted by Gedaliah's assassination (chapter 41) and remaining Jews' flight to Egypt.<br><br><strong>All the persons were four thousand and six hundred</strong>—the total of three deportations ...
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(30) **In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar . . .**—There is no record of this final deportation, five years after the capture of the city, in the historical books. It probably followed on the conquest of Egypt predicted in Jeremiah 44:11; Jeremiah 44:28, and included some of those who had emigrated to that country; perhaps also on that of the Moabites and Edomites, among whom many Je...
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28. God answers the objection which might be stated, "What, then, must we do, when lies are spoken as truths, and prophets oppose prophets?" Do the same as when wheat is mixed with chaff: do not reject the wheat because of the chaff mixed with it, but discriminate between the false and the true revelations. The test is adherence to, or forgetfulness of, Me and My law (Jr 23:27).
**that hath a dr...
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison ,
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Jehoiachin's release from prison and elevation to favor with the Babylonian king Evil-merodach provides a hopeful ending to Jeremiah's book. After 37 years in prison, the Davidic king receives mercy and honor. This hints at future restoration and keeps alive the Davidic covenant promise (2 Sam 7:12-16). Though judged, the line continues - ultimately fulfilled in Christ, David's greater Son.
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(31) **In the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin . . .**—The closing narrative is almost identical with that of 2Kings 25:27, the only differences being (1) that “five and twentieth” stands for “seven and twentieth,” (2) that in Jeremiah 52:34 we have “the king of Babylon” instead of “the king,” and (3) that the pleonastic words “until the day of his death” are inserted before...
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29. As the "fire" consumes the "chaff," [Jr 23:28], so "My word" will consume the false prophets (Mt 3:12; He 4:12). "My word" which is "wheat" [Jr 23:28], that is, food to the true prophet and his hearers, is a consuming "fire," and a crushing "hammer" (Mt 21:44) to false prophets and their followers (2Co 2:16). The Word of the false prophets may be known by its promising men peace in sin. "My wo...
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon, kindly: Heb. good things with him
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<strong>Spake kindly unto him</strong> (וַיְדַבֵּר אִתּוֹ טֹבוֹת, literally 'spoke good things to him')—Evil-Merodach (Amel-Marduk) released Jehoiachin from prison after 37 years (v. 31). <strong>Set his throne above the throne of the kings</strong>—gave him honor above other captive monarchs in Babylon.<br><br>This sudden reversal mirrors Joseph's exaltation (Genesis 41:40). The Davidic line, see...
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**30. steal my words--**a twofold plagiarism; one steals from the other, and all steal words from Jehovah's true prophets, but misapply them (see Jr 28:2; Joh 10:1; Re 22:19).
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.
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<strong>Changed his prison garments</strong> (וְשִׁנָּה אֵת בִּגְדֵי כִלְאוֹ)—removal of prisoner's clothes symbolized new status, like Joseph (Genesis 41:14) and the high priest's robe changes (Zechariah 3:4). <strong>He did continually eat bread before him</strong> (וְאָכַל לֶחֶם לְפָנָיו תָּמִיד)—daily provision at the royal table, a permanent pension.<br><br>This verse ends Jeremiah's prophecy...
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**31. use--**rather, "take" their tongue: a second class (compare Jr 23:30) require, in order to bring forth a revelation, nothing more than their tongues, wherewith they say, He (Jehovah) saith: they bungle in the very formula instead of the usual "Jehovah saith," being only able to say "(He) saith."
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
Read full commentary →And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life. every: Heb. the matter of the day in his day
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'There was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.' Jehoiachin's daily provision in exile echoes God's daily manna provision (Ex 16:4). Even in captivity, God provides for His anointed. This sustaining grace keeps the Davidic line alive, ultimately producing Christ, the eternal King.
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32. Third class: inventors of lies: the climax, and worst of the three.
**lightness--**wanton inventions (Zep 3:4).
**not profit--**that is, greatly injure.
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Chapter 52
The welcome news of Christ's kingdom. (Is. 52:1-12) The humiliation of the Messiah. (Is. 52:13-15)
**Verses 1-12** The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for ...
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