_In the ninth year of Zedekiah_, &c. See notes on 2 Kings 25:1. _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, wi... [ Continue Reading ]
_They fled by the gate betwixt the two walls_ Betwixt the wall and the outworks, or betwixt the old wall of the city and the new one which Hezekiah built, of which mention is made 2 Chronicles 32:5. See note on 2 Kings 25:4. Blaney thinks it probable that between these two walls there might be a pri... [ Continue Reading ]
_Now Nebuchadrezzar gave charge concerning Jeremiah_ He had undoubtedly been informed of the advice which Jeremiah had given, both to the king and people, to submit themselves to his authority: which advice, if it had been taken, would have prevented the charge and labour of so long a siege, and the... [ Continue Reading ]
_Nebuzar-adan sent and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison_ Where he was when the city was taken, Jeremiah 38:28; _and committed him unto Gedaliah_ Namely, after he had been carried out of Jerusalem with the rest of the captives as far as Ramah: see Jeremiah 40:1. Observe here, reader, a ki... [ Continue Reading ]
_The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah when he was in the court of the prison_ These words give us to understand that this and the next three verses respect a matter which took place before the things related in the preceding part of this chapter, namely, the kindness which Ebed-melech showed to Jer... [ Continue Reading ]