In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it. Ce chapitre se compose de deux parties: la première décrit la prise de Jérusalem, le déplacement du peuple à Babylone, et le sort de Sédéc... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND IN THE ELEVENTH YEAR OF ZEDEKIAH, IN THE FOURTH MONTH, THE NINTH DAY OF THE MONTH, THE CITY WAS BROKEN UP._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. SAM - exprimant l'occupation militaire ou le campement. PORTE DU MILIEU - la... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain. LE JARDIN DU ROI. La "porte" vers lui dep... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him. RIBLAH - nord de la Palestine (voir Jérémie 1:14; Nombr... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. TUEZ LES FILS DE SÉDÉCIAS À RIBLAH SOUS SES YEUX - avant que ses yeux ne soient "éteints" (Jérémie 39:7) - littéralement, creusé. Les sculptures assyriennes illust... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_MOREOVER HE PUT OUT ZEDEKIAH'S EYES, AND BOUND HIM WITH CHAINS, TO CARRY HIM TO BABYLON._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem. LES CHALDÉENS ONT INCENDIÉ ... LES MAISONS - une juste rétribution pour le rôle proéminent qu'ils ont pris contre le prophète de Dieu (Jérémie 38:4 - Jérémie 38:6); ainsi que... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained. NEBUZARADAN ... EMPORTÉ CAPTIF ... LE RESTE - à l'exception des plus pauvres (Jé... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time. MAIS NEBUZAR-ADAN ... EST PARTI ... LES PAUVRES ... QUI N'AVAIENT RIEN. Les pauvres ont le moins à perdre; une des compensations... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying, NABUCHODONOSOR ... A DONNÉ DES ACCUSATIONS CONCERNANT JÉRÉMIE. Les prophéties de Jérémie étaient connues de Nabuchodonosor par l'intermédiaire des déserteurs (Jérémie 39:9; Jérémie... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee. REGARDEZ BIEN POUR LUI - Hébreu, posez vos yeux sur lui; pourvoir à son bien-être.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon's princes; NEBUZAR-ADAN ... ENVOYÉ. Il était alors à Ramah (Jérémie 40:1).... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people. GEDALIAH - fils d'Ahikam, l'ancien partisan de Jérémie (Jérémie 26:24). Guedalia était le chef des... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying, Appartenant à l'époque où la ville n'était pas encore prise et où Jérémie était encore dans le tribunal de la prison (Jérémie 38:13). Ce passage est inséré ici car c'est maintenant que le bon act... [ Continuer la lecture ]