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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Jeremiah 39
Jeremiah 39 — Overview
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Jeremiah 39 — OverviewJeremiah 39 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleAs the prophet Isaiah, after he had largely foretold the deliverance of
Jerusalem out of the hands of the king of Assyria, gave a particular
narrative of the story, that it might appear how exactly the event…Jeremiah 39 — OverviewJeremiah 39 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter gives an account of the taking of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans, according to the several prophecies of Jeremiah concerning it. The time of taking it, and by whom, after a siege of eighteen months, Jer 39:1;…Jeremiah 39:1-10Jeremiah 39:1-10 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe were told, in the close of the foregoing chapter, that Jeremiah
abode patiently in the court of the prison, until the day that
Jerusalem was taken. He gave the princes no further disturbance by his…Jeremiah 39:1-8Jeremiah 39:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe retribution of God.
What an accumulation of woe do the eight verses with which this chapter opens present! Let thought dwell on the several statements made here, and let imagination seek to realize what they must…Jeremiah 39:1-8Jeremiah 39:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentarySiege and savagery.
I. THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CAPTURE OF JERUSALEM IS RELATED. Just enough is told to certify to us the complete and exact fulfilment of prophecy. There is a long siege, a great destruction, and great…Jeremiah 39:1-18Jeremiah 39:1-18 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
This chapter is very confused as it stands. To restore order it is absolutely necessary to suppose that some passages (viz. Jeremiah 39:1, Jeremiah 39:2, and Jeremiah 39:4-13) have been inserted by after…