1 Zedikiah sends to Jeremiah to enquire the event of Nebuchadnezzar's war.
3 Jeremiah foretells a hard seige and miserable captivity.
8 He counsels the people to fall to the Chaldeans;
11 and upbraids the King's house.

A.M. cir 3415. B.C. cir 589. The word. This discourse was delivered about the ninth year of the reign of Zedekiah. This chapter, observes Dr. Blayney, contains the first of those prophecies which were delivered by Jeremiah subsequent to the revolt of Zedekiah, and the breaking out of the war thereupon; and which are continued on to the taking of Jerusalem, related in ch. 39 in the following order: ch. 21; 34; 32; 33; 38; 39.

when 32:1-3 37:1 52:1-3 2Ki 24:17,18 1Ch 3:15 2Ch 36:10-13

Pashur. 38:1 1Ch 9:12 Ne 11:12

Zephaniah. 29:25 37:3 52:24 2Ki 25:18-21

2 Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

Enquire. 37:3,7 38:14-27 42:4-6 Jud 20:27 1Sa 10:22 28:6,15 1Ki 14:2,3 22:3-8 2Ki 1:3 3:11-14 22:13,14 Eze 14:3-7 20:1-3

for. 32:24 39:1,2 52:3-6 2Ki 25:1,2

according. Ex 14:1 15:1 Jos 10:1 11:1 Jud 4:1 5:1 1Sa 7:10-12 14:6-14 1Sa 17:45-50 2Ch 14:9-13 20:1-30 32:21 Ps 44:1-4 46:8-11 Ps 48:4-8 105:5 136:1 Isa 59:1,2

3 Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:

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4 Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.

Behold. 32:5 33:5 37:8-10 38:2,3,17,18 52:18 Isa 10:4 Ho 9:12

and I. 39:3 Isa 5:5 13:4 La 2:5,7 Eze 16:37-41 Zec 14:2 Mt 22:7

5 And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

I. Isa 63:10 La 2:4,5

with an. 32:17 Ex 6:6 9:15 De 4:23 Isa 5:25 9:12,17,21 10:4 Eze 20:33,34 Na 1:5,6

6 And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.

I will. 7:20 12:3,4 33:12 36:29 Ge 6:7 Isa 6:11 25:1-6 Eze 14:13,17 Eze 14:19,21 33:27,29 Ho 4:3 Mic 3:12 Zep 1:3 Lu 21:24

they. 32:24 34:17 42:22 Eze 5:12,13 7:15 12:16

7 And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.

I will. 24:8-10 34:19-22 37:17 38:21-23 39:4-7 52:8-11,24-27 2Ki 25:5-7,18-21 2Ch 36:17-20 Eze 12:12-16 17:20,21 21:25,26

he shall. 13:14 De 28:50 2Ch 36:17 Isa 13:17,18 27:11 47:6 Eze 7:9 Eze 8:18 9:5,6,10 Hab 1:6-10

8 And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

I set. De 11:26 30:15,19 Isa 1:19,20

9 He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.

that abideth. See on ver. 7 27:18 38:2,17-23

and his. 38:2 39:18 45:5

10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

I have. 44:11,27 Le 17:10 20:3-5 26:17 Ps 34:16 Eze 15:7 Am 9:4

it shall. 17:27 26:6 32:28-31 34:2,22 37:8-10 38:3,18,23 39:8 52:13 2Ch 36:19 Zec 1:6

11 And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the LORD;

13:18 17:20 Mic 3:1

12 O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

house. Isa 7:2,13 Lu 1:69

execute. Heb. judge. 5:28 22:2,3,15-17 23:5 2Sa 8:15 Ps 72:1-4,12-14 82:2-4 Isa 1:17 16:3-5 31:1,2 Zec 7:9-11

morning. Ex 18:13 Ps 101:8 Ec 10:16,17 Zep 3:5

deliver. Job 29:17 Ps 82:4 Pr 24:11,12 31:8,9 Isa 1:17 Lu 18:3-5 Ro 13:4

lest. 5 4:4 5:14 17:4 23:19 36:7 Le 26:28 De 32:22 La 2:3,4 La 4:11 Eze 20:47,48 22:18-22,31 24:8-14 Na 1:6 Zep 1:18

none. 7:20 Isa 1:31 Mr 9:43-48

13 Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?

I am. 5 23:30-32 50:31 51:25 Ex 13:8,20

inhabitant. Heb. inhabitress. of the valley. Ps 125:2 Isa 22:1

who 7:4 49:4,5,16 2Sa 5:6,7 La 4:12 Ob 3:4 Mic 3:11

14 But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.

punish. Heb. visit upon. 9:25 11:22 Isa 10:12 24:21

according. 6:29 17:10 32:19 Pr 1:31 Isa 3:10,11 Ga 6:7,8

in the. 22:7 Isa 10:18,19 27:10,11 37:24 Eze 20:46-48 Zec 11:1

shall. 52:13 2Ch 36:19