In prison; literally, in the house of custody.
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Jeremiah 52:11
The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 52:11
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Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 52:1-11Jeremiah 52:1-11 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThis fruit of sin we should pray against above any thing; Cast me not away from thy presence, Ps. 51:11. None are cast out of God's presence but those who by sin have first thrown themselves out. Zedekiah's flight was i…Jerusalem Taken by Nebuchadnezzar. (b. c. 588.)Jeremiah 52:1-11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleJERUSALEM TAKEN BY NEBUCHADNEZZAR. (B. C. 588.) This narrative begins no higher than the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, though there were two captivities before, one in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the other in th…The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 52:1-34Jeremiah 52:1-34 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION The contents of this chapter prove that it is not an independent narrative, but the concluding part of a history of the kings of Judah. It agrees almost word for word with 2Ki 24:18-25:30, from which we are j…The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 52:4-34Jeremiah 52:4-34 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe march of doom. These verses tell of the awful progress of the judgment of God on the doomed city of Jerusalem, her king, and people. To all who imagine that God is too full of love and graciousness to sternly judge…The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 52:8-11Jeremiah 52:8-11 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe fate of Zedekiah. I. THE CAUSES WHICH LED TO THE FATE OF ZEDEKIAH. 1. The general calamity of his nation. The king suffers with his people. Unfortunately it too often happens that an innocent people is punished for…The Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 52:8-11Jeremiah 52:8-11 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe irony of a name. These verses tell of King Zedekiah—of the tragedy of Zedekiah, we might say, for never was there a tragedy more terrible than that in which he bore the chief part. But think of his name—"Jehovah our…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Jeremiah 52:1-11This fruit of sin we should pray against above any thing; Cast me not away from thy presence, Ps. 51:11. None are cast out of God's presence but those who by sin have first thrown themselves out. Zedekiah's flight was i…Matthew HenrycommentaryJerusalem Taken by Nebuchadnezzar. (b. c. 588.)JERUSALEM TAKEN BY NEBUCHADNEZZAR. (B. C. 588.) This narrative begins no higher than the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, though there were two captivities before, one in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the other in th…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 52:1-34EXPOSITION The contents of this chapter prove that it is not an independent narrative, but the concluding part of a history of the kings of Judah. It agrees almost word for word with 2Ki 24:18-25:30, from which we are j…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 52:4-34The march of doom. These verses tell of the awful progress of the judgment of God on the doomed city of Jerusalem, her king, and people. To all who imagine that God is too full of love and graciousness to sternly judge…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 52:8-11The fate of Zedekiah. I. THE CAUSES WHICH LED TO THE FATE OF ZEDEKIAH. 1. The general calamity of his nation. The king suffers with his people. Unfortunately it too often happens that an innocent people is punished for…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 52:8-11The irony of a name. These verses tell of King Zedekiah—of the tragedy of Zedekiah, we might say, for never was there a tragedy more terrible than that in which he bore the chief part. But think of his name—"Jehovah our…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Jeremiah 52:11Zedekiah's fate. Here is a triple bondage—the bondage of blindness, fetters, and imprisonment. Truly a dreadful doom! Look— I. AT THE CAUSE OF IT. 1. The cause so far as it lies in his own conduct. There was no need for…Joseph S. Exell and contributors