Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Jeremiah
Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: 52
Overview:
The fate of Zedekiah.
(1-11) The
Destruction of
Jerusalem.
(12-23) The captivities.
(24-30) The advancement of
Jehoiachin.
(31-34)
1-11 This
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 in vain, for there is
No
escaping the
Judgments of God; they come upon the sinner, and
overtake him, let him flee where he will.
12-23 The Chaldean
Army made woeful havoc. But nothing is
So
particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles
in the
Temple. The remembrance of their beauty and value shows
us the more the evil of
Sin.
24-30 The leaders of the Jews caused them to err; but now they
are, in particular, made monuments of Divine
Justice. Here is an
account of two earlier captivities. This people often were
wonders both of
Judgment and
Mercy.
31-34 See this history of
King Jehoiachin in 2Ki 25:27-30.
Those under oppression will find it is not in vain for them to
Hope and quietly to wait for the
Salvation of the
Lord. Our
times are in
God's
Hand, for the hearts of all we have to
Deal
with are
So. May we be enabled, more and more, to
Rest On the
Rock of Ages, and to look forward with holy
Faith to that
Hour,
when the
Lord will bring again Zion, and overthrow all the
enemies of the
Church.