The princes—came in, and sat in the middle gate— The gate between the wall which encompassed the city, and that which inclosed the temple. It was customary among the Chaldeans to give the names of their idols, as an additional title or mark of honour to persons of distinction. We may render the names thus: Nergal-Sharezer, keeper of the temple of Nebo; Sarsechim, prince of the eunuchs; Nergal-Sharezer, prince of the Magi, &c.
Verse Jeremiah 39:3. _SAT IN THE MIDDLE GATE_] The city of Jerusalem stood upon two hills, _Sion_ to the south, and _Acra_ to the north, with a deep valley between them. The _gate of the centre_, as...
These princes were four: (1) Nergal, Sharezer, i. e., Nirgal-sar-usur (May Nergal protect the king); (2) Samgar-Nebo (Be gracious, O Nebo); (3) Sarsechim. No explanation is given at present of this...
CHAPTER 39 _ 1. The fall of Jerusalem and the fate of Zedekiah (Jeremiah 39:1) _ 2. Nebuchadnezzar's kindness to Jeremiah (Jeremiah 39:10) 3. Ebed-melech's reward (Jeremiah 39:15)...
THE FALL OF JERUSALEM: JEREMIAH SPARED. This paragraph well illustrates the growth of the OT text; _cf._ 2 Kings 25:1 (also reproduced in Jeremiah 52:4, from which Jeremiah 39:1 f. and...
SARSECHIM. Some codices, with four early printed editions, read "Sar-sechim". It is the plural of the Akkadian Sar-sak. king _'_. son. R AB-SARIS. chief of the chamberlains. Compare 2 Kings 18:17; Da...
Jeremiah 39:3. _and sat_ to carry out the matters arising from the capture. _Nergal-sharezer, etc_.] From the Eng. it would appear that there are six princes mentioned by name. In fact however there a...
III. THE PROPHET CONFIRMED Jeremiah 39:1-18 For years Jeremiah had been preaching that Jerusalem would fall to the enemy from the north, the Chaldeans. Only through national submission to Nebuchadnezz...
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 th...
39:3 chamberlain, (e-22) Or 'chief of the eunuchs.'...
THE CAPTURE OF JERUSALEM (11TH YEAR OF ZEDEKIAH) The narrative in this c., with some varieties in detail, coincides with that of Jeremiah 52 and with 2 Kings 25. 1-7. The city taken. Zedekiah's fate...
From the Eng. it would appear that there are six persons named. But RAB-SARIS (chief of the eunuchs) and RAB-MAG (chief of the sorcerers) are only the titles of those whose names they follow....
IN THE MIDDLE GATE. — The term indicates a position in the line of walls between the citadel of Zion — the “upper city” of Josephus (_Ant. v._ 20. 2), which as yet was not surrendered (Jeremiah 39:4)...
וַ יָּבֹ֗אוּ כֹּ֚ל שָׂרֵ֣י מֶֽלֶךְ ־בָּבֶ֔ל ו
CHAPTER XIII GEDALIAH Jeremiah 39:1; Jeremiah 40:1; Jeremiah 41:1; Jeremiah 52:1 "Then arose Ishmael ben Nethani
This chapter records the fall of Jerusalem. After a long siege lasting from the tenth month of the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign until the fourth month of the eleventh year, at last "a breach was mad...
Neregel, Sereser. Perhaps Nabuzardan should be read, (ver. 13.; Haydock) or these names are mentioned twice, probably by mistake of transcribers. The former was an idol; (4 Kings xvii. 30.) the latter...
See here the confirmation of God's word; and the fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophecy: and behold in it also, a full refutation of the false and lying prophets. And thus, Reader, depend upon it, will be...
IT is proved here that the prophecy of Jeremiah was fulfilled; so that it became really evident that he had not spoken unadvisedly, but from the mouth of God. And thus was fulfilled also what is said...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 39 THROUGH 44. After this, chapter 39 and the following Chapter s give us the history of the confusion and iniquity that reigned among the remnant who were no...
AND ALL THE PRINCES OF THE KING OF BABYLON CAME IN,.... Into the city: a breach being made in the walls to take possession of it: AND SAT IN THE MIDDLE GATE; according to Jarchi, this was a gate of t...
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 t...
_In the ninth year of Zedekiah_, &c. See notes on 2 Kings 25:1. _And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate_ Or, _the gate of the centre_, as Blaney translates it,...
JERUSALEM TAKEN...
And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, the generals entering through the breach in the wall, AND SAT IN THE MIDDLE GATE, they occupied that part of the city by encamping in a gate of Zion...
1-10 Jerusalem was so strong, that the inhabitants believed the enemy could never enter it. But sin provoked God to withdraw his protection, and then it was as weak as other cities. Zedekiah had his...
All the great men of Babylon that were employed in the conduct of the Babylonian army (the city being taken by storm or surprise) entered into it, but rested at the middle gate. The city, they say, wa...
Jeremiah 39:3 princes H8269 king H4428 Babylon H894 came H935 (H8799) sat H3427 (H8799) Middle H8432 Gate...
CONTENTS: Final captivity of Judah in accordance with the prophets. CHARACTERS: Zedekiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sar-sechim, Rab-saris, Rab-mag, Nebuzaradan, Jeremiah, Nebushas...
Jeremiah 39:1. _In the ninth year of Zedekiah they besieged Jerusalem._ On the very day that God revealed to Ezekiel in Babylon the taking of the city. This would reconcile the captives to their lot,...
_In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon._ THE DOWNFALL OF JUDAH The siege and sacking of Jerusalem under Nebuchadrezzar is the most tragi...
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 39:3 MIDDLE GATE. Mentioned only here. Perhaps in the middle of the northern wall, since BABYLON would likely have attacked from the north, the flattest terrain. The offi
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHAPTER.—_Cf_. notes _in loc_. chap. 34. The siege lasted just one year and six months, not reckoning the interval during which the Chaldeans broke...
EXPOSITION 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) have been insert...
Now in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem, and began their siege. And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah...
2 Kings 17:30; Jeremiah 1:15; Jeremiah 21:4; Jeremiah 38:17;...
The middle gate — The city was encompassed with two walls, before they came to the wall of the temple; the gate in the inner wall is supposed to have been that which is called the middle gate. They wo...