As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;
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Gill's Exposition
As I live, saith the Lord,.... The form of an oath, used to express the greater certainty of what is after delivered: swearing by his life is swearing by himself; see Heb 6:13;
though Coniah the son…
Barnes' Notes
The words “king of Judah,” belong to Coniah, and prove that he was king regnant when the prophet wrote. The prophet gives him the name by which he was known when in a private station 1Ch 3:16 as he…
This prophecy seems to have been calculated for the ungracious inglorious reign of Jeconiah, or Jehoiachin, the son of Jehoiakim, who succeeded him in the government, reigned but three months, and was…
The judgement on Jehoiachin. This part of the sub-section may also be subdivided, inasmuch as in 24 27 he has yet to be taken to Babylon, while in 28 30 that event is spoken of as in the past. The…
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