Jeremiah 38:2
Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live .
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Gill's Exposition
Thus saith the Lord, he that remaineth in this city,.... Of Jerusalem; that does not go out of it, and surrender himself to the Chaldeans; but continues in it fighting against them:
shall die by the…
Here, 1. Jeremiah persists in his plain preaching; what he had many a time said, he still says (Jer 38:3): This city shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon; though it hold out long, it…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
He that abideth, etc.] The v. is substantially identical with Jer 21:9, and Co. following Du. considers that it is a later insertion in this place, on the ground that while such advice under the…
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