And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.
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Gill's Exposition
And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house,.... That were left in the royal palace when Jehoiakim and Jeconiah were carried captives; or which were left of the famine and…
Barnes' Notes
All the women that are left - Belonging to the harems of former kings (compare 1Ki 2:22), attendants, and slaves. Thy friends ... - This satirical song (compare Oba 1:7) should be translated as a…
In the foregoing chapter we had the king in close conference with Jeremiah, and here again, though (Jer 38:5) he had given him up into the hands of his enemies; such a struggle there was in the breast…
Cambridge Bible
all the women that are left the women of the harem generally, concubines and their attendants. If Zedekiah prove obstinate, these also will join in the reproaches that shall be heaped upon him.
Thy…
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