7 "Then afterwards e ," declares the Lord , " I will give over Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants and the people , even those who survive in this city from the pestilence , the sword and the famine , into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon , and into the hand of their foes and into the hand of those who seek their lives ; and he will strike them down with the edge of the sword . He will not spare them nor have pity nor compassion ."'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 21:7
Commentary on Jeremiah 21:1-10
(Read Jeremiah 21:1-10)
When the siege had begun, Zedekiah sent to ask of Jeremiah respecting the event. In times of distress and danger, men often seek those to counsel and pray for them, whom, at other times, they despise and oppose; but they only seek deliverance from punishment. When professors continue in disobedience, presuming upon outward privileges, let them be told that the Lord will prosper his open enemies against them. As the king and his princes would not surrender, the people are exhorted to do so. No sinner on earth is left without a Refuge, who really desires one; but the way of life is humbling, it requires self-denial, and exposes to difficulties.