And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
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Interpretation
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.
Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.