Jeremiah:52

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* Verse 1-11 - This fruit of sin we should pray against above any thing ; Cast me not away from thy presence , Psalms strkjv @51:11 . None are cast out of God 's presence but those who by sin have first thrown themselves out . Zedekiah 's flight was in vain , for there is no escaping the judgments of God ; they come upon the sinner , and overtake him , let him flee where he will . * Verse 12-23 - The Chaldean army made woful havoc . But nothing is so particularly related here , as the carrying away of the articles in the temple . The remembrance of their beauty and value shows us the more the evil of sin . * Verse 24-30 - The leaders of the Jews caused them to err ; but now they are , in particular , made monuments of Divine justice . Here is an account of two earlier captivities . This people often were wonders both of judgment and mercy . * Verse 31-34 - See this history of king Jehoiachin in 2Kings strkjv @25:27-30 . Those under oppression will find it is not in vain for them to hope and quietly to wait for the salvation of the Lord . Our times are in God 's hand , for the hearts of all we have to deal with are so . May we be enabled , more and more , to rest on the Rock of Ages , and to look forward with holy faith to that hour , when the Lord will bring again Zion , and overthrow all the enemies of the church . **** Matthew Henry 's Commentary ****

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