Jeremiah 39

Jeremiah 39:2

THe city was broken up] the Italian, the Chaldeans came into the city: namely, they came into it by force through the Fish gate, Zephaniah 1:10.

Jeremiah 39:3

The middle gate] this was a gate in an inward compasse of wall, which inclosed one part of the City, called Bezeta, and this same is also called the second gate, Zephaniah 1:10. to make a difference between it and the first gate which was on the same side, and was called the Fish gate, see upon Zechariah 14:10. Rabsari.] it seemes to be some name concerning his office, that is to say, The chiefe of the Eunuches: as Rabmag might be the chiefe of the Magicians, see upon 2 King. 18. 17.

Jeremiah 39:4

The two] namely, the outward wall which did encompasse the whole City, and the inward wall which encompassed onely that part which was called Bezera, see upon Isaiah 22:11. Plaine] which lay southward towards Egypt, whither it was likely that Zedekiah meant to flie.

Jeremiah 39:5

Hamath] part of the Antiochian Syria.

Jeremiah 39:14

Gedaliah] who was made governour of that small remnant of people by Nebuchadnezzar, 2 King. 25. 22. Ier. 40. 5. Home] namely, to Anathoth, a city of Benjamin, of which city he was, Ier. 1. 2