Jeremiah 21

2. Nebuchadrezzar. This is frequently written “Nebuchadnezzar.” In some words the Hebrew dialect prefers n, and the Aramaic r. The latter is in this case the nearer to the original form of the name, which has been found on some Babylonian cylinders. It is the spelling adopted by Sayce (Primer of Assyriology, 1925).

5. I myself will fight against you. i.e., with pestilence.

9 his life shall be unto him for a prey. This expression means, to escape with life, as a person does with plunder or spoil which he carries off with great risk and difficulty.

13 the valley [and] rock of the plain. A description of Jerusalem, which was situated partly in a valley and partly on rocky hills; so that the people thought it almost impregnable.