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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Jeremiah 38:5 - 38:5
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the king is not he - Zedekiah was a weak prince, and now in his straits afraid to oppose his princes. He hides his dislike of their overweening power, which prevented him shielding Jeremiah as he would have wished, under complimentary speeches. “It is not right that the king should deny aught to such faithful and wise statesmen”; the king is not such a one as to deny you your wishes [Jerome].