John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 3. Surely at the commandment of the Lord came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight , etc.] It was the sure and certain decree of God they should be carried captive, and therefore he stirred up the spirit of Nebuchadnezzar, and gave him orders to go against it: for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did ; which were still continued among the Jews, and committed by them, though repented of by Manasseh, and he returned from them.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-7 - If Jehoiakim had served the Lord, he had not been servant to Nebuchadnezzar. If he had been content with his servitude, and true to his word, his condition had been no worse; but, rebelling agains Babylon, he plunged himself into more trouble. See what need nation have to lament the sins of their fathers, lest they smart for them Threatenings will be fulfilled as certainly as promises, if the sinner's repentance prevent not. (2Ki 24:8-20)
Original Hebrew אך389 על5921 פי6310 יהוה3068 היתה1961 ביהודה3063 להסיר5493 מעל5921 פניו6440 בחטאת2403 מנשׁה4519 ככל3605 אשׁר834 עשׂה׃6213
