John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 7. And the king of Egypt came not any more out of his land , etc.] To receive the tribute he imposed on the land of Judah, or to help the kings there of, Jehoiakim and Jehoiachin; not till the times of Zedekiah, and then was obliged to retire, without giving any assistance, ( Jeremiah 37:7) the reason follows, for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates, all that pertained to the king of Egypt ; all that lay between the river Nile, or the Rhinocolura, and the river Euphrates so that he could not stir out of his dominions, which lay beyond.
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 ולא3808 הסיף3254 עוד5750 מלך4428 מצרים4714 לצאת3318 מארצו776 כי3588 לקח3947 מלך4428 בבל894 מנחל5158 מצרים4714 עד5704 נהר5104 פרת6578 כל3605 אשׁר834 היתה1961 למלך4428 מצרים׃4714
