Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 2. Pharaoh-necho] This was the person who defeated the army of Josiah, in which engagement Josiah received a mortal wound, of which he died, greatly regretted, soon after at Megiddo. After this victory, he defeated the Babylonians, and took Carchemish; and, having fortified it, returned to his own country. Nabopolassar sent his son Nebuchadnezzar with an army against him, defeated him with immense slaughter near the river Euphrates, retook Carchemish, and subdued all the revolted provinces, according to the following prophecies.
Matthew Henry Commentary
- An encouragement sent to Baruch.
Baruch was employed in writing Jeremiah's prophecies, and reading them see Jer. 36, and was threatened for it by the king. Young beginners i religion are apt to be discouraged with little difficulties, which the commonly meet with at first in the service of God. These complaints an fears came from his corruptions. Baruch had raised his expectations to high in this world, and that made the distress and trouble he was in harder to be borne. The frowns of the world would not disquiet us, i we did not foolishly flatter ourselves with the hopes of its smiles and court and covet them. What a folly is it then to seek great thing for ourselves here, where every thing is little, and nothing certain The Lord knows the real cause of our fretfulness and despondency bette than we do, and we should beg of him to examine our hearts, and to repress every wrong desire in us _________________________________________________
Original Hebrew למצרים4714 על5921 חיל2428 פרעה נכו6549 מלך4428 מצרים4714 אשׁר834 היה1961 על5921 נהר5104 פרת6578 בכרכמשׁ3751 אשׁר834 הכה5221 נבוכדראצר5019 מלך4428 בבל894 בשׁנת8141 הרביעית7243 ליהויקים3079 בן1121 יאשׁיהו2977 מלך4428 יהודה׃3063
