Jeremías 32:4

4 y Sedequías, rey de Judá, no escapará de la mano de los babilonios, sino que será entregado en manos del rey de Babilonia y tendrá que enfrentarse con él cara a cara”.

Jeremías 32:4 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 32:4

And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of
the Chaldeans
This is a continuation of the prophecy of Jeremiah, repeated by the king to him, and which concerns himself more especially; who, upon the taking of the city, would endeavour to make his escape, as he did; but should not be able, ( Jeremiah 52:8 ) ; but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon;
not only into the hands of his army, and of his generals, but into his own hand personally; since it follows: and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his
eyes;
converse together face to face, eye to eye; but no doubt with different tones and looks; the king of Babylon upbraiding the king of Judah with perjury and ingratitude, and looking upon him with indignation and contempt; the other speaking faintly, and looking down with grief, shame, and confusion; moreover, the eyes of the king of Babylon beheld the eyes of Zedekiah, and ordered them to be put out, as they were, ( 2 Kings 25:7 ) ( Jeremiah 39:7 ) ( 52:11 ) .

Jeremías 32:4 In-Context

2 En aquel tiempo el ejército del rey de Babilonia mantuvo sitiada a Jerusalén, y el profeta Jeremías estuvo preso en el patio de la guardia del palacio real.

3 Sedequías, el rey de Judá, lo tenía preso y le reprochaba: «¿Por qué andas profetizando: “Así dice el SEÑOR”? Andas proclamando que el SEÑOR dice: “Voy a entregar esta ciudad en manos del rey de Babilonia, y él la tomará;

4 y Sedequías, rey de Judá, no escapará de la mano de los babilonios, sino que será entregado en manos del rey de Babilonia y tendrá que enfrentarse con él cara a cara”.

5 Además, dices que el SEÑOR afirma: “Nabucodonosor se llevará a Sedequías a Babilonia, y allí se quedará hasta que yo vuelva a ocuparme de él”, y también: “Si ustedes combaten contra los babilonios, no vencerán”».

6 Jeremías respondió: «La palabra del SEÑOR vino a mí,