Jer 38:17, 19 | JFB | STEP | 17. princes — ( ). He does not say "to the king himself," for he was at Riblah, in Hamath ( ). " If thou go forth" (namely, to surrender; ), God foreknows future conditional contingencies, and ordains not only the end, but also the means to the end.

Jeremiah 38:17

17. princes— (Jer 39:3). He does not say "to the king himself," for he was at Riblah, in Hamath (Jer 39:5; 2Ki 25:6). "If thou go forth" (namely, to surrender; 2Ki 24:12; Isa 36:16), God foreknows future conditional contingencies, and ordains not only the end, but also the means to the end.

Jeremiah 38:19

19. afraid of the Jews—more than of God (Pr 29:25; Joh 9:22; 12:43).

mock me—treat me injuriously (1Sa 31:4).