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4:12 Not a king . . . could march through the gates of Jerusalem: Since God had delivered Jerusalem from Sennacherib of Assyria more than a century earlier (2 Kgs 19:36-37), Judeans had strongly believed that not even the mightiest king, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, could defeat the city.
4:1-22 Although God’s people still experience his judgment, they will soon experience restoration.
4:15 It appears that these leaders fled from Jerusalem as refugees to other lands.
4:20 Our king . . . was caught: A reference to Zedekiah, who tried to flee but was caught and treated cruelly by Nebuchadnezzar (2 Kgs 25:4-7; Jer 39:4-7; 52:9-11).
2 kings 19:36-37
2 kings 25:4-7
2 chronicles 36:22-23
ezra 1:1-4
job 1:1
job 39:13-16
jeremiah 39:4-7
jeremiah 49:7-22