Jer 38:17 | 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--(Jr 39:3). He does not say "to the king himself," for he was at Riblah, in Hamath (Jr 39:5; 2Ki 25:6). "If thou go forth" (namely, to surrender; 2Ki 24:12; Is 36:16), God foreknows future conditional contingencies, and ordains not only the end, but also the means to the end.