Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
The Babylonians were in some measure aware, through Jeremiah's prophecies (Jeremiah 39:11), that they were the instruments of God's wrath on His people.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 40:2:
Jeremiah 25:9
Jeremiah 39:11
Jeremiah 40:1
Jeremiah 50:7
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