Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
wilt thou not hearken unto me—Zedekiah does not answer this last query; the former one he replies to in Jeremiah 38:16. Rather translate, "Thou wilt not hearken to me." Jeremiah judges so from the past conduct of the king. Compare Jeremiah 38:17 with Jeremiah 38:19.
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