Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
remnant—excepting the poorest (Jeremiah 39:10), who caused Nebuchadnezzar no apprehensions.
those . . . that fell to him—the deserters were distrusted; or they may have been removed at their own request, lest the people should vent their rage on them as traitors, after the departure of the Chaldeans.
rest . . . that remained—distinct from the previous "remnant"; there he means the remnant of those besieged in the city, whom Nebuchadnezzar spared; here, those scattered through various districts of the country which had not been besieged [CALVIN].
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 39:9:
Isaiah 54:15
Jeremiah 39:11
Jeremiah 52:30
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