Say to the provoking house: Know you not what these things mean? Tell them: Behold the king of Babylon cometh to Jerusalem: and he shall take away the king and the princes thereof and carry them with him to Babylon.
אֱמָר־נָא֙ לְבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔רִי הֲלֹ֥א יְדַעְתֶּ֖ם מָה־אֵ֑לֶּה אֱמֹ֗ר הִנֵּה־בָ֨א מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֤ל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־מַלְכָּהּ֙ וְאֶת־שָׂרֶ֔יהָ וַיָּבֵ֥א אוֹתָ֛ם אֵלָ֖יו בָּבֶֽלָה׃
One Church Father comments on this verse
It is proclaimed, Look, He approaches, rather than, Look, He approaches; as the Prophet conveys what has already transpired in reference to Jechoniah and refers to future events as though they were completed, in line with his distinctive manner of expression. The fact that he mentioned Jechoniah, who had already been in exile for six years, is further illustrated by the subsequent words according to the guidance of the Prophet.
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