princes. Showing that Nebuchadnezzar himself was not there. Compare Jeremiah 39:1.
set thee on. persuaded thee. See note on Jeremiah 20:7.
sunk in the mire. The moral sinking of Zedekiah far worse than Jeremiah's physical sinking.
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Jeremiah 38:22
22 And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friendse have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back.