children. sons.
Benjamin. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Part), for the whole of Judah, on account of their close connection with the Gibeathites (Judges 19:16; Hosea 9:9; Hosea 10:9).
flee out. In Jeremiah 4:6 it was "flee to". Now Jerusalem itself is to be taken.
blow... Tekoa. Figure of speech Paronomasia (App-6), for emphasis. Hebrew. bithko'ah... tik'u.
Tekoa. Now Khan Teku'a, five miles south of Bethlehem, ten from Jerusalem.
a sign of Are. a fire-signal.
Beth-haccerem. house of the vineyards. Not identified. Conder suggests such. house at 'Ain Karim.
evil. Hebrew. ra'a'. App-44.
north. Because the armies from Assyria entered the land from the north. See note on Jeremiah 3:12.
destruction. fracture, or damage, as in Jeremiah 6:14.