2. queen--Nehushta, the queen mother, daughter of Elnathan
(2Ki 24:8, 15).
(Elnathan, her father, is perhaps the same as the one mentioned in
Jer 26:22).
She reigned jointly with her son.
princes--All the men of authority were taken away lest they should
organize a rebellion. Jeremiah wrote his letter while the calamity was
still recent, to console the captives under it.
JFB.
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