6 the men , the women , the children , the king's daughters and every person that Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan , together with Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch the son of Neriah -
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 43:6
Commentary on Jeremiah 43:1-7
(Read Jeremiah 43:1-7)
Only by pride comes contention, both with God and man. They preferred their own wisdom to the revealed will of God. Men deny the Scriptures to be the word of God, because they are resolved not to conform themselves to Scripture rules. When men will persist in sin, they charge the best actions to bad motives. These Jews deserted their own land, and threw themselves out of God's protection. It is the folly of men, that they often ruin themselves by wrong endeavours to mend their situation.