根據今天的經文，拿步高擄走了一萬人。

在先知耶肋米亞書的結尾，我們找到了一個或許更準確的數字：3023人（耶52:28）。

表面上看，人數並不算多，但足以扼殺任何未來的叛亂企圖（然而，大約十年後，叛亂還是發生了，並最終導致耶路撒冷的毀滅）。

拿步高俘虜了年輕的君王及其朝臣。

他擁立約史雅的另一個兒子為王。

值得注意的是，他更改了這位新王的名字：從瑪塔尼雅（意為「雅威的禮物」）改為漆德克雅（意為「雅威的公義」）。

透過更改國王的名字，拿步高表明了他是這位新附庸王的統治者。除此之外，我們從新名字中還看到一個啟示：「你們當思想耶路撒冷和你們所遭遇的一切，這是雅威你們的神公義審判的結果。所以，不要悖逆你們的神。」

這就是我們今天可以學習的。

一切發生的事情都是上主公義旨意的啟示。如果你接受並順服，你在天主眼中就是義人。

不要像漆德克雅那樣悖逆，與他的名字相悖，最後失去一切。

According to today’s reading, Nebuchadnezzar deported ten thousand people. At the end of the Book of the prophet Jeremiah, we find a perhaps more accurate number: 3023 people (Jer 52:28). Apparently, not so many people, but indeed enough to cripple any future attempt of insurrection (which, however, took place after about ten years and led to the destruction of Jerusalem).

Nebuchadnezzar took prisoner the young king together with his court. He chose as king another of the sons of Josiah. Curious is the fact that he changed his name: From Mattaniah (“gift of Yahweh”) to Zedekiah (“justice of Yahweh”).

By changing the name of the king, Nebuchadnezzar stated the fact that he was lord of the new vassal king. Besides this, however, we see in the new name a suggestions: “Consider what happened to Jerusalem and to you as an act that comes from the righteous judgment of Yahweh, your God. Therefore, do not rebel against the choices of you God.”)

This is what we can learn for ourselves today. Everything that happens is revelation of God’s righteous decision. If you accept it and obey it you are righteous in his sight.

Do not rebel as Zedekiah, contrary to his name, did and lost everything.