They shall seek peace - They see now that their ceasing to pay the tribute to the king of Babylon has brought the Chaldeans against them; and now they sue for peace in vain. He will not hear: he is resolved on their destruction.
Matthew Henry
Concise Bible Commentary
Whoever break the bands of God's law, will find themselves bound and held by the chains of his judgments. Since they encouraged one another to sin, God would dishearten them. All must needs be in trouble, when God comes to judge them according to their deserts. May the Lord enable us to seek that good part which shall not be taken away.
SDA Bible Commentary (limited)
Volume 1-7
25. Destruction.Heb.qephadah, a word occurring only here. It comes from a verb root that means “to roll together.” Hence qephadah may refer to the contortions caused by fear. The reference is doubtless to the horror and dismay accompanying great judgments, such as our Lord vividly described in His phrase, “Men’s hearts failing them for fear” (Luke 21:26).