1 In the ninth year of Zedekiahking of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzarking of Babylonmarched against Jerusalemwith his entire army and laid siege to the city. 2 And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached.
3 Then all the officials of the king of Babylonentered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezerof Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim39:3 Or Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsekimthe Rabsaris,39:3 Hebrew Rabsaris is the title of the chief eunuch in the Assyrian military; also in verse 13.Nergal-sharezerthe Rabmag,39:3 Hebrew Rabmag is the title of the chief soothsayer or chief of princes in the Assyrian military; also in verse 13.and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.
4 When Zedekiahking of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah.39:4 Or the Jordan Valley5 But the army of the Chaldeans39:5 That is, the Babylonians; also in verse 8pursued them and overtook Zedekiahin the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzarking of Babylonat Riblahin the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.
6 There at Riblahthe king of Babylonslaughtered the sons of Zedekiahbefore his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah. 7 Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.
8 The Chaldeansset fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
9 Then Nebuzaradancaptain of the guard carried away to Babylonthe remnant of the people who had remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to him. 10 But Nebuzaradanleft behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.
Jeremiah Delivered
11 Now Nebuchadnezzarking of Babylonhad given orders about Jeremiahthrough Nebuzaradancaptain of the guard, saying, 12 "Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says."
13 So Nebuzaradancaptain of the guard, Nebushazban39:13 Nebushazban is possibly a variant of Nebo-sarsekim; see verse 3.the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezerthe Rabmag, and all the captains of the king of Babylon14 had Jeremiahbrought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliahson of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiahremained among his own people.
15 And while Jeremiahhad been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD had come to him: 16 "Go and tell Ebed-melechthe Cushite that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to fulfill My words against this city for harm and not for good, and on that day they will be fulfilled before your eyes. 17 But I will deliver you on that day, declares the LORD, and you will not be delivered into the hands of the men whom you fear. 18 For I will surely rescue you so that you do not fall by the sword. Because you have trusted in Me, you will escape with your life like a spoil of war, declares the LORD.’"
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Zedekiah
צִדְקִיָּהוּtsidəqyahu
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
The Arabah is the region east of the Jordan, in the wilderness, where Moses spoke to all Israel, opposite Suph, between Paran and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth and Dizahab (Deuteronomy 1:1).
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
Jericho is the city opposite which Israel crossed the Jordan and which was set apart for destruction, with Rahab and those in her house spared. Hiel of Bethel rebuilt it in Ahab’s time (Joshua 6:17).
At Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon pronounced sentence on Zedekiah and had Zedekiah’s sons and all the nobles of Judah put to death (Jeremiah 39:6).
Hamath is a land where Riblah was located, the place where Zedekiah was brought to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who pronounced sentence on him (Jeremiah 39:5).
At Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon pronounced sentence on Zedekiah and had Zedekiah’s sons and all the nobles of Judah put to death (Jeremiah 39:6).
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jeremiah, a priest from Anathoth, prophesied to Judah in the final days of the kingdom, announced the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon, and was persecuted and imprisoned for this (Jeremiah 1:1).
Jeremiah, a priest from Anathoth, prophesied to Judah in the final days of the kingdom, announced the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon, and was persecuted and imprisoned for this (Jeremiah 1:1).
Shaphan, the son of Azaliah, was King Josiah’s secretary and read before the king the Book of the Law, found in the temple and given to him by Hilkiah the priest. He was the father of Ahikam (2 Kings 22:10).
Jeremiah, a priest from Anathoth, prophesied to Judah in the final days of the kingdom, announced the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon, and was persecuted and imprisoned for this (Jeremiah 1:1).
Jeremiah, a priest from Anathoth, prophesied to Judah in the final days of the kingdom, announced the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon, and was persecuted and imprisoned for this (Jeremiah 1:1).