Jeremiah 39:7

The Fall of Jerusalem · Jeremiah 39:1–10
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Translations

Modern
Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.
Traditional
Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
Literal
And he put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and he bound him with bronze fetters to bring him to Babylon.
Latin
Oculos quoque Sedeciæ eruit, et vinxit eum compedibus ut duceretur in Babylonem.

Original

Hebrew
English
Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.

Notes

After Nebuchadnezzar gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes, Zedekiah walked 400 miles to Babylon, blind, in great pain, and with his arms in bronze chains.

As Jeremiah had predicted (Jeremiah 34:1–7), the Lord judged Zedekiah and the kingdom of Judah. For more details on this event, see Jeremiah 52:4–16; 2 Kings 25:1–21; 2 Chronicles 36:11–21; Ezekiel 24:1–14.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah Nebuchadnezzar II

Events

Parallels

2 Kings 25:1–12 2 Chronicles 36:15–21

People

Zedekiah: Last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile

Places

Babylon: Ancient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Jeremiah (Person) Rabmag Zedekiah

Topics

Captive: Cruelty to Blinded Jerusalem: Calamities of, Mentioned: Taken and Burned by Nebuchadnezzar Zedekiah: Nebuchadnezzar Destroys the City and Temple