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Jeremiah 52

Jeremiah 52:1

The Fall of Jerusalem Recounted · Jeremiah 52:1–11
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Translations

Modern
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
Traditional
Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
Literal
Zedekiah was a son of twenty-one years in his reigning, and eleven years he reigned in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
Latin
Filius viginti et unius anni erat Sedecias cum regnare cœpisset, et undecim annis regnavit in Jerusalem. Et nomen matris ejus Amital filia Jeremiæ de Lobna.

Original

Hebrew
English
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.

Notes

Jeremiah 52:1–34

This chapter retells the story from 2 Kings 24:18–25:30, describing Jerusalem's last month, with some added details and changes. Repeating this passage highlights Jeremiah's honesty as a true prophet of God. Everything Jeremiah predicted about the city's destruction and the end of Judah's kingdom happened. Similarly, his predictions about the Exile, the hardships of the survivors in Babylon, and their return also came true.

Events

Parallels

2 Kings 24:18–20 2 Chronicles 36:11–14 Psalm 74:1–23 Psalm 79:1–13

People

Hamutal: Mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah, kings of Judah Jeremiah: Father-in-law of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah Zedekiah: Last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions Libnah: A Canaanite city conquered by Joshua; a Levitical city

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Hamutal Kings, Books of First and Second Libnah

Topics

Babylon: Empire of Jews Carried To Hamutal: The Mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah Jeremiah: of Libnah, Grandfather of Jehoahaz Siege by Nebuchadnezzar