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Jeremiah 52

Jeremiah 52:11

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

Modern
Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.
Traditional
Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.
Literal
And he put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and he bound him in bronze fetters, and the king of Babylon took him to Babylon, and put him in the house of oversight until the day of his death.
Latin
Et oculos Sedeciæ eruit, et vinxit eum compedibus, et adduxit eum rex Babylonis in Babylonem, et posuit eum in domo carceris usque ad diem mortis ejus.

Original

Hebrew
English
Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.

Notes

Jeremiah 52:11

The last sentence of the verse is an addition to the text of 2 Kings 25.

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.

Theme notes and profiles

Nebuchadnezzar II

Events

Parallels

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

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 Diblah Diblath Dispersion of the Jews, Diaspora Kings, Books of First and Second Zedekiah

Topics

Malice: Nebuchadrezzar Toward Zedekiah Prison: General Scriptures Concerning Prisons used for Confining: Enemies Taken Captive Zedekiah: Nebuchadnezzar Destroys the City and Temple