Jeremiah 52:8

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Events

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• Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

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• Jeremiah 34:21
  And I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives, to the army of the king of Babylon that had withdrawn from you.
• Jeremiah 32:4
  Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye.
• Jeremiah 38:23
  All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.”
• Jeremiah 21:7
  ‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’
• Ezekiel 17:20–21
  I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.
• Amos 9:1–4
  I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
• Jeremiah 39:5
  But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.
• Ezekiel 12:12–14
  And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land.
• Lamentations 4:19–20
  Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.
• Amos 2:14–15
  Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
• Isaiah 30:16–17
  “No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.
• Jeremiah 37:18
  Then Jeremiah asked King Zedekiah, “How have I sinned against you or your servants or these people, that you have put me in prison?

Parallels

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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

Chaldea: Ancient Mesopotamian empire; known for astrology and wisdom· Jericho: An ancient city in Canaan, famously conquered by Israel

Glossary

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Book of Jeremiah· Dispersion of the Jews, Diaspora· Jericho· Kings, Books of First and Second· Zedekiah

Topics

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Jericho: Plain of· Zedekiah: Nebuchadnezzar Destroys the City and Temple