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Jeremiah 51:15-58
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Jeremiah 51:15-58
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15 He made the earth by His power,
established the world(A) by His wisdom,(B)
and spread out the heavens by His understanding.(C)
16 When He thunders,[a]
the waters in the heavens are in turmoil,(D)
and He causes the clouds
to rise from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain
and brings the wind from His storehouses.(E)
17 Everyone is stupid and ignorant.
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his carved image,(F)
for his cast images are a lie;(G)
there is no breath in them.(H)
18 They are worthless,(I) a work to be mocked.
At the time of their punishment they will be destroyed.(J)
19 Jacob’s Portion[b] is not like these
because He is the One who formed all things.(K)
Israel is the tribe of His inheritance;(L)
Yahweh of Hosts is His name.(M)
20 You are My battle club,
My weapons of war.
With you I will smash nations;
with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.
21 With you I will smash the horse and its rider;
with you I will smash the chariot and its rider.
22 With you I will smash man and woman;(N)
with you I will smash the old man and the youth;
with you I will smash the young man and the young woman.
23 With you I will smash the shepherd and his flock;
with you I will smash the farmer and his ox-team.[c]
With you I will smash governors and officials.
24 “I will repay Babylon and all the residents of Chaldea for all their evil they have done in Zion before your very eyes.”(O)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
25 Look, I am against you, devastating mountain—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
you devastate the whole earth.
I will stretch out My hand against you,(P)
roll you down from the cliffs,
and turn you into a charred mountain.
26 No one will be able to retrieve a cornerstone
or a foundation stone from you,
because you will become desolate forever.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
27 Raise a signal flag(Q) in the land;
blow a ram’s horn among the nations;
set apart the nations against her.(R)
Summon kingdoms against her—
Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.
Appoint a marshal against her;
bring up horses like a swarm[d] of locusts.
28 Set apart the nations for battle against her—
the kings of Media,
her governors and all her officials,
and all the lands they rule.
29 The earth quakes(S) and trembles
because the Lord’s intentions against Babylon stand:
to make the land of Babylon an uninhabited desolation.
30 Babylon’s warriors have stopped fighting;(T)
they sit in their strongholds.
Their might is exhausted;
they have become like women.
Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze,
her gate bars are shattered.(U)
31 Messenger races to meet messenger,(V)
and herald to meet herald,
to announce to the king of Babylon
that his city has been captured
from end to end.
32 The fords have been seized,(W)
the marshes set on fire,
and the soldiers are terrified.
33 For this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says:
Daughter Babylon is like a threshing floor
at the time it is trampled.(X)
In just a little while her harvest time will come.(Y)
34 “Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has devoured me;
he has crushed me.
He has set me aside like an empty dish;
he has swallowed me like a sea monster;(Z)
he filled his belly with my delicacies;
he has vomited me out,”[e]
35 says the inhabitant of Zion;
“Let the violence done to me and my family be done to Babylon.
Let my blood be on the inhabitants of Chaldea,”
says Jerusalem.
36 Therefore, this is what the Lord says:
I am about to plead your case(AA)
and take vengeance on your behalf;
I will dry up her sea(AB)
and make her fountain run dry.
37 Babylon will become a heap of rubble,
a jackals’ den,
a desolation and an object of scorn,(AC)
without inhabitant.
38 They will roar together like young lions;
they will growl like lion cubs.
39 While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast,
and I will make them drunk so that they revel.[f](AD)
Then they will fall asleep forever
and never wake up.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
40 I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter,
like rams together with male goats.(AE)
41 How Sheshach has been captured,
the praise(AF) of the whole earth seized.
What a horror Babylon has become
among the nations!(AG)
42 The sea has risen over Babylon;(AH)
she is covered with its turbulent waves.
43 Her cities have become a desolation,(AI)
a dry and arid land,
a land where no one lives,
where no human being passes through.
44 I will punish Bel(AJ) in Babylon.
I will make him vomit what he swallowed.
The nations will no longer stream to him;
even Babylon’s wall will fall.
45 Come out from among her, My people!(AK)
Save your lives, each of you,
from the Lord’s burning anger.
46 May you not become cowardly and fearful
when the report is proclaimed in the land,
for the report will come one year,
and then another the next year.
There will be violence in the land
with ruler against ruler.
47 Therefore, look, the days are coming
when I will punish Babylon’s carved images.(AL)
Her entire land will suffer shame,
and all her slain will lie fallen within her.(AM)
48 Heaven and earth and everything in them
will shout for joy(AN) over Babylon
because the destroyers from the north
will come against her.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
49 Babylon must fall because of the slain of Israel,
even as the slain of all the earth fell
because of Babylon.
50 You who have escaped the sword,(AO)
go and do not stand still!
Remember the Lord from far away,
and let Jerusalem come to your mind.
51 We are ashamed
because we have heard insults.(AP)
Humiliation covers our faces
because foreigners have entered
the holy places of the Lord’s temple.(AQ)
52 Therefore, look, the days are coming—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
when I will punish her carved images,
and the wounded will groan
throughout her land.
53 Even if Babylon should ascend to the heavens(AR)
and fortify her tall fortresses,
destroyers will come against her from Me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
54 The sound of a cry from Babylon!(AS)
The sound of great destruction
from the land of the Chaldeans!
55 For the Lord is going to devastate Babylon;
He will silence her mighty voice.
Their waves roar like abundant waters;
the tumult of their voice resounds,
56 for a destroyer is coming against her,
against Babylon.
Her warriors will be captured,
their bows shattered,
for the Lord is a God of retribution;
He will certainly repay.
57 I will make her princes and sages drunk,
along with her governors, officials, and warriors.
Then they will fall asleep forever
and never wake up.(AT)
This is the King’s declaration;
Yahweh of Hosts is His name.(AU)
58 This is what Yahweh of Hosts says:
Babylon’s thick walls will be totally demolished,
and her high gates consumed by fire.
The peoples will have labored for nothing;(AV)
the nations will exhaust themselves only to feed the fire.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:16 Lit At His giving of the voice
- Jeremiah 51:19 = the Lord
- Jeremiah 51:23 Lit yoke
- Jeremiah 51:27 Hb obscure
- Jeremiah 51:34 Lit has rinsed me off
- Jeremiah 51:39 LXX reads pass out
Jeremiah 51:15-58
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Jeremiah 51:15-58
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15 “He made the earth by his power;
he founded the world by his wisdom(A)
and stretched(B) out the heavens by his understanding.(C)
16 When he thunders,(D) the waters in the heavens roar;
he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning with the rain(E)
and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(F)
17 “Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
every goldsmith is shamed by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;(G)
they have no breath in them.
18 They are worthless,(H) the objects of mockery;
when their judgment comes, they will perish.
19 He who is the Portion(I) of Jacob is not like these,
for he is the Maker of all things,
including the people of his inheritance(J)—
the Lord Almighty is his name.
20 “You are my war club,(K)
my weapon for battle—
with you I shatter(L) nations,(M)
with you I destroy kingdoms,
21 with you I shatter horse and rider,(N)
with you I shatter chariot(O) and driver,
22 with you I shatter man and woman,
with you I shatter old man and youth,
with you I shatter young man and young woman,(P)
23 with you I shatter shepherd and flock,
with you I shatter farmer and oxen,
with you I shatter governors and officials.(Q)
24 “Before your eyes I will repay(R) Babylon(S) and all who live in Babylonia[a] for all the wrong they have done in Zion,” declares the Lord.
25 “I am against(T) you, you destroying mountain,
you who destroy the whole earth,”(U)
declares the Lord.
“I will stretch out my hand(V) against you,
roll you off the cliffs,
and make you a burned-out mountain.(W)
26 No rock will be taken from you for a cornerstone,
nor any stone for a foundation,
for you will be desolate(X) forever,”
declares the Lord.
27 “Lift up a banner(Y) in the land!
Blow the trumpet among the nations!
Prepare the nations for battle against her;
summon against her these kingdoms:(Z)
Ararat,(AA) Minni and Ashkenaz.(AB)
Appoint a commander against her;
send up horses like a swarm of locusts.(AC)
28 Prepare the nations for battle against her—
the kings of the Medes,(AD)
their governors and all their officials,
and all the countries they rule.(AE)
29 The land trembles(AF) and writhes,
for the Lord’s purposes(AG) against Babylon stand—
to lay waste(AH) the land of Babylon
so that no one will live there.(AI)
30 Babylon’s warriors(AJ) have stopped fighting;
they remain in their strongholds.
Their strength is exhausted;
they have become weaklings.(AK)
Her dwellings are set on fire;(AL)
the bars(AM) of her gates are broken.
31 One courier(AN) follows another
and messenger follows messenger
to announce to the king of Babylon
that his entire city is captured,(AO)
32 the river crossings seized,
the marshes set on fire,(AP)
and the soldiers terrified.(AQ)”
33 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says:
“Daughter Babylon(AR) is like a threshing floor(AS)
at the time it is trampled;
the time to harvest(AT) her will soon come.(AU)”
34 “Nebuchadnezzar(AV) king of Babylon has devoured(AW) us,(AX)
he has thrown us into confusion,
he has made us an empty jar.
Like a serpent he has swallowed us
and filled his stomach with our delicacies,
and then has spewed(AY) us out.
35 May the violence(AZ) done to our flesh[b] be on Babylon,”
say the inhabitants of Zion.
“May our blood be on those who live in Babylonia,”
says Jerusalem.(BA)
36 Therefore this is what the Lord says:
“See, I will defend your cause(BB)
and avenge(BC) you;
I will dry up(BD) her sea
and make her springs dry.
37 Babylon will be a heap of ruins,
a haunt(BE) of jackals,
an object of horror and scorn,(BF)
a place where no one lives.(BG)
38 Her people all roar like young lions,(BH)
they growl like lion cubs.
39 But while they are aroused,
I will set out a feast for them
and make them drunk,(BI)
so that they shout with laughter—
then sleep forever(BJ) and not awake,”
declares the Lord.(BK)
40 “I will bring them down
like lambs to the slaughter,
like rams and goats.(BL)
41 “How Sheshak[c](BM) will be captured,(BN)
the boast of the whole earth seized!
How desolate(BO) Babylon will be
among the nations!
42 The sea will rise over Babylon;
its roaring waves(BP) will cover her.
43 Her towns will be desolate,
a dry and desert(BQ) land,
a land where no one lives,
through which no one travels.(BR)
44 I will punish Bel(BS) in Babylon
and make him spew out(BT) what he has swallowed.
The nations will no longer stream to him.
And the wall(BU) of Babylon will fall.
45 “Come out(BV) of her, my people!
Run(BW) for your lives!
Run from the fierce anger(BX) of the Lord.
46 Do not lose heart(BY) or be afraid(BZ)
when rumors(CA) are heard in the land;
one rumor comes this year, another the next,
rumors of violence in the land
and of ruler against ruler.
47 For the time will surely come
when I will punish the idols(CB) of Babylon;
her whole land will be disgraced(CC)
and her slain will all lie fallen within her.(CD)
48 Then heaven and earth and all that is in them
will shout(CE) for joy over Babylon,
for out of the north(CF)
destroyers(CG) will attack her,”
declares the Lord.
49 “Babylon must fall because of Israel’s slain,
just as the slain in all the earth
have fallen because of Babylon.(CH)
50 You who have escaped the sword,
leave(CI) and do not linger!
Remember(CJ) the Lord in a distant land,(CK)
and call to mind Jerusalem.”
51 “We are disgraced,(CL)
for we have been insulted
and shame covers our faces,
because foreigners have entered
the holy places of the Lord’s house.”(CM)
52 “But days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“when I will punish her idols,(CN)
and throughout her land
the wounded will groan.(CO)
53 Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens(CP)
and fortifies her lofty stronghold,
I will send destroyers(CQ) against her,”
declares the Lord.
54 “The sound of a cry(CR) comes from Babylon,
the sound of great destruction(CS)
from the land of the Babylonians.[d]
55 The Lord will destroy Babylon;
he will silence(CT) her noisy din.
Waves(CU) of enemies will rage like great waters;
the roar of their voices will resound.
56 A destroyer(CV) will come against Babylon;
her warriors will be captured,
and their bows will be broken.(CW)
For the Lord is a God of retribution;
he will repay(CX) in full.
57 I will make her officials(CY) and wise(CZ) men drunk,(DA)
her governors, officers and warriors as well;
they will sleep(DB) forever and not awake,”
declares the King,(DC) whose name is the Lord Almighty.
58 This is what the Lord Almighty says:
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:24 Or Chaldea; also in verse 35
- Jeremiah 51:35 Or done to us and to our children
- Jeremiah 51:41 Sheshak is a cryptogram for Babylon.
- Jeremiah 51:54 Or Chaldeans
2 Chronicles 36:10
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2 Chronicles 36:10
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10 In the spring[a](A) Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon along with the valuable utensils of the Lord’s temple. Then he made Jehoiachin’s brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.(B)
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- 2 Chronicles 36:10 Lit At the return of the year
2 Chronicles 36:10
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2 Chronicles 36:10
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10 In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon,(A) together with articles of value from the temple of the Lord, and he made Jehoiachin’s uncle,[a] Zedekiah, king over Judah and Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 36:10 Hebrew brother, that is, relative (see 2 Kings 24:17)
2 Kings 24:10-17
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2 Kings 24:10-17
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Deportations to Babylon
10 At that time(A) the servants of Nebuchadnezzar(B) king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. 11 Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it. 12 Jehoiachin king of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the king of Babylon.(C)
So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign. 13 He also carried off from there all the treasures of the Lord’s temple and the treasures of the king’s palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made(D) for the Lord’s sanctuary, just as God had predicted.(E) 14 Then he deported all Jerusalem and all the commanders and all the fighting men,(F) 10,000 captives,(G) and all the craftsmen and metalsmiths.(H) Except for the poorest people of the land,(I) no one remained.
15 Nebuchadnezzar deported Jehoiachin to Babylon. Also, he took the king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.(J) 16 The king of Babylon also brought captive into Babylon all 7,000 fighting men and 1,000 craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for war. 17 Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s[a] uncle,[b] king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.(K)
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- 2 Kings 24:17 Lit his
- 2 Kings 24:17 = brother in 2Ch 36:10; Jr 37:1
2 Kings 24:10-17
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2 Kings 24:10-17
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10 At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar(A) king of Babylon advanced on Jerusalem and laid siege to it, 11 and Nebuchadnezzar himself came up to the city while his officers were besieging it. 12 Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his attendants, his nobles and his officials all surrendered(B) to him.
In the eighth year of the reign of the king of Babylon, he took Jehoiachin prisoner. 13 As the Lord had declared,(C) Nebuchadnezzar removed the treasures(D) from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace, and cut up the gold articles(E) that Solomon(F) king of Israel had made for the temple of the Lord. 14 He carried all Jerusalem into exile:(G) all the officers and fighting men,(H) and all the skilled workers and artisans—a total of ten thousand. Only the poorest(I) people of the land were left.
15 Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin(J) captive to Babylon. He also took from Jerusalem to Babylon the king’s mother,(K) his wives, his officials and the prominent people(L) of the land. 16 The king of Babylon also deported to Babylon the entire force of seven thousand fighting men, strong and fit for war, and a thousand skilled workers and artisans.(M) 17 He made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.(N)
1 Chronicles 3:10-16
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1 Chronicles 3:10-16
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Judah’s Kings
10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam;
his son was Abijah, his son Asa,
his son Jehoshaphat, 11 his son Jehoram,[a][b]
his son Ahaziah, his son Joash,
12 his son Amaziah, his son Azariah,
his son Jotham, 13 his son Ahaz,
his son Hezekiah, his son Manasseh,
14 his son Amon, and his son Josiah.
15 Josiah’s sons:
Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim second,
Zedekiah third, and Shallum fourth.
16 Jehoiakim’s sons:
his sons Jeconiah and Zedekiah.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 3:11 Lit Joram
- 1 Chronicles 3:11 = The Lord is Exalted
1 Chronicles 3:10-16
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1 Chronicles 3:10-16
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The Kings of Judah
10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam,(A)
Abijah(B) his son,
Asa(C) his son,
Jehoshaphat(D) his son,
Ahaziah(F) his son,
Joash(G) his son,
12 Amaziah(H) his son,
Azariah(I) his son,
Jotham(J) his son,
13 Ahaz(K) his son,
Hezekiah(L) his son,
Manasseh(M) his son,
14 Amon(N) his son,
Josiah(O) his son.
15 The sons of Josiah:
Johanan the firstborn,
Jehoiakim(P) the second son,
Zedekiah(Q) the third,
Shallum(R) the fourth.
16 The successors of Jehoiakim:
and Zedekiah.(T)
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 3:11 Hebrew Joram, a variant of Jehoram
- 1 Chronicles 3:16 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 17
2 Chronicles 36:11-14
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2 Chronicles 36:11-14
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Judah’s King Zedekiah
11 Zedekiah was 21 years old(A) when he became king and reigned 11 years in Jerusalem. 12 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God and did not humble himself(B) before Jeremiah the prophet at the Lord’s command.(C) 13 He also rebelled against(D) King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. He became obstinate[a](E) and hardened his heart against returning to Yahweh, the God of Israel. 14 All the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, imitating all the detestable practices of the nations, and they defiled the Lord’s temple that He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
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- 2 Chronicles 36:13 Lit He stiffened his neck
2 Chronicles 36:11-14
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2 Chronicles 36:11-14
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Zedekiah King of Judah(A)
11 Zedekiah(B) was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. 12 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord(C) his God and did not humble(D) himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke the word of the Lord. 13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him take an oath(E) in God’s name. He became stiff-necked(F) and hardened his heart and would not turn to the Lord, the God of Israel. 14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful,(G) following all the detestable practices of the nations and defiling the temple of the Lord, which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 52:1-3
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Jeremiah 52:1-3
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The Fall of Jerusalem
52 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king and reigned 11 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. 2 Zedekiah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight just as Jehoiakim had done.(A) 3 Because of the Lord’s anger, it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that He finally banished them from His presence. Nevertheless, Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.(B)
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Jeremiah 52:1-3
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Jeremiah 52:1-3
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The Fall of Jerusalem(A)(B)(C)
52 Zedekiah(D) 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.(E) 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, just as Jehoiakim(F) had done. 3 It was because of the Lord’s anger that all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah,(G) and in the end he thrust them from his presence.(H)
Now Zedekiah rebelled(I) against the king of Babylon.
2 Kings 24:18-20
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2 Kings 24:18-20
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Judah’s King Zedekiah
18 Zedekiah(A) was 21 years old when he became king(B) and reigned 11 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal(C) daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah. 19 Zedekiah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight just as Jehoiakim had done.(D) 20 Because of the Lord’s anger,(E) it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that He finally banished them from His presence.(F) Then, Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.(G)
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2 Kings 24:18-20
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2 Kings 24:18-20
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Zedekiah King of Judah(A)
18 Zedekiah(B) was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal(C) daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. 19 He did evil(D) in the eyes of the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done. 20 It was because of the Lord’s anger that all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah, and in the end he thrust(E) them from his presence.(F)
The Fall of Jerusalem(G)(H)(I)
Now Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 37:1-10
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Jeremiah 37:1-10
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Jerusalem’s Last Days
37 Zedekiah son of Josiah(A) reigned as king in the land of Judah(B) in place of Jehoiachin[a](C) son of Jehoiakim, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made him king. 2 He and his officers and the people of the land did not obey the words of the Lord(D) that He spoke through Jeremiah the prophet.
3 Nevertheless, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal(E) son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah(F) son of Maaseiah, the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet, requesting, “Please pray to the Lord our God for us!” 4 Jeremiah was going about his daily tasks[b] among the people, for they had not yet put him into the prison.(G) 5 Pharaoh’s army had left Egypt,(H) and when the Chaldeans, who were besieging Jerusalem, heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
6 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet: 7 “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: This is what you will say to Judah’s king,(I) who is sending you to inquire of Me: Watch: Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to help you,(J) is going to return to its own land of Egypt. 8 The Chaldeans will then return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it down.(K) 9 This is what the Lord says: Don’t deceive yourselves by saying, ‘The Chaldeans will leave us for good,’ for they will not leave. 10 Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire Chaldean army that is fighting with you,(L) and there remained among them only the badly wounded[c] men, each in his tent, they would get up and burn this city down.”
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- Jeremiah 37:1 = Coniah
- Jeremiah 37:4 Lit was coming in and going out
- Jeremiah 37:10 Lit the pierced
Jeremiah 37:1-10
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Jeremiah 37:1-10
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Jeremiah in Prison
37 Zedekiah(A) son of Josiah was made king(B) of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he reigned in place of Jehoiachin[a](C) son of Jehoiakim. 2 Neither he nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid any attention(D) to the words the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.
3 King Zedekiah, however, sent(E) Jehukal(F) son of Shelemiah with the priest Zephaniah(G) son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah the prophet with this message: “Please pray(H) to the Lord our God for us.”
4 Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.(I) 5 Pharaoh’s army had marched out of Egypt,(J) and when the Babylonians[b] who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them, they withdrew(K) from Jerusalem.(L)
6 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet: 7 “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire(M) of me, ‘Pharaoh’s army, which has marched(N) out to support you, will go back to its own land, to Egypt.(O) 8 Then the Babylonians will return and attack this city; they will capture(P) it and burn(Q) it down.’
9 “This is what the Lord says: Do not deceive(R) yourselves, thinking, ‘The Babylonians will surely leave us.’ They will not! 10 Even if you were to defeat the entire Babylonian[c] army that is attacking you and only wounded men were left in their tents, they would come out and burn(S) this city down.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 37:1 Hebrew Koniah, a variant of Jehoiachin
- Jeremiah 37:5 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 8, 9, 13 and 14
- Jeremiah 37:10 Or Chaldean; also in verse 11
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