Jeremiah 52:1-3
Lexham English Bible
The Fall of Jerusalem
52 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old[a] at his beginning to reign, and he reigned eleven years[b] in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 2 And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh like all that Jehoiakim had done. 3 For because of the anger[c] of Yahweh this happened in Jerusalem and Judah until his casting them from his presence.[d] And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
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- Jeremiah 52:1 Literally “a son of twenty-one year”
- Jeremiah 52:1 Hebrew “year”
- Jeremiah 52:3 Literally “nose”
- Jeremiah 52:3 Literally “face”
Jeremiah 52:1-3
Common English Bible
Rule of Zedekiah and the fall of Jerusalem
52 Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal; she was a daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. 2 He did evil in the Lord’s eyes just as Jehoiachin had done. 3 It was because the Lord was angry against Jerusalem and Judah that he thrust them out of his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
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