Jeremiah 52
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1Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign. He reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
KJVZedekiahH6667 was oneH259 and twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he began to reignH4427(H8800), and he reignedH4427(H8804) elevenH259H6240 yearsH8141 in JerusalemH3389. And his mother'sH517 nameH8034 was HamutalH2537 the daughterH1323 of JeremiahH3414 of LibnahH3841.
2 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
KJVAnd he didH6213(H8799) that which was evilH7451 in the eyesH5869 of the LORDH3068, according to all that JehoiakimH3079 had doneH6213(H8804).
3 For through Yahweh’s anger this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
KJVFor throughH5921 the angerH639 of the LORDH3068 it came to pass in JerusalemH3389 and JudahH3063, till he had cast them outH7993(H8687) from his presenceH6440, that ZedekiahH6667 rebelledH4775(H8799) against the kingH4428 of BabylonH894.
4 In the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.
KJVAnd it came to pass in the ninthH8671 yearH8141 of his reignH4427(H8800), in the tenthH6224 monthH2320, in the tenthH6218 day of the monthH2320, that NebuchadrezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 cameH935(H8804), he and all his armyH2428, against JerusalemH3389, and pitchedH2583(H8799) against it, and builtH1129(H8799) fortsH1785 against it round aboutH5439.
5 So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
KJVSoH935(H8799) the cityH5892 was besiegedH4692 unto the eleventhH6249H6240 yearH8141 of kingH4428 ZedekiahH6667.
6 In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
KJVAnd in the fourthH7243 monthH2320, in the ninthH8672 day of the monthH2320, the famineH7458 was soreH2388(H8799) in the cityH5892, so that there was no breadH3899 for the peopleH5971 of the landH776.
7 Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled, and went out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden. Now the Chaldeans were against the city all around. The men of war went toward the Arabah,
KJVThen the cityH5892 was broken upH1234(H8735), and all the menH582 of warH4421 fledH1272(H8799), and went forthH3318(H8799) out of the cityH5892 by nightH3915 by the wayH1870 of the gateH8179 between the two wallsH2346, which was by the king'sH4428 gardenH1588;(now the ChaldeansH3778 were by the cityH5892 round aboutH5439:) and they wentH3212(H8799) by the wayH1870 of the plainH6160.
8 but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
KJVBut the armyH2428 of the ChaldeansH3778 pursuedH7291(H8799) afterH310 the kingH4428, and overtookH5381(H8686) ZedekiahH6667 in the plainsH6160 of JerichoH3405; and all his armyH2428 was scatteredH6327(H8738) from him.
9 Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he pronounced judgment on him.
KJVThen they tookH8610(H8799) the kingH4428, and carried him upH5927(H8686) unto the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 to RiblahH7247 in the landH776 of HamathH2574; where he gaveH1696(H8762) judgmentH4941 upon him.
10 The king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. He also killed all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
KJVAnd the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 slewH7819(H8799) the sonsH1121 of ZedekiahH6667 before his eyesH5869: he slewH7819(H8804) also all the princesH8269 of JudahH3063 in RiblahH7247.
11 He put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison until the day of his death.
KJVThen he put outH5786(H8765) the eyesH5869 of ZedekiahH6667; and the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 boundH631(H8799) him in chainsH5178, and carriedH935(H8686) him to BabylonH894, and putH5414(H8799) him in prisonH1004H6486 till the dayH3117 of his deathH4194.
12 Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, came into Jerusalem.
KJVNow in the fifthH2549 monthH2320, in the tenthH6218 day of the monthH2320, which was the nineteenthH8672H6240H8141 yearH8141 of NebuchadrezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894, cameH935(H8804) NebuzaradanH5018, captainH7227 of the guardH2876, which servedH5975(H8804)H6440 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, into JerusalemH3389,
13 He burned Yahweh’s house, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, he burned with fire.
KJVAnd burnedH8313(H8799) the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, and the king'sH4428 houseH1004; and all the housesH1004 of JerusalemH3389, and all the housesH1004 of the greatH1419 men, burnedH8313(H8804) he with fireH784:
14 All the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem all around.
KJVAnd all the armyH2428 of the ChaldeansH3778, that were with the captainH7227 of the guardH2876, brake downH5422(H8804) all the wallsH2346 of JerusalemH3389 round aboutH5439.
15 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the poorest of the people, and the rest of the people who were left in the city, and those who fell away, who defected to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.
KJVThen NebuzaradanH5018 the captainH7227 of the guardH2876 carried away captiveH1540(H8689) certain of the poorH1803 of the peopleH5971, and the residueH3499 of the peopleH5971 that remainedH7604(H8737) in the cityH5892, and those that fell awayH5307(H8802), that fellH5307(H8804) to the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, and the restH3499 of the multitudeH527.
16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vineyard keepers and farmers.
KJVBut NebuzaradanH5018 the captainH7227 of the guardH2876 leftH7604(H8689) certain of the poorH1803 of the landH776 for vinedressersH3755 and for husbandmenH3009(H8802).
17 The Chaldeans broke the pillars of bronze that were in Yahweh’s house and the bases and the bronze sea that were in Yahweh’s house in pieces, and carried all of their bronze to Babylon.
KJVAlso the pillarsH5982 of brassH5178 that were in the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, and the basesH4350, and the brasenH5178 seaH3220 that was in the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, the ChaldeansH3778 brakeH7665(H8765), and carriedH5375(H8799) all the brassH5178 of them to BabylonH894.
18 They also took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and all the vessels of bronze with which they ministered.
KJVThe caldronsH5518 also, and the shovelsH3257, and the snuffersH4212, and the bowlsH4219, and the spoonsH3709, and all the vesselsH3627 of brassH5178 wherewith they ministeredH8334(H8762), took they awayH3947(H8804).
19 The captain of the guard took away the cups, the fire pans, the basins, the pots, the lamp stands, the spoons, and the bowls; that which was of gold, as gold, and that which was of silver, as silver.
KJVAnd the basonsH5592, and the firepansH4289, and the bowlsH4219, and the caldronsH5518, and the candlesticksH4501, and the spoonsH3709, and the cupsH4518; that which was of goldH2091 in goldH2091, and that which was of silverH3701 in silverH3701, tookH3947 the captainH7227 of the guardH2876 awayH3947(H8804).
20 They took the two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which King Solomon had made for Yahweh’s house. The bronze of all these vessels was without weight.
KJVThe twoH8147 pillarsH5982, oneH259 seaH3220, and twelveH8147H6240 brasenH5178 bullsH1241 that were under the basesH4350, which kingH4428 SolomonH8010 had madeH6213(H8804) in the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068: the brassH5178 of all these vesselsH3627 was without weightH4948.
21 As for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits encircled it; and its thickness was four fingers. It was hollow.
KJVAnd concerning the pillarsH5982, the heightH6967 of oneH259 pillarH5982 was eighteenH8083H6240 cubitsH520; and a filletH2339 of twelveH8147H6240 cubitsH520 did compassH5437(H8799) it; and the thicknessH5672 thereof was fourH702 fingersH676: it was hollowH5014(H8803).
22 A capital of bronze was on it; and the height of the one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze. The second pillar also had the same, with pomegranates.
KJVAnd a chapiterH3805 of brassH5178 was upon it; and the heightH6967 of oneH259 chapiterH3805 was fiveH2568 cubitsH520, with networkH7639 and pomegranatesH7416 upon the chapitersH3805 round aboutH5439, all of brassH5178. The secondH8145 pillarH5982 also and the pomegranatesH7416 were like unto these.
23 There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were one hundred on the network all around.
KJVAnd there were ninetyH8673 and sixH8337 pomegranatesH7416 on a sideH7307; and all the pomegranatesH7416 upon the networkH7639 were an hundredH3967 round aboutH5439.
24 The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,
KJVAnd the captainH7227 of the guardH2876 tookH3947(H8799) SeraiahH8304 the chiefH7218 priestH3548, and ZephaniahH6846 the secondH4932 priestH3548, and the threeH7969 keepersH8104(H8802) of the doorH5592:
25 and out of the city he took an officer who was set over the men of war; and seven men of those who saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the army, who mustered the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the middle of the city.
KJVHe tookH3947(H8804) also out of the cityH5892 anH259 eunuchH5631, which had the chargeH6496 of the menH582 of warH4421; and sevenH7651 menH582 of them that were nearH7200(H8802) the king'sH4428 personH6440, which were foundH4672(H8738) in the cityH5892; and the principalH8269 scribeH5608(H8802) of the hostH6635, who musteredH6633(H8688) the peopleH5971 of the landH776; and threescoreH8346 menH376 of the peopleH5971 of the landH776, that were foundH4672(H8737) in the midstH8432 of the cityH5892.
26 Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
KJVSo NebuzaradanH5018 the captainH7227 of the guardH2876 tookH3947(H8799) them, and broughtH3212(H8686) them to the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 to RiblahH7247.
27 The king of Babylon struck them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
KJVAnd the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 smoteH5221(H8686) them, and put them to deathH4191(H8686) in RiblahH7247 in the landH127 of HamathH2574. Thus JudahH3063 was carried away captiveH1540(H8799) out of his own landH776.
28 This is the number of the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year, three thousand twenty-three Jews;
KJVThis is the peopleH5971 whom NebuchadrezzarH5019 carried away captiveH1540(H8689): in the seventhH7651 yearH8141 threeH7969 thousandH505 JewsH3064 and threeH7969 and twentyH6242:
29 in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar, he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty-two persons;
KJVIn the eighteenthH8083H6240 yearH8141 of NebuchadrezzarH5019 he carried away captiveH1540(H8689) from JerusalemH3389 eightH8083 hundredH3967 thirtyH7970 and twoH8147 personsH5315:
30 in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty-five people. All the people numbered four thousand six hundred.
KJVIn the threeH7969 and twentiethH6242 yearH8141 of NebuchadrezzarH5019 NebuzaradanH5018 the captainH7227 of the guardH2876 carried away captiveH1540(H8689) of the JewsH3064 sevenH7651 hundredH3967 fortyH705 and fiveH2568 personsH5315: all the personsH5315 were fourH702 thousandH505 and sixH8337 hundredH3967.
31 In the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and released him from prison.
KJVAnd it came to pass in the sevenH7651 and thirtiethH7970 yearH8141 of the captivityH1546 of JehoiachinH3078 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, in the twelfthH8147H6240 monthH2320, in the fiveH2568 and twentiethH6242 day of the monthH2320, that EvilmerodachH192 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 in the first yearH8141 of his reignH4438 lifted upH5375(H8804) the headH7218 of JehoiachinH3078 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, and brought him forthH3318(H8686) out of prisonH1004H3628,
32 He spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings who were with him in Babylon,
KJVAnd spakeH1696(H8762) kindlyH2896 unto him, and setH5414(H8799) his throneH3678 aboveH4605 the throneH3678 of the kingsH4428 that were with him in BabylonH894,
33 and changed his prison garments. Jehoiachin ate bread before him continually all the days of his life.
KJVAnd changedH8138(H8765) his prisonH3608 garmentsH899: and he did continuallyH8548 eatH398(H8804) breadH3899 beforeH6440 him all the daysH3117 of his lifeH2416.
34 For his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him by the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.
KJVAnd for his dietH737, there was a continualH8548 dietH737 givenH5414(H8738) him of the kingH4428 of BabylonH894, everyH3117 dayH3117 a portionH1697 until the dayH3117 of his deathH4194, all the daysH3117 of his lifeH2416.
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