Jeremiah 52

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 52 of 52

1 Zedekiah was a son of twenty-one years when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years 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 Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

3 For it was because of the anger of Jehovah in Jerusalem and Judah that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon, until Jehovah had cast them out from His face.

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Chapter Summary

Zedekiah rebels. Jerusalem is besieged and taken. Zedekiah's sons killed, and his eyes put out. Nebuzaradan turns and plunders the city.

Key Hebrew Words

חָמֵ֣שׁ five H2568 · TWOT 686a
בִּגְדֵ֣י treachery H899 · TWOT 198a
עַמּוּדֵ֨י pillar H5982 · TWOT 1637c
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים thirty H7970 · TWOT 2403d
כֹּהֵ֣ן priest H3548 · TWOT 959a

People & Context

Zedekiah's Rebellion and the Siege Begins

Zedekiah rebels against the king of Babylon, prompting Nebuchadnezzar to come with his army in Zedekiah's ninth year, pitching against Jerusalem and b…

The Breach of Jerusalem and Capture of Zedekiah

A severe famine hits the city. In the eleventh year, the wall is breached and Zedekiah flees, but is captured in Jericho. His sons are killed, and he …

Nebuzaradan Burns the Temple and City

In the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan enters Jerusalem and burns the house of Jehovah, the king's house, and all large houses, while h…

Timeline

Zedekiah's Rebellion and the Siege Begins

Zedekiah rebels against the king of Babylon, prompting Nebuchadnezzar to come with his army in Zedekiah's ninth year, pitching against Jerusalem and building a siege wall.

Jeremiah 52:1-5
The Breach of Jerusalem and Capture of Zedekiah

A severe famine hits the city. In the eleventh year, the wall is breached and Zedekiah flees, but is captured in Jericho. His sons are killed, and he is blinded and imprisoned in Babylon.

Jeremiah 52:6-11
Nebuzaradan Burns the Temple and City

In the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan enters Jerusalem and burns the house of Jehovah, the king's house, and all large houses, while his army breaks down the city walls.

Jeremiah 52:12-14

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