Jeremiah 52:1 Zedekiah6667was one259 and twenty6242 years8141 old1121 when he began to reign,4427 and he reigned4427 eleven2596240 years8141 in Jerusalem.3389 And his mother's517 name8034was Hamutal2537 the daughter1323 of Jeremiah3414 of Libnah.38412 And he did6213thatwhichwas evil7451 in the eyes5869 of the LORD,3068 according to all that Jehoiakim3079 had done.62133 For through5921 the anger639 of the LORD3068 it came to pass in Jerusalem3389 and Judah,3063 till he had cast them out7993 from his presence,6440 that Zedekiah6667 rebelled4775 against the king4428 of Babylon.894
Jeremiah 52:4 And it came to pass in the ninth8671 year8141 of his reign,4427 in the tenth6224 month,2320 in the tenth6218day of the month,2320that Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon894 came,935 he and all his army,2428 against Jerusalem,3389 and pitched2583 against it, and built1129 forts1785 against it round about.54395 So935 the city5892 was besieged4692 unto the eleventh62496240 year8141 of king4428 Zedekiah.66676 And in the fourth7243 month,2320 in the ninth8672day of the month,2320 the famine7458 was sore2388 in the city,5892 so that there was no bread3899 for the people5971 of the land.7767 Then the city5892 was broken up,1234 and all the men582 of war4421 fled,1272 and went forth3318 out of the city5892 by night3915 by the way1870 of the gate8179 between the two walls,2346 which was by the king's4428 garden;1588 (now the Chaldeans3778were by the city5892 round about:)5439 and they went3212 by the way1870 of the plain.6160
Jeremiah 52:8 But the army2428 of the Chaldeans3778 pursued7291 after310 the king,4428 and overtook5381 Zedekiah6667 in the plains6160 of Jericho;3405 and all his army2428 was scattered6327 from him.
9 Then they took8610 the king,4428 and carried him up5927 unto the king4428 of Babylon894 to Riblah7247 in the land776 of Hamath;2574 where he gave1696 judgment4941 upon him.
10 And the king4428 of Babylon894 slew7819 the sons1121 of Zedekiah6667 before his eyes:5869 he slew7819 also all the princes8269 of Judah3063 in Riblah.724711 Then he put out5786{Heb. blinded} the eyes5869 of Zedekiah;6667 and the king4428 of Babylon894 bound631 him in chains,5178{Or, fetters} and carried935 him to Babylon,894 and put5414 him in prison10046486{Heb. house of the wards} till the day3117 of his death.4194
Jeremiah 52:12 Now in the fifth2549 month,2320 in the tenth6218day of the month,2320 which was the nineteenth867262408141 year8141 of Nebuchadrezzar5019 king4428 of Babylon,894 came935 Nebuzaradan,5018 captain7227 of the guard,2876{Or, chief Marshal. Heb. chief of the executioners or slaughtermen. And so vers. 14. etc.}which served59756440{Heb. stood before} the king4428 of Babylon,894 into Jerusalem,338913 And burned8313 the house1004 of the LORD,3068 and the king's4428 house;1004 and all the houses1004 of Jerusalem,3389 and all the houses1004 of the great1419men, burned8313 he with fire:78414 And all the army2428 of the Chaldeans,3778 that were with the captain7227 of the guard,2876 brake down5422 all the walls2346 of Jerusalem3389 round about.543915 Then Nebuzaradan5018 the captain7227 of the guard2876 carried away captive1540certain of the poor1803 of the people,5971 and the residue3499 of the people5971 that remained7604 in the city,5892 and those that fell away,5307 that fell5307 to the king4428 of Babylon,894 and the rest3499 of the multitude.52716 But Nebuzaradan5018 the captain7227 of the guard2876 left7604certain of the poor1803 of the land776 for vinedressers3755 and for husbandmen.300917 Also the pillars5982 of brass5178 that were in the house1004 of the LORD,3068 and the bases,4350 and the brasen5178 sea3220 that was in the house1004 of the LORD,3068 the Chaldeans3778 brake,7665 and carried5375 all the brass5178 of them to Babylon.89418 The caldrons5518 also, and the shovels,3257{Or, instruments to remove the ashes} and the snuffers,4212 and the bowls,4219{Or, basons} and the spoons,3709 and all the vessels3627 of brass5178 wherewith they ministered,8334 took they away.394719 And the basons,5592 and the firepans,4289{Or, censers} and the bowls,4219 and the caldrons,5518 and the candlesticks,4501 and the spoons,3709 and the cups;4518that which was of gold2091in gold,2091 and that which was of silver3701in silver,3701 took39472794 the captain7227 of the guard2876 away.394720 The two8147 pillars,5982 one259 sea,3220 and twelve81476240 brasen5178 bulls1241 that were under the bases,4350 which king4428 Solomon8010 had made6213 in the house1004 of the LORD:3068 the brass5178{Heb. their brass} of all these vessels3627 was without weight.494821 And concerning the pillars,5982 the height6967 of one259 pillar5982was eighteen80836240 cubits;520 and a fillet2339{Heb. thread} of twelve81476240 cubits520 did compass5437 it; and the thickness5672 thereof was four702 fingers:676itwas hollow.501422 And a chapiter3805 of brass5178was upon it; and the height6967 of one259 chapiter3805was five2568 cubits,520 with network7639 and pomegranates7416 upon the chapiters3805 round about,5439 all of brass.5178 The second8145 pillar5982 also and the pomegranates7416were like unto these.
23 And there were ninety8673 and six8337 pomegranates7416 on a side;7307and all the pomegranates7416 upon the network7639were an hundred3967 round about.5439
Jeremiah 52:24 And the captain7227 of the guard2876 took3947 Seraiah8304 the chief7218 priest,3548 and Zephaniah6846 the second4932 priest,3548 and the three7969 keepers8104 of the door:5592{Heb. threshold}25 He took3947 also out of the city5892 an259 eunuch,5631 which had the charge6496 of the men582 of war;4421 and seven7651 men582 of them that were near7200 the king's4428 person,6440{Heb. saw the face of the king} which were found4672 in the city;5892 and the principal8269 scribe5608{Or, scribe of the captain of the host} of the host,6635 who mustered6633 the people5971 of the land;776 and threescore8346 men376 of the people5971 of the land,776 that were found4672 in the midst8432 of the city.589226 So Nebuzaradan5018 the captain7227 of the guard2876 took3947 them, and brought3212 them to the king4428 of Babylon894 to Riblah.724727 And the king4428 of Babylon894 smote5221 them, and put them to death4191 in Riblah7247 in the land127 of Hamath.2574 Thus Judah3063 was carried away captive1540 out of his own land.776
Jeremiah 52:28 This is the people5971 whom Nebuchadrezzar5019 carried away captive:1540 in the seventh7651 year8141 three7969 thousand505 Jews3064 and three7969 and twenty:624229 In the eighteenth80836240 year8141 of Nebuchadrezzar5019 he carried away captive1540 from Jerusalem3389 eight8083 hundred3967 thirty7970 and two8147 persons:5315{Heb. souls}30 In the three7969 and twentieth6242 year8141 of Nebuchadrezzar5019 Nebuzaradan5018 the captain7227 of the guard2876 carried away captive1540 of the Jews3064 seven7651 hundred3967 forty705 and five2568 persons:5315 all the persons5315were four702 thousand505 and six8337 hundred.3967
Jeremiah 52:31 And it came to pass in the seven7651 and thirtieth7970 year8141 of the captivity1546 of Jehoiachin3078 king4428 of Judah,3063 in the twelfth81476240 month,2320 in the five2568 and twentieth6242day of the month,2320that Evilmerodach192 king4428 of Babylon894 in the first year8141 of his reign4438 lifted up5375 the head7218 of Jehoiachin3078 king4428 of Judah,3063 and brought him forth3318 out of prison,1004362832 And spake1696 kindly2896 unto him,{Heb. good things with him} and set5414 his throne3678 above4605 the throne3678 of the kings4428 that were with him in Babylon,89433 And changed8138 his prison3608 garments:899 and he did continually8548 eat398 bread3899 before6440 him all the days3117 of his life.241634 And for his diet,737 there was a continual8548 diet737 given5414 him of the king4428 of Babylon,894 every3117 day3117 a portion1697{Heb. the matter of the day in his day} until the day3117 of his death,4194 all the days3117 of his life.2416