Jeremiah 39:7

Jeremiah 39:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in chains to take him to Babylon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with bronze fetters to carry him off to Babylon.

Context of Jeremiah 39:7

5But the soldiers of Babylon's army chased after them. They caught Zedekiah on the flat land near Jericho. They took him to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon at Riblah, in the region called Hamath. King Nebuchadnezzar decided that Zedekiah was guilty. 6He decided how he would punish Zedekiah. He told his soldiers to kill all Zedekiah's sons, while Zedekiah watched. Nebuchadnezzar also punished all the important men of Judah with death. Then they cut out Zedekiah's eyes to make him blind. They tied him with chains to take him to Babylon as their prisoner. 8Babylon's soldiers destroyed the king's palace with fire. They also destroyed the temple and the people's houses in Jerusalem. They knocked down the walls around the city. 9Nebuzaradan, the captain of King Nebuchadnezzar's guards, took hold of all the people who remained in Jerusalem. He sent them away as prisoners to Babylon. He also sent away the people of Judah who had joined Babylon's army.

Jeremiah 39:7 word by word

וְאֶת־עֵינֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִוֵּ֑ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙ בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם לָבִ֥יא אֹת֖וֹ בָּבֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Moreover he put outעָוַר‛âvar · to blindH5786
• Zedekiah’sצִדְקִיָּ֫הוּtsidqîyâh tsidqîyâhû · ZedekiahH6667
• eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• and boundאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631
• him with chainsנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• to carryבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• him to Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894

Cross-references for Jeremiah 39:7

• Jeremiah 32:4Zedekiah, king of Judah, will not escape from Babylon's army. They will take him to the king of Babylon. Zedekiah will have to stand in front of the king of Babylon and answer his questions.
• Jeremiah 52:11Then they cut out Zedekiah's eyes to make him blind. They tied him with chains and they took him to Babylon as their prisoner. They kept him in prison until the day that he died.
• 2 Kings 25:7They killed all Zedekiah's sons as their punishment, while Zedekiah watched. Then they cut out Zedekiah's eyes to make him blind. They tied him with chains and they took him to Babylon.
• Ezekiel 12:13I will throw my net over him and I will catch him in my trap. I will take him to Babylon city, in the land of the Chaldeans. But he will not see that land. He will die there.
• Judges 16:21The Philistines took hold of Samson. They cut out his eyes. They tied him up with bronze chains. They made him do hard work as their prisoner. He had to push a heavy stone to make grain into flour.
• Psalms 107:10Some people sat in a completely dark place. Iron chains held them as prisoners, and they were very sad.
• Psalms 119:8Yes, I will obey your laws. Please do not turn away from me!

Commentaries on Jeremiah 39:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Bounds him with chains - Margin: "Two brazen chains;" one for his hands, and the other for his feet.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-10Verses 4-10 Compare the marginal reference. The differences between the two accounts are slight.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7After Nebuchadnezzar gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes, Zedekiah walked 400 miles to Babylon, blind, in great pain, and with his arms in bronze chains.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-18This chapter consists of two parts: the first describes the capture of Jerusalem, the removal of the people to Babylon, and the fate of Zedekiah, and that of Jeremiah. The second tells of the assurance of safety to Ebed-melech. 1. ninth year ... tenth month--and on the tenth day of it (Jr 52:4; 2Ki 25:1-4). From Jr 39:2, "eleventh year ... fourth month ... ninth day," we know the siege lasted one and a half years, excepting the suspension of it caused by…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 39:7

• Captive
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Blind
• Chain
• Jerusalem
• Kings, The Books of
• Zedekiah
• Eye
• Feasts and Fasts
• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings