God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 52:2
2Zedekiah did what the Lord considered evil, as Jehoiakim had done.
Jeremiah 52:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
- New International Version (NIV)He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
Context of Jeremiah 52:2
1Zedekiah was 21 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 11 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. Zedekiah did what the Lord considered evil, as Jehoiakim had done. 3The Lord became angry with Jerusalem and Judah and threw the people out of his sight. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. 4On the tenth day of the tenth month of the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked Jerusalem with his entire army. They set up camp and built dirt ramps around the city walls.
Read all of Jeremiah 52Jeremiah 52:2 word by word
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה יְהוֹיָקִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 52:2
- 1 Kings 14:22The people of Judah did what the Lord considered evil. Their sins made him more angry than anything their ancestors had done.
- 2 Kings 24:19Zedekiah did what the Lord considered evil, as Jehoiakim had done.
- 2 Chronicles 36:12He did what the Lord his God considered evil and didn’t humble himself in front of the prophet Jeremiah, who spoke for the Lord.
- Ezekiel 17:15But the king of Judah rebelled against the king of Babylon by sending his messengers to Egypt to get horses and many soldiers. Will the king of Judah succeed? Will anyone who does such things escape? He can’t break a treaty and go unpunished.
- Jeremiah 26:21When King Jehoiakim and all his personal troops and officials heard what Uriah said, the king wanted to put him to death. But Uriah heard about it and fled in fear to Egypt.
- Jeremiah 36:21Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. He took the scroll from the side room of the scribe Elishama. Jehudi read it to the king and all the officials standing by the king.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 52:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2And he did - evil - This and the following verse are the same as 2 Kings 24:19.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-34This chapter retells the story from 2 Kings 24:18–25:30, describing Jerusalem's last month, with some added details and changes. Repeating this passage highlights Jeremiah's honesty as a true prophet of God. Everything Jeremiah predicted about the city's destruction and the end of Judah's kingdom happened. Similarly, his predictions about the Exile, the hardships of the survivors in Babylon, and their return also came true.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-34(See on Jr 51:64). Jeremiah, having already (thirty-ninth and fortieth chapters) given the history in the proper place, was not likely to repeat it here. Its canonical authority as inspired is shown by its being in the Septuagint version. It contains the capture and burning of Jerusalem, &c., Zedekiah's punishment, and the better treatment of Jehoiachin under Evil-merodach, down to his death. These last events were probably subsequent to Jeremiah's time…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 52
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- 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
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