New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 39:2-7

2in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the city wall was 1breached.

3Then all the 2officials of the king of Babylon came in and sat down at the 3Middle Gate: Nergal-sar-ezer, Samgar-nebu, Sar-sekim the 4Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the 5Rab-mag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.

4When Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, they 6fled and went out of the city at night by way of the king’s garden through the gate 7between the two walls; and he went out toward the 8Arabah.

5But the army of the 9Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the 10plains of Jericho; and they seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at 11Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.

6Then the 12king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah 13before his eyes at Riblah; the king of Babylon also slew all the 14nobles of Judah.

7He then 15blinded Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in 16fetters of bronze to bring him to 17Babylon.

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Notes

1. Jeremiah 39:2 2 Kin 25:4; Jer 52:7 ↩
2. Jeremiah 39:3 Jer 38:17 ↩
3. Jeremiah 39:3 Jer 21:4 ↩
4. Jeremiah 39:3 I.e. chief official ↩
5. Jeremiah 39:3 I.e. title of a high official ↩
6. Jeremiah 39:4 2 Kin 25:4; Is 30:16; Jer 52:7; Amos 2:14 ↩
7. Jeremiah 39:4 2 Chr 32:5 ↩
8. Jeremiah 39:4 I.e. Jordan valley ↩
9. Jeremiah 39:5 Jer 32:4, 5; 38:18, 23; 52:8 ↩
10. Jeremiah 39:5 Josh 4:13; 5:10 ↩
11. Jeremiah 39:5 2 Kin 23:33; Jer 52:9, 26, 27 ↩
12. Jeremiah 39:6 2 Kin 25:7; Jer 52:10 ↩
13. Jeremiah 39:6 Deut 28:34 ↩
14. Jeremiah 39:6 Jer 21:7; 24:8-10; 34:19-21 ↩
15. Jeremiah 39:7 2 Kin 25:7; Jer 52:11; Ezek 12:13 ↩
16. Jeremiah 39:7 Judg 16:21 ↩
17. Jeremiah 39:7 Jer 32:5 ↩

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