New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 39:4-7
4And whenH3512 ZedekiahH6667 the kingH4428 of JudahH3063 and allH3605 the menH376 of warH4421 sawH7200 them, they 1fledH1272 and leftH3318 the cityH5892 at nightH3915 by wayH1870 of the king’sH4428 gardenH1588 through the gateH8179 2betweenH996 the two wallsH2346; and he wentH3318 outH3318 towardH1870 the 3ArabahH6160.
5But the armyH2428 of the 4ChaldeansH3778 pursuedH7291 them and overtookH5381 ZedekiahH6667 in the 5plainsH6160 of JerichoH3405; and they tookH3947 him and broughtH5927 him upH5927 to NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 at 6RiblahH7247 in the landH776 of HamathH2574, and he 7passedH1696 sentenceH1696 on him.
6Then the 8kingH4428 of BabylonH894 slaughteredH7819 the sonsH1121 of ZedekiahH6667 9before his eyesH5869 at RiblahH7247; the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 also slaughteredH7819 allH3605 the 10noblesH2715 of JudahH3063.
7He then 11blindedH5786 Zedekiah’sH6667 eyesH5869 and boundH631 him in 12shacklesH5178 ofH5178 bronzeH5178 to bringH935 him to 13BabylonH894.
Notes
- 1. Jeremiah 39:4 2 Kin 25:4; Is 30:16; Jer 52:7; Amos 2:14 ↩
- 2. Jeremiah 39:4 2 Chr 32:5 ↩
- 3. Jeremiah 39:4 I.e., Jordan valley ↩
- 4. Jeremiah 39:5 Jer 32:4, 5; 38:18, 23; 52:8 ↩
- 5. Jeremiah 39:5 Josh 4:13; 5:10 ↩
- 6. Jeremiah 39:5 2 Kin 23:33; Jer 52:9, 26, 27 ↩
- 7. Jeremiah 39:5 Lit spoke judgments with ↩
- 8. Jeremiah 39:6 2 Kin 25:7; Jer 52:10 ↩
- 9. Jeremiah 39:6 Deut 28:34 ↩
- 10. Jeremiah 39:6 Jer 21:7; 24:8-10; 34:19-21 ↩
- 11. Jeremiah 39:7 2 Kin 25:7; Jer 52:11; Ezek 12:13 ↩
- 12. Jeremiah 39:7 Judg 16:21 ↩
- 13. Jeremiah 39:7 Jer 32:5 ↩
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
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