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 Living Translation (NLT)Then he gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in bronze chains to lead him away to Babylon.

Context of Jeremiah 39:7

5But the Chaldean army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. And when they had captured him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him. 6Then the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes in Riblah; the king of Babylon also killed all the nobles of Judah. Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with bronze fetters to carry him off to Babylon. 8And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the houses of the people with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem. 9Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive to Babylon the remnant of the people who remained in the city and those who defected to him, with the rest of the people who remained.

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 32:4and Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape from the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to face, and see him eye to eye;
• Jeremiah 52:11He also put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in bronze fetters, took him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.
• 2 Kings 25:7Then they killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, put out the eyes of Zedekiah, bound him with bronze fetters, and took him to Babylon.
• Ezekiel 12:13I will also spread My net over him, and he shall be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans; yet he shall not see it, though he shall die there.
• Judges 16:21Then the Philistines took him and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza. They bound him with bronze fetters, and he became a grinder in the prison.
• Psalms 107:10Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons—
• Psalms 119:8I will keep Your statutes; Oh, do not forsake me utterly!

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