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 Chaldean army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. When they captured him, they brought him up to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he passed judgment on him. 6The king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes. Moreover, the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. Then he blinded Zedekiah’s eyes, and he bound him in shackles to carry him off to Babylon. 8Then the Chaldeans burned the king’s palace and the houses of the people with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem. 9Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away into exile the rest of the people—those who remained in the city and also the deserters who had defected to him, and the rest of the people remaining.

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 King Zedekiah of Judah will not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but will surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him mouth to mouth and his eyes will behold his eyes;
• Jeremiah 52:11Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes. Then the king of Babylon bound him in bronze chains, and brought him to Babylon, where he put him in prison until the day of his death.
• 2 Kings 25:7They slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes, then put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him in bronze chains and took him to Babylon.
• Ezekiel 12:13I will spread out My net upon him, so he will be caught in My net. I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans. He will not see it, though he will die there.
• Judges 16:21Then the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze chains, and he became a grinder in the prison.
• Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and deep gloom, prisoners in misery and iron chains,
• Psalms 119:8I will observe Your statutes. Never abandon 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