Verse 7

Jeremiah 39:7

Free Bible Version

7 Then he had Zedekiah's eyes gouged out, and had him bound with bronze chains and taken away to Babylon.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/אֶת עֵינֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִוֵּ֑ר וַ/יַּאַסְרֵ֨/הוּ֙ בַּֽ/נְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם לָ/בִ֥יא אֹת֖/וֹ בָּבֶֽלָ/ה

English Translation

And he blinded the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him with bronze chains to bring him to Babylon.

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Chapter 39 Context

1 In the tenth month of the ninth year of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of... Focus ↗

2 On the ninth day of the fourth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah's reign, the city wall was bro... Focus ↗

3 All the officials of the king of Babylon came in and took over the city, making their headquarters a... Focus ↗

4 When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the defenders saw them there, they ran away. They escaped from t... Focus ↗

5 But the Babylonian army chased after them and caught up with Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They... Focus ↗

6 The king of Babylon had Zedekiah's sons killed as Zedekiah watched, and he also executed all of Juda... Focus ↗

7 Then he had Zedekiah's eyes gouged out, and had him bound with bronze chains and taken away to Babyl...

8 The Babylonians burned down the king's palace and the people's houses, and they demolished Jerusalem... Focus ↗

9 Then Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried off to Babylon the rest of the people who had st... Focus ↗

10 But he left behind in the land of Judah some of the poorest people who didn't have any property. He... Focus ↗

11 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders to Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard regarding... Focus ↗

12 “Go and get Jeremiah and watch out that nothing bad happens to him. Do whatever he wants.” Focus ↗

13 So Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard, Nebushazban the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and... Focus ↗

14 took Jeremiah from the guard's courtyard, and they handed him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the so... Focus ↗

15 During the time that Jeremiah had been kept prisoner in the guard's courtyard, a message from the Lo... Focus ↗

16 “Go and tell Ebed-melech the Cushite that this is what the Lord Almighty, the God (Elohim) of Israel... Focus ↗

17 But when that day comes I'm going to save you, declares the Lord. You won't be handed over to the pe... Focus ↗

18 I promise to rescue you so that you're won't be killed. Your reward will be your life, because you t... Focus ↗

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