Jeremiah 52:27

And the king of Babylon smote them in Riblah, in the land of Hamath.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.

In Context

26And Nebuzaradan the captain of the king’s guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

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Cross References

Numbers 34:8And ye shall measure to yourselves the mountain from Mount Hor at the entering in to Hamath, and the termination of it shall be the coasts of Saradac.

Deuteronomy 28:36The Lord carry away thee and thy princes, whom thou shalt set over thee, to a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers know; and thou shalt there serve other gods, wood and stone.

2 Samuel 8:9And Toi the king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer.

2 Kings 17:23until the Lord removed Israel from his presence, as the Lord spoke by all his servants the prophets; and Israel was removed from off their land to the Assyrians until this day.

2 Kings 25:20And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

Isaiah 24:3The earth shall be completely laid waste, and the earth shall be utterly spoiled: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken these things.

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 52:25-31

The Babylonish Captivity. ( b. c. 588.) 24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 25 He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city. 26 So… Read the whole commentary →

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