Jeremiah 39:7
and the eyes of Zedekiah, did he put out, and bound him with fetters of bronze to bring him into Babylon.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
In Context
Cross References
2 Kings 25:7And, the sons of Zedekiah, they slew before his eyes,—and, the eyes of Zedekiah, put they out, and then bound him with fetters of bronze, and brought him into Babylon.
Psalms 119:8Thy statutes, will I keep, Do not thou forsake me utterly.
Jeremiah 44:30Thus, saith Yahweh, Behold me! delivering up Pharaoh-hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, yea into the hand of them who are seeking his life,—just as I delivered Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon his enemy, and one seeking his life.
Ezekiel 12:13Then will I spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare; And I will take him to Babylon. in the land of the Chaldeans, The which, indeed, he shall not see. And yet there, shall he die!
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 39:2-11
Jerusalem Taken. ( b. c. 588.) 1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it. 2 And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up. 3 And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king… Read the whole commentary →