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Jeremiah 52:2

What does Jeremiah 52:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 52:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Jehoiakim had done.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim hath done,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Joakim had done.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

Context

v.1Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

v.2This passage

v.3For through the anger of Jehovah did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:12

    and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah his God; he humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of Jehovah.

  • Jeremiah 36:21

    So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll; and he took it out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes that stood beside the king.

  • Ezekiel 21:25

    And thou, O deadly wounded wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose day is come, in the time of the iniquity of the end,

  • Ezekiel 17:16

    As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

  • 1 Kings 14:22

    And Judah did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done.

  • 2 Kings 24:19

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

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