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Jeremiah 52
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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.
1Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.
2And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
2He did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.
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.
3Because the LORD was angry with Jerusalem and Judah, he finally threw them out of his presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
4And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.
4In the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They set up camp outside the city and built siege walls all around it.
5So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
5The city remained under siege until King Zedekiah's eleventh year.
6In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
6By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that there was no food left for the people.
7Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about); and they went toward the Arabah.
7Then the city wall was broken through. All the soldiers fled the city at night through the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden, even though the Babylonians surrounded the city. They headed toward the Jordan Valley.
8But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
8But the Babylonian army chased the king and caught up with Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. All his soldiers were scattered and left him.
9Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him.
9The Babylonians captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he passed sentence on him.
10And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
10There at Riblah, the king of Babylon killed Zedekiah’s sons right before his eyes. He also killed all the officials of Judah.
11And he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.
11Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze chains, and took him to Babylon. The king of Babylon kept him in prison until the day he died.
12Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem.
12On the tenth day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard and an official of the king, arrived in Jerusalem.
13And he burned the house of Jehovah, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burned he with fire.
13He burned down the temple of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem. Every important building was destroyed by fire.
14And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
14The entire Babylonian army, under the captain of the guard, tore down all the walls surrounding Jerusalem.
15Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the poorest of the people, and the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude.
15Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took away as captives some of the poorest people, those who were left in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen.
16But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
16However, Nebuzaradan left behind some of the poorest people of the land to work in the vineyards and fields.
17And the pillars of brass that were in the house of Jehovah, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of Jehovah, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.
17The Babylonians broke into pieces the bronze pillars, the moveable stands, and the bronze Sea that were in the temple of the LORD, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.
18The pots also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
18They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and all the other bronze items used in the temple service.
19And the cups, and the firepans, and the basins, and the pots, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the bowls—that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver,—the captain of the guard took away.
19The captain of the guard took the small bowls, fire pans, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, dishes, and bowls—everything that was made of pure gold or pure silver.
20The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve brazen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah—the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
20The weight of the bronze from the two pillars, the one Sea, and the twelve bronze bulls under the stands—which King Solomon had made for the temple of the LORD—was more than could be measured.
21And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
21Each of the two pillars was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits around; each was four fingers thick and hollow.
22And a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and the second pillar also had like unto these, and pomegranates.
22The bronze capital on top of one pillar was five cubits high. It was decorated all around with a bronze network and bronze pomegranates. The second pillar, with its pomegranates, was exactly like the first.
23And there were ninety and six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network round about.
23There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; in all, there were a hundred pomegranates around the network.
24And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:
24The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest next in rank, and the three doorkeepers as prisoners.
25and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and seven men of them that saw the king’s face, that were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain 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.
25From the city, he also took an official who was in charge of the soldiers, seven of the king’s personal advisors who were still there, the scribe of the army commander who recruited the people, and sixty other men from the city.
26And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
26Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.
27And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
27There at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon had them executed. So the people of Judah were taken away from their land into exile.
28This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty;
28This is the number of people Nebuchadnezzar took away: in his seventh year, 3,023 Jews;
29in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons;
29in Nebuchadnezzar’s eighteenth year, 832 people from Jerusalem;
30in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
30in his twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took away 745 Jews. In all, 4,600 people were taken.
31And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison;
31In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, Evil-Merodach became king of Babylon. On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month, he showed kindness to King Jehoiachin and released him from prison.
32and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
32He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.