Jeremiah 52 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The Anger of Yahweh Towards Judah

1 Zedekiah ^H6667 was twenty-one ^H6242 H259 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he became ^H4427 king ^H4427, and he reigned ^H4427 eleven ^H259 H6240 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem ^H3389; and his mother’s ^H517 name ^H8034 was [fn]Hamutal ^H2537 the daughter ^H1323 of Jeremiah ^H3414 of Libnah ^H3841.

2 And he did ^H6213 what was evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of Yahweh ^H3068, according to all ^H3605 that Jehoiakim ^H3079 had done ^H6213. 3 For through ^H5921 the anger ^H639 of Yahweh ^H3068 this came ^H1961 about ^H1961 in Jerusalem ^H3389 and Judah ^H3063 until ^H5704 He cast ^H7993 them out ^H7993 from His presence ^H6440. And Zedekiah ^H6667 rebelled ^H4775 against the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894. 4 Now it happened ^H1961 in the ninth ^H8671 year ^H8141 of his reign ^H4427, on the tenth ^H6218 day of the tenth ^H6224 month ^H2320, that Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 came ^H935, he and all ^H3605 his military ^H2428 force ^H2428, against ^H5921 Jerusalem ^H3389, and they camped ^H2583 against ^H5921 it and built ^H1129 a siege ^H1785 wall ^H1785 all ^H5439 around ^H5439 [fn]it. 5 So the city ^H5892 came under siege ^H4692 until ^H5704 the eleventh ^H6249 H6240 year ^H8141 of King ^H4428 Zedekiah ^H6667. 6 On the ninth ^H8672 day of the fourth ^H7243 month ^H2320, the famine ^H7458 was so strong ^H2388 in the city ^H5892 that there was no ^H3808 food ^H3899 for the people ^H5971 of the land ^H776. 7 Then the city ^H5892 was breached ^H1234, and all ^H3605 the men ^H376 of war ^H4421 fled ^H1272 and went ^H3318 forth ^H3318 from the city ^H5892 at night ^H3915 by way ^H1870 of the gate ^H8179 between ^H996 the two walls ^H2346 which ^H834 was by the king’s ^H4428 garden ^H1588, though the Chaldeans ^H3778 were [fn]all ^H5439 around ^H5439 the city ^H5892. And they went ^H1980 by way ^H1870 of the Arabah ^H6160. 8 But the military ^H2428 force ^H2428 of the Chaldeans ^H3778 pursued ^H7291 the king ^H4428 and overtook ^H5381 Zedekiah ^H6667 in the [fn]plains ^H6160 of Jericho ^H3405, and all ^H3605 his military ^H2428 force ^H2428 was scattered ^H6327 from him. 9 Then they seized ^H8610 the king ^H4428 and brought ^H5927 him up ^H5927 to the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 at Riblah ^H7247 in the land ^H776 of Hamath ^H2574, and he [fn]spoke ^H1696 his judgment ^H4941 on him. 10 Then the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 slaughtered ^H7819 the sons ^H1121 of Zedekiah ^H6667 before his eyes ^H5869, and he also ^H1571 slaughtered ^H7819 all ^H3605 the [fn]princes ^H8269 of Judah ^H3063 in Riblah ^H7247. 11 Then he blinded ^H5786 the eyes ^H5869 of Zedekiah ^H6667; and the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 bound ^H631 him with bronze ^H5178 fetters ^H5178 and brought ^H935 him to Babylon ^H894 and put ^H5414 him in prison ^H1004 H6486 until ^H5704 the day ^H3117 of his death ^H4194.

12 Now on the tenth ^H6218 day of the fifth ^H2549 month ^H2320, which ^H1931 was the nineteenth ^H8672 H6240 year ^H8141 of King ^H4428 Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019, king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894, Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the bodyguard ^H2876, who stood ^H5975 before ^H6440 the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894, came ^H935 to Jerusalem ^H3389. 13 And he burned ^H8313 the house ^H1004 of Yahweh ^H3068, the king’s ^H4428 house ^H1004, and all ^H3605 the houses ^H1004 of Jerusalem ^H3389; even every ^H3605 large ^H1419 house ^H1004 he burned ^H8313 with fire ^H784. 14 So all ^H3605 the military ^H2428 force ^H2428 of the Chaldeans ^H3778 who ^H834 were with the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 tore ^H5422 down ^H5422 all ^H3605 the walls ^H2346 around ^H5439 Jerusalem ^H3389. 15 Then Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 took ^H1540 away ^H1540 into ^H1540 exile ^H1540 some ^H4480 of the poorest ^H1803 of the people ^H5971, the rest ^H3499 of the people ^H5971 who remained ^H7604 in the city ^H5892, the [fn]defectors ^H5307 who ^H834 had defected ^H5307 to the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894, and the rest ^H3499 of the artisans ^H525. 16 But Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 had ^H7604 some ^H4480 of the poorest ^H1803 of the land ^H776 remain ^H7604 to be vinedressers ^H3755 and [fn]plowmen ^H3009.

17 Now the bronze ^H5178 pillars ^H5982 which ^H834 belonged to the house ^H1004 of Yahweh ^H3068 and the stands ^H4350 and the bronze ^H5178 sea ^H3220, which ^H834 were in the house ^H1004 of Yahweh ^H3068, the Chaldeans ^H3778 shattered ^H7665 and carried ^H5375 all ^H3605 their bronze ^H5178 to Babylon ^H894. 18 They also took ^H3947 away the pots ^H5518, the shovels ^H3257, the snuffers ^H4212, the bowls ^H4219, the [fn]pans ^H3709, and all ^H3605 the bronze ^H5178 vessels ^H3627 which ^H834 were used ^H8334 to minister ^H8334. 19 And the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 also took ^H3947 away the cups ^H5592, the firepans ^H4289, the bowls ^H4219, the pots ^H5518, the lampstands ^H4501, the [fn]pans ^H3709, and the offering ^H4518 bowls ^H4518, what ^H834 was fine ^H2091 gold ^H2091 and what ^H834 was fine ^H3701 silver ^H3701. 20 The two ^H8147 pillars ^H5982, the one ^H259 sea ^H3220, and the twelve ^H8147 H6240 bronze ^H5178 bulls ^H1241 that were under ^H8478 [fn]the sea ^H3220, and the stands ^H4350, which ^H834 King ^H4428 Solomon ^H8010 had made ^H6213 for the house ^H1004 of Yahweh ^H3068—the bronze ^H5178 of all ^H3605 these ^H428 vessels ^H3627 was beyond ^H3808 weight ^H4948. 21 As for the pillars ^H5982, the height ^H6967 of each ^H259 pillar ^H5982 was [fn]eighteen ^H8083 H6240 cubits ^H520, and [fn]it was twelve ^H8147 H6240 cubits ^H520 in circumference ^H5437 H2339 and four ^H702 fingers ^H676 in thickness ^H5672, and hollow ^H5014. 22 Now a capital ^H3805 of bronze ^H5178 was on it; and the height ^H6967 of each ^H259 capital ^H3805 was five ^H2568 cubits ^H520, with network ^H7639 and pomegranates ^H7416 upon the capital ^H3805 all ^H5439 around ^H5439, all ^H3605 of bronze ^H5178. And the second ^H8145 pillar ^H5982 was like these ^H428, including pomegranates ^H7416. 23 There were ninety-six ^H8673 H8337 [fn]exposed ^H7307 pomegranates ^H7416; all ^H3605 the pomegranates ^H7416 numbered one hundred ^H3967 on the network ^H7639 all ^H5439 around ^H5439.

24 Then the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 took ^H3947 Seraiah ^H8304 the chief ^H7218 priest ^H3548 and Zephaniah ^H6846 the second ^H4932 priest ^H3548, with the three ^H7969 [fn]doorkeepers ^H8104 H5592 of the temple ^H5592. 25 And from the city ^H5892 he took ^H3947 one ^H259 official ^H5631 who ^H834 was overseer ^H6496 of the men ^H376 of war ^H4421, and seven ^H7651 [fn]of the king’s ^H4428 advisers ^H582 H7200 who ^H834 were found ^H4672 in the city ^H5892, and the scribe ^H5608 of the commander ^H8269 of the army ^H6635 who mustered ^H6633 the people ^H5971 of the land ^H776, and sixty ^H8346 men ^H376 of the people ^H5971 of the land ^H776 who were found ^H4672 in the midst ^H8432 of the city ^H5892. 26 And Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 took ^H3947 them and led ^H1980 them to the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 at Riblah ^H7247. 27 Then the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 struck ^H5221 them down ^H5221 and put ^H4191 them to ^H4191 death ^H4191 at Riblah ^H7247 in the land ^H776 of Hamath ^H2574. So Judah ^H3063 went ^H1540 into ^H1540 exile ^H1540 from its land ^H127.

28 These ^H2088 are the people ^H5971 whom ^H834 Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 took ^H1540 away ^H1540 into ^H1540 exile ^H1540: in the [fn]seventh ^H7651 year ^H8141 3,023 ^{H7969 H505 H6242 H7969} Jews ^H3064; 29 in the eighteenth ^H8083 H6240 year ^H8141 of Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 832 ^{H8083 H3967 H7970 H8147} persons ^H5315 from Jerusalem ^H3389; 30 in the twenty-third ^H6242 H7969 year ^H8141 of Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019, Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the guard ^H2876 took ^H1540 away ^H1540 into ^H1540 exile ^H1540 745 ^{H7651 H3967 H705 H2568} Jewish ^H3064 people ^H5315; there were 4,600 ^{H702 H505 H8337 H3967} persons ^H5315 in all ^H3605.

31 Now it happened ^H1961 in the thirty-seventh ^H7970 H7651 year ^H8141 of the exile ^H1546 of Jehoiachin ^H3078 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063, in the twelfth ^H8147 H6240 month ^H2320, on the twenty-fifth ^H6242 H2568 of the month ^H2320, that [fn]Evil-merodach ^H192 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894, in the first year ^H8141 of his reign ^H4438, lifted ^H5375 up ^H5375 the head ^H7218 of Jehoiachin ^H3078 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 and brought ^H3318 him out ^H3318 of prison ^H1004 H3628; 32 and he spoke ^H1696 to him good ^H2896 words, and he set ^H5414 his throne ^H3678 above ^H4480 H4605 the throne ^H3678 of the kings ^H4428 who ^H834 were with him in Babylon ^H894. 33 So [fn]Jehoiachin changed ^H8132 his prison ^H3608 clothes ^H899 and [fn]had ^H398 his meals ^H3899 in [fn]the king’s presence ^H6440 continually ^H8548 all ^H3605 the days ^H3117 of his life ^H2416. 34 For his allowance ^H737, a continual ^H8548 allowance ^H737 was given ^H5414 him by the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894, a daily ^H3117 portion ^H1697 all ^H3605 the days ^H3117 of his life ^H2416 until ^H5704 the day ^H3117 of his death ^H4194.