Jeremiah 52

1 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.

2 And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.

3 For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.

4 So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.

5 And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.

6 By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.

7 Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,

8 but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him.

9 The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah.

10 There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the officials of Judah.

11 Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.

12 On the tenth day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem.

13 He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

14 And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.

15 Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the craftsmen.

16 But Nebuzaradan captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.

17 Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.

18 They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes, and all the articles of bronze used in the temple service.

19 The captain of the guard also took away the basins, censers, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, pans, and drink offering bowls—anything made of pure gold or fine silver.

20 As for the two pillars, the Sea, the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands that King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.

21 Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.

22 The bronze capital atop one pillar was five cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar.

23 Each capital had ninety-six pomegranates on the sides, and a total of a hundred pomegranates were above the surrounding network.

24 The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

25 Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as seven trusted royal advisers. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.

26 Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

27 There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.

28 These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;

29 in Nebuchadnezzar’s eighteenth year, 832 people from Jerusalem;

30 in Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away 745 Jews. So in all, 4,600 people were taken away.

31 On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison.

32 And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

33 So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.

34 And the king of Babylon provided Jehoiachin a daily portion for the rest of his life, until the day of his death.

1 ¶ Zedekiah [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.

2 And he did [that which was] evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

3 For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

4 And 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 pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.

5 So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

6 And in 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.

7 Then the city was broken up, 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] by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.

8 But 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.

9 Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.

10 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

11 Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

12 ¶ Now in the fifth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, which [was] the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, [which] served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,

13 And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great [men], burned he with fire:

14 And all the army of the Chaldeans, that [were] with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

15 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive [certain] of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left [certain] of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.

17 Also the pillars of brass that [were] in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that [was] in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.

18 The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

19 And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; [that] which [was] of gold [in] gold, and [that] which [was] of silver [in] silver, took the captain of the guard away.

20 The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that [were] under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

21 And [concerning] the pillars, the height of one pillar [was] eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof [was] four fingers: [it was] hollow.

22 And a chapiter of brass [was] upon it; and the height of one chapiter [was] five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all [of] brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates [were] like unto these.

23 And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; [and] all the pomegranates upon the network [were] an hundred round about.

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 Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

27 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.

28 This [is] the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:

29 In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:

30 In 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.

31 ¶ And 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] Evilmerodach 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,

32 And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that [were] with him in Babylon,

33 And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.

34 And [for] his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

1 Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal, a daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as Jehoiakim had done.

3 For the anger of the LORD was upon Jerusalem and Judah, until he cast them out of his sight. And Zedekiah fell away from the king of Babylon.

4 And in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth day of the tenth month, came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his host against Jerusalem, and besieged her, and made a fort round about.

5 And so the city remained besieged until the eleventh year of Zedekiah the king.

6 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and the people of the land had no more to eat.

7 And they entered into the city, and all the men of war gave flight, and went out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, unto the king's garden. And the Chaldeans were round about the city.

8 And as they went by the way of the field, the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and took Zedekiah in the field near Jericho: and all his army was scattered from him.

9 And they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblath, which is in the land of Hemath: and he pronounced judgment against him.

10 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and slew all the princes of Judah in Riblath.

11 And he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with two chains: and the king of Babylon brought him to Babylon, and put him in prison, until he died. 12: And it came to pass on the tenth day of the fifth month, which is the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, that Nebuzar-Adan the captain of the guard, which was always about the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.

13 And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem; all the great houses burnt he with fire.

14 And all the host of the Chaldeans that were with the captain of the guard brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

15 And the poor people, and the rest of the people that were left in the city, and them that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen, did Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carry away captive.

16 And of the poor of the country Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left husbandmen and husbandmen.

17 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.

18 And they took away the caldrons, and the shovels, and the knives, and the basons, and the ladles, and all the vessels of brass that were used in the service.

19 And the centurion took the vessels of gold and silver, and the censers, and the basons, and the censers, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the bowls,

20 The two pillars, and the one sea, and the twelve oxen of brass that stood for the stalls, which king Solomon had made for the house of the LORD. All these vessels of brass were exceeding great.

21 And the two pillars were every one eighteen cubits high, and a cord twelve cubits long reached round about it, and was four fingers thick, and hollow within.

22 And there stood upon every one a brass knob five cubits high; and the ripening and the pomegranates were upon every knob round about, all of brass: and one pillar was like unto another, and the pomegranates also. 23: There were ninety and six pomegranates: and there were an hundred of all the pomegranates in one bunch round about.

24 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the priest of the first order, and Zephaniah the priest of the second order, and three doorkeepers.

25 And a chamberlain out of the city, which was set over the men of war, and seven men that should be about the king, which were found in the city, and Shopher the captain of the host, which was over the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land, which were found in the city.

26 And Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them unto the king of Babylon to Riblath.

27 And the king of Babylon smote them dead in Riblath, which is in the land of Hemath. So Judah was carried away out of his land.

28 These are the people which Nebuchadnezzar carried away, even in the seventh year three thousand and three hundred and twenty Jews,

29 And in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar, eight hundred thirty and two souls out of Jerusalem.

30 And in the twenty and third year of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away seven hundred forty and five souls out of Judah. All the souls were four thousand and six hundred.

31 And in the thirty and seventh year after that Jehoiachin king of Judah was carried away, in the five and twentieth day of the twelfth month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he reigned, took up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him out of prison.

32 And he spake kindly unto him, and set his throne over the kings' throne that were with him at Babylon.

33 And he changed his prison garments for him, that he might eat before him all the days of his life.

34 And he was always given his entertainment by the king of Babylon, as he was commanded, all the days of his life, even unto the end of his days.