Jer 52 | ABEn | STEP | Being the twentieth and one year of Zedekiah in his taking reign, and [ 2 eleven 3 years 1 he reigned] in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

Jeremiah 52

CHAPTER 52 The Reign of Zedekiah

1 Being the twentieth and one year of Zedekiah in his taking reign, and [²eleven ³years ¹he reigned] in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 2 And he did the wicked thing before the lord according to all as much as Jehoiakim did. 3 For the wrath of the lord was in Jerusalem and in Judah, until of which time the throwing them off from his face, and Zedekiah separated against the king of Babylon.

The Fall of Jerusalem

4 And it came to pass in the [²year ¹ninth] of his kingdom, in [³month ¹the ²tenth], on the tenth of the month, [⁴came ¹Nebuchadnezzar ²king ³of Babylon], and all his force against Jerusalem. And they encamped by it, and they built against it a rampart round about. 5 And [³came ¹the ²city] into conflict until the eleventh year to king Zedekiah. 6 In [³month ¹the ²fourth], the ninth of the month, even [³was solidified ¹the ²famine] in the city, and there were no bread loaves to the people of the land. 7 And [³was cut through ¹the ²city], and all the men warriors fled and went forth by night according to the way of the gate in the middle of the wall, and the area around the wall, which was next to the garden of the king; (and the Chaldeans were upon the city round about) and they went by the way into the wilderness. 8 And [⁵pursued ¹the ²force ³of the ⁴Chaldeans] after the king, and overtook him on the other side of Jericho. And all his servants were dispersed away from him. 9 And they seized the king, and led him to the king of Babylon in Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he spoke to him with judgment. 10 And [⁴slew ¹the ²king ³of Babylon] the sons of Zedekiah in front of his eyes. And all the rulers of Judah he slew in Riblah. 11 And the eyes of Zedekiah were blinded; and he bound him in shackles, and [⁴led ⁵him ¹the ²king ³of Babylon] into Babylon, and put him into [²house ¹the mill] until the day of which he died.

The Destruction of The LORD's House

12 And in the [²month ¹fifth], the tenth of the month, came Nabuzar-ardan the chief guard (the one standing in front of the king of Babylon) unto Jerusalem. 13 And he burnt the house of the lord, and the house of the king, and all the houses of the city; even all [²houses ¹the great] he burnt with fire. 14 And every wall of Jerusalem round about was demolished by the force of the Chaldeans with the chief guard. 15 And from the needy of the people, and the rest of the people, and the ones being left behind in the city, and the ones falling in, the ones who fell to the king of Babylon, and the extra of the multitude [³moved ¹the ²chief guard]. 16 And [⁴some from ⁵the ⁶poor ⁷of the ⁸land ³left behind ¹the ²chief guard] for vine dressers and for farmers. 17 And the columns, the ones of brass, the ones in the house of the lord, and the bases, and the [²sea ¹brass], the one in the house of the lord [³broke ¹the ²Chaldeans]. And they took of their brass unto Babylon. 18 And the rim, and the bowls, and the meat hooks, and all the items of brass in which they officiated by them; 19 even the silver things, and the snuffers, and the oil flasks, and the lamp-stands, and the incense pans, and the cups -- which was gold by gold, and which was silver by silver [³took ¹the ²chief guard]; 20 and the [²columns ¹two], and the [²sea ¹one], and the [²calves ¹twelve] of brass underneath the sea, which [³made ¹king ²Solomon] for the house of the lord. [³was not known ¹The weight ²of their brass]. 21 And the columns -- eighteen cubits was the height of the [²column ¹one], and a string measure of twelve cubits surrounded it, and its thickness [²fingers ¹was of four] round about. 22 And the molding upon them was of brass, and [³was five ⁴cubits ¹the ²length], superior of the molding of the one. And a latticed work and pomegranates were upon the molding round about, all of brass; according to these things was [³column ¹the ²second] and pomegranates. 23 And there were the pomegranates -- ninety-six to the one part; and there were in all the pomegranates upon the lattice work round about a hundred.

Exile to Babylon

24 And [³took ¹the ²chief guard] Seraiah the [²priest ¹foremost], and Zephaniah the priest being second, and the three of the ones guarding the way. 25 And from the city he took [²eunuch ¹one] who was supervisor of the men of the warriors, and seven [²men ¹famous] of the ones in front of the king, of the ones being found in the city, and the scribe of the forces, the one acting as scribe to the people of the land, and sixty men from out of the people of the land, of the ones being found in the midst of the city. 26 And [⁴took ⁵them ¹Nabuzar-ardan ²the ³chief guard], and he led them to the king of Babylon in Riblah. 27 And [³struck ⁴them ¹the king ²of Babylon] in Riblah in the land of Hamath. And Judah was transferred from its land. 28 This is the people whom Nebuchadnezzar transferred in [²year ¹the seventh], of Jews -- three thousand and twenty-three. 29 In [⁴year ¹the eighth ²and ³tenth] of Nebuchadnezzar he transferred from Jerusalem [⁴souls ¹eight hundred ²thirty ³two]. 30 In [⁴year ¹the third ²and ³twentieth] of Nebuchadnezzar, [³transferred ¹the ²chief guard] of Jews [³souls ¹seven hundred ²forty-five]. All the souls four thousand and six hundred. 31 And it came to pass in the thirtieth and seventh year of the resettling of Jehoiakim king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the fifth and twentieth day of the month, [⁴took ¹Evil-merodach ²king ³of Babylon], in the year in which he took reign, the head of Jehoiakim king Judah, and led him from out of the house of which he was guarded. 32 And he spoke to him graciously. And he put his throne above the thrones of the kings, of the ones with him in Babylon. 33 And he changed [²apparel ¹his prison]. And he ate bread always in front of him all the days which he lived. 34 And the rate [³to him ²given ¹always] by the king of Babylon continued from day to day until the day of which he died.