Bible Strands
Jeremiah 52:11
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the immediate aftermath of the Riblah executions, detailing the fate of King Zedekiah after Nebuchadnezzar’s forces slaughter his sons and Judah’s officials.
The words — עִוֵּר ('i.Ver) = he made blind; נְחֻשְׁתַּיִם (n.chush.Ta.yim) = bronze fetters.
The thread — The motif of royal capture and forced transport to Babylon recurs in Ezekiel 12:13 and Jeremiah 34:3.
Why it lands — The text documents the total removal of Zedekiah’s sight, freedom, and authority, leaving him in lifelong confinement to demonstrate the finality of Judah’s defeat.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 12:13 But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.
- Jeremiah 34:3 And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon.