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Jeremiah 52:3
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the fall of Jerusalem during the reign of King Zedekiah, explaining the historical cause of Judah’s exile to a community already experiencing displacement.
The words — אַ֣ף ('af) translates literally as “anger” or “wrath,” identifying the divine motive behind the catastrophe, while עַד\־ ('ad-) means “until,” marking the point where God ceases to withhold judgment.
The thread — The passage links Zedekiah’s defiance to 2 Chronicles 36:13 and aligns Judah’s removal with the impending judgment detailed in Isaiah 3:1–4.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to trace historical disaster directly to covenant rebellion and divine anger, demanding a clear-eyed recognition that persistent opposition to established authority produces irreversible consequences.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 36:13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.
- Isaiah 3:1 For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,
- Isaiah 3:4 “I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”
- 2 Samuel 24:1 Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”
- 1 Kings 10:9 Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
- Proverbs 28:2 A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.
- Ecclesiastes 10:16 Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
- Isaiah 19:4 I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of a harsh master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
- Ezekiel 17:12 “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.