Jeremiah Chapter 52
Zedekiah was just 21 when he began flexing as the king, ruling for 11 years in Jerusalem. His mom was Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah.
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. {began...: Heb. reigned}
He was lowkey messing up in God's sight, just like Jehoiakim before him.
And he did {that which was} evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
God was heated, so Zedekiah went rogue in Jerusalem and Judah against the king of Babylon.
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.
In the ninth year of his reign, on the tenth month and day, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, showed up with his whole crew around Jerusalem, building fortifications all over.
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.
For real, the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
By the fourth month, on the ninth day, the city was starving hard; the people had no bread, fr.
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.
So the city got wrecked, and all the warriors snuck out at night through the gate by the king’s garden; the Chaldeans were surrounding the place, but they bolted through the plains.
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.
The Chaldean army hunted the king down and caught Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; his whole crew was scattered.
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.
They grabbed the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where he was judged.
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.
The king of Babylon straight-up executed Zedekiah's sons right in front of him and took out all the princes of Judah at Riblah.
And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
They totally blinded Zedekiah; the king of Babylon had him chained and tossed into prison in Babylon until he kicked the bucket. No cap.
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. {put out: Heb. blinded} {chains: or, fetters} {prison: Heb. house of the wards}
In the fifth month, on the tenth day, in Nebuchadnezzar’s 19th year, Nebuzar-adan, the guard captain, rolled up to Jerusalem. Lit vibes.
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, {captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen} {served: Heb. stood before}
He torched the Lord's house, the king’s crib, and all the lit spots in Jerusalem, even the rich peeps' pads. Savage.
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:
The whole Chaldean squad with the guard captain demolished all the walls of Jerusalem. Pop off.
And all the army of the Chaldeans, that {were} with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
Nebuzar-adan took some of the poor peeps captive and snatched up the rest who were chillin' in the city, along with those who switched sides to the king of Babylon. Bussin'.
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.
But Nebuzar-adan left some of the broke folks to farm and take care of the land. Bet.
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left {certain} of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
They smashed the brass pillars from the Lord's house, along with the bases and the big brass sea, taking all that brass to Babylon. Fr.
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.
They also grabbed the caldrons, shovels, snuffers, bowls, spoons, and all the brass utensils they were using. No cap.
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. {shovels: or, instruments to remove the ashes} {bowls: or, basons}
They took all the gold and silver stuff too—basins, firepans, bowls, caldrons, candlesticks, spoons, and cups; goated.
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. {firepans: or, censers}
The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brass bulls under the bases that Solomon crafted were all brass, and the weight of that was wild. Periodt.
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. {the brass: Heb. their brass}
So like, one pillar was eighteen cubits tall, with a twelve cubit vibe around it, and was four fingers thick, totally hollow.
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. {fillet: Heb. thread}
On top, it had this brass chapiter, five cubits high, with a dope network and pomegranates all around, all brass vibes. The second pillar was just as lit.
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.
There were ninety-six pomegranates on each side, and a hundred pomegranates all around the network, no cap.
And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; {and} all the pomegranates upon the network {were} an hundred round about.
The captain of the guard grabbed Seraiah, the chief priest, Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three door keepers, straight up.
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: {door: Heb. threshold}
He also took an eunuch who was in charge of the soldiers, plus seven dudes close to the king, and the main scribe who counted the peeps in the land, and sixty more from the city.
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. {were near...: Heb. saw the face of the king} {principal...: or, scribe of the captain of the host}
So Nebuzar-adan, the captain of the guard, took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah, periodt.
So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
The king of Babylon took them out, smoked them, and put them to death in Riblah, in the land of Hamath. Judah was straight up taken captive from his own land, fr.
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.
This is the crew that Nebuchadrezzar took captive: in the seventh year, three thousand Jews and twenty-three, lit.
This {is} the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:
In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar, he took eight hundred thirty-two from Jerusalem, no cap.
In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons: {persons: Heb. souls}
In the twenty-third year, Nebuzar-adan took seven hundred forty-five Jews captive: all in all, four thousand six hundred were taken, savage.
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.
So like, in the 37th year of Jehoiachin's struggle, in the 12th month, on the 25th day, Evil-merodach, the king of Babylon, was like, "Bet," and pulled Jehoiachin outta prison.
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,
He was all nice to him and put his throne above the other kings in Babylon, vibin' high.
And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that {were} with him in Babylon, {kindly...: Heb. good things with him}
He switched up Jehoiachin's prison drip and made sure he was munchin' on bread in front of him every day.
And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.
The king of Babylon kept him on that daily bread plan, no cap, till the end of his days.
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. {every...: Heb. the matter of the day in his day}