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He was taken to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced sentence on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/52.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath. There the king of Babylon pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/52.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/52.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/52.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/52.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he pronounced judgment on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/52.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/52.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/52.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he passed sentence on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/52.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then they seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he spoke <i>his</i> judgment on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/52.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then they seized the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the [Syrian] land of Hamath [on the northern border of Israel], where he pronounced sentence on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/52.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/52.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/52.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/52.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Zedekiah was taken to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where Nebuchadnezzar put him on trial and found him guilty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/52.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/52.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Babylonians captured the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in Hamath, where the king of Babylon passed sentence on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/52.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Zedekiah was taken to King Nebuchadnezzar, who was in the city of Riblah in the territory of Hamath, and there Nebuchadnezzar passed sentence on him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/52.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They captured the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where the king of Babylon passed judgment on him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/52.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/52.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They captured him and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the territory of Hamath and he passed sentence on him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/52.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/52.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then they took the king, and carried him to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/52.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he pronounced judgment on him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/52.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they capture the king, and bring him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he speaks with him—judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/52.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they capture the king, and bring him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he speaketh with him -- judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/52.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will seize the king and they will bring him up to the king of Babel to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he will speak judgment with him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/52.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when they had taken the king, they carried him to the king of Babylon to Reblatha, which is in the land of Emath: and he gave judgment upon him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/52.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when they had captured the king, they led him away to the king of Babylon at Riblah, which is in the land of Hamath. And he spoke a judgment against him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/52.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The king, therefore, was arrested and brought to Riblah, in the land of Hamath, to the king of Babylon, who pronounced judgment on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/52.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they captured the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/52.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Diblath in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/52.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they seized the King and they brought him to the King of Babel, to Deblath, in the land of Khamath, and he pronounced judgment with him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/52.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/52.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they took the king, and brought him to the king of Babylon to Deblatha, and he judged him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/52-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=16668" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/52.htm">The Fall of Jerusalem Recounted</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8610.htm" title="8610: way·yiṯ·pə·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to manipulate, i.e. Seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably.">The Chaldeans seized</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way·ya·‘ă·lū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">and brought him up</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">of Babylon</a> <a href="/hebrew/7247.htm" title="7247: riḇ·lā·ṯāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- From an unused root meaning to be fruitful; fertile; Riblah, a place in Syria.">at Riblah</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2574.htm" title="2574: ḥă·māṯ (N-proper-fs) -- A place N. of Damascus. From the same as chowmah; walled; Chamath, a place in Syria.">of Hamath,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: way·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">where he pronounced</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pā·ṭîm (N-mp) -- Judgment. ">judgment</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">on Zedekiah.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the officials of Judah.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-6.htm">2 Kings 25:6</a></span><br />The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12</a></span><br />Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-6.htm">2 Chronicles 36:6</a></span><br />Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jehoiakim and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Jeremiah 39:5</a></span><br />But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-7.htm">2 Kings 25:7</a></span><br />And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-4.htm">Jeremiah 32:4</a></span><br />Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-3.htm">Jeremiah 34:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Ezekiel 17:20</a></span><br />I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">Lamentations 4:20</a></span><br />The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11</a></span><br />and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-2.htm">Matthew 27:2</a></span><br />They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a></span><br />They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-4.htm">Acts 12:4</a></span><br />He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/23-33.htm">Acts 23:33-35</a></span><br />When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him. / The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia, / he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment on him.</p><p class="hdg">they took</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-4.htm">Jeremiah 32:4,5</a></b></br> And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">2 Chronicles 33:11</a></b></br> Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Ezekiel 21:25-27</a></b></br> And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity <i>shall have</i> an end, … </p><p class="hdg">Riblah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Jeremiah 39:5</a></b></br> But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/23-33.htm">2 Kings 23:33</a></b></br> And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-6.htm">2 Kings 25:6</a></b></br> So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.</p><p class="hdg">Hamath</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Numbers 13:21</a></b></br> So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/13-5.htm">Joshua 13:5</a></b></br> And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-65.htm">1 Kings 8:65</a></b></br> And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, <i>even</i> fourteen days.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-46.htm">Capture</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-56.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-29.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Hamath</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-16.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-52.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-32.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-33.htm">Prisoner</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-2.htm">Pronounced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-6.htm">Riblah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Sentence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-12.htm">Speaketh</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/52-10.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-19.htm">Capture</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-27.htm">Hamath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-3.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-35.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-6.htm">Judgments</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-27.htm">Prisoner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-26.htm">Pronounced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-10.htm">Riblah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-38.htm">Sentence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-32.htm">Speaketh</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 52</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-1.htm">Zedekiah rebels</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Jerusalem is besieged and taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Zedekiah's sons killed, and his own eyes put out,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-12.htm">Nebuzaradan burns and spoils the city</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-24.htm">He carries away the captives</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">The number of Jews carried captive</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In Hebrew, the word for "seized" is often associated with taking hold of or capturing with force. This reflects the dire situation for King Zedekiah, the last king of Judah, who was captured by the Babylonians. Historically, this event marks the culmination of the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, a significant moment of judgment and consequence for the nation of Judah due to their persistent disobedience to God.<p><b>and brought him up to the king of Babylon</b><br />The act of bringing Zedekiah "up to the king of Babylon" signifies a transfer of power and authority. The Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar, was the dominant ruler of the time, and this phrase underscores the shift from Judah's autonomy to Babylonian control. In the ancient Near Eastern context, being brought before a conquering king was a moment of humiliation and subjugation, highlighting the fulfillment of prophetic warnings given by Jeremiah about the consequences of Judah's rebellion against God.<p><b>at Riblah in the land of Hamath</b><br />Riblah, located in the land of Hamath, served as a strategic military and administrative center for the Babylonians. Archaeological findings suggest that Riblah was a significant site during this period, often used by Nebuchadnezzar as a base of operations. The mention of Riblah situates the event in a real geographical and historical context, emphasizing the accuracy and reliability of the biblical narrative. It also reflects the extent of Babylonian influence, reaching far beyond their own borders into the heart of the ancient Near East.<p><b>where he pronounced judgment on him</b><br />The phrase "pronounced judgment" indicates a formal declaration of Zedekiah's fate. In the Hebrew context, judgment often carries the connotation of divine justice being executed through human agents. Nebuchadnezzar's judgment on Zedekiah was not only a political act but also a fulfillment of God's prophetic word through Jeremiah. This moment serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of covenant faithfulness and the consequences of turning away from God's commands. It underscores the theme of divine sovereignty, where God uses even foreign powers to accomplish His purposes and bring about His justice.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/52.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">To Riblah in the land of Hamath.</span>--The descriptive words are omitted in <a href="/2_kings/25-6.htm" title="So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment on him.">2Kings 25:6</a>. (See Note on <a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm" title="But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment on him.">Jeremiah 39:5</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">He gave judgment upon him.</span>--In <a href="/2_kings/25-6.htm" title="So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment on him.">2Kings 25:6</a>, <span class= "ital">they gave judgment. </span>So in the next verse "the king of Babylon slew" takes the place of "they slew" in <a href="/2_kings/25-7.htm" title="And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.">2Kings 25:7</a><span class= "bld">.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/52.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Gave judgment</span> (see on Jeremiah 1:16). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/52-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[The Chaldeans] seized</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiṯ·pə·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8610.htm">Strong's 8610: </a> </span><span class="str2">To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and brought him up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעֲל֨וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֧לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Babylon</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּבֶ֛ל</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at Riblah</span><br /><span class="heb">רִבְלָ֖תָה</span> <span class="translit">(riḇ·lā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7247.htm">Strong's 7247: </a> </span><span class="str2">Riblah -- a city in Hamath, also one on southeast border of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hamath,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמָ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·māṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2574.htm">Strong's 2574: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hamath -- a place North of Damascus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where he pronounced</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">judgment</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pā·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on [Zedekiah].</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/52-9.htm">Jeremiah 52:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/52-9.htm">Jeremiah 52:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/52-9.htm">Jeremiah 52:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/52-9.htm">Jeremiah 52:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/52-9.htm">Jeremiah 52:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/52-9.htm">Jeremiah 52:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/52-9.htm">Jeremiah 52:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/52-9.htm">Jeremiah 52:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/52-9.htm">Jeremiah 52:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/52-9.htm">Jeremiah 52:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/52-9.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 52:9 Then they took the king and carried (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 52:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 52:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/52-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 52:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 52:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>