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Jeremiah 39:7 Then he put out Zedekiah's eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.

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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/39.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then he put out Zedekiah&#8217s eyes and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/39.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then he gouged out Zedekiah&#8217;s eyes and bound him in bronze chains to lead him away to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/39.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in chains to take him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/39.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he put out Zedekiah&#8217;s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/39.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/39.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Moreover he put out Zedekiah&#8217;s eyes, and bound him with bronze fetters to carry him off to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/39.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He then blinded Zedekiah&#8217;s eyes and bound him in shackles of bronze to bring him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/39.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He then blinded Zedekiah&#8217s eyes and bound him in fetters of bronze to bring him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/39.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He then blinded Zedekiah&#8217;s eyes and bound him in fetters of bronze to bring him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/39.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He then blinded Zedekiah&#8217;s eyes and bound him in fetters of bronze to bring him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/39.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, he blinded Zedekiah and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/39.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he blinded Zedekiah and put him in bronze chains to take him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/39.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he blinded Zedekiah and put him in bronze chains to take him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/39.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/39.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then his eyes were poked out, and he was put in chains, so he could be dragged off to Babylonia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/39.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/39.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />Then he blinded Zedekiah, put him in bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/39.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After that, he had Zedekiah's eyes put out and had him placed in chains to be taken to Babylonia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/39.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he put out Zedekiah's eyes and bound him with bronze fetters to take him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/39.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he put out Zedekiah?s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/39.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then he had Zedekiah's eyes put out and had him bound in chains to be led off to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/39.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/39.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/39.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover he put out Zedekiah&#8217;s eyes and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/39.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he has blinded the eyes of Zedekiah, and he binds him with bronze chains to bring him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/39.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the eyes of Zedekiah he hath blinded, and he bindeth him with brazen fetters, to bring him in to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/39.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he blinded the eyes of Zedekiah, and he will bind him with fetters of brass to bring him to Babel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/39.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He also put out the eyes of Sedecias: and bound him with fetters, to be carried to Babylon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/39.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Also, he plucked out the eyes of Zedekiah. And he bound him with fetters, to be led away to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/39.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He then blinded Zedekiah and bound him in chains to bring him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/39.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him in fetters to take him to Babylon.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/39.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, he put out Zedekiah's eyes and bound him in chains, to carry him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/39.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he put out the eyes of Tsedeqiah, and he bound him in chains to carry him to Babel<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/39.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/39-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=12182" 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/39.htm">The Fall of Jerusalem</a></span><br>&#8230;<span class="reftext">6</span>There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: w&#601;&#183;&#8217;e&#7791;- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5786.htm" title="5786: &#8216;iw&#183;w&#234;r (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To make blind, blind. A primitive root; to blind.">Then he put out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6667.htm" title="6667: &#7779;i&#7695;&#183;q&#238;&#183;y&#257;&#183;h&#363; (N-proper-ms) -- Yah is righteousness, six Isr. Or Tsidqiyahuw; from tsedeq and Yahh; right of Jah; Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites.">Zedekiah&#8217;s</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: &#8216;&#234;&#183;n&#234; (N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/631.htm" title="631: way&#183;ya&#183;&#8217;as&#183;r&#234;&#183;h&#363; (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To tie, bind, imprison. A primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle.">and bound him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5178.htm" title="5178: ban&#183;&#7717;u&#353;&#183;ta&#183;yim (Prep-b, Art:: N-fd) -- Copper, bronze. For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base.">with bronze chains</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: l&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#238; (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">to take</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: &#8217;&#333;&#183;&#7791;&#333;w (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: b&#257;&#183;&#7687;e&#183;l&#257;h (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">to Babylon.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <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/25-7.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="/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="/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="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Jeremiah 52:11</a></span><br />Then he put out Zedekiah&#8217;s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">Lamentations 4:20</a></span><br />The LORD&#8217;s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, &#8220;Under his shadow we will live among the nations.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-16.htm">Ezekiel 17:16</a></span><br />&#8216;As surely as I live,&#8217; declares the Lord GOD, &#8216;he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17</a></span><br />Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin&#8217;s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-25.htm">Ezekiel 21:25-27</a></span><br />And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.&#8217; / This is what the Lord GOD says: &#8216;Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted. / A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/39-7.htm">Isaiah 39:7</a></span><br />And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a></span><br />In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.<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="/2_kings/20-18.htm">2 Kings 20:18</a></span><br />And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-10.htm">2 Kings 24:10-12</a></span><br />At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. / And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it. / 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="/ezekiel/19-5.htm">Ezekiel 19:5-9</a></span><br />When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion. / He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men. / He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-34.htm">2 Kings 23:34</a></span><br />Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim&#8217;s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.</p><p class="hdg">he put.</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; &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Jeremiah 52:11</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-7.htm">2 Kings 25:7</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">chains.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Judges 16:21</a></b></br> But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10,11</a></b></br> Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, <i>being</i> bound in affliction and iron; &#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-8.htm">Psalm 119:8</a></b></br> I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/39-6.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Bindeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-3.htm">Blinded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-13.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-20.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-20.htm">Brazen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-20.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-4.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-6.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Fetters</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-18.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-26.htm">Shackles</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-6.htm">Zedekiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-6.htm">Zedeki'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Zedekiah's</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Bindeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Blinded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-1.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-17.htm">Brazen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-14.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-1.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-12.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Fetters</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-13.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Shackles</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-30.htm">Zedekiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-34.htm">Zedeki'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-11.htm">Zedekiah's</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 39</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Jerusalem is taken.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Zedekiah is made blind and sent to Babylon.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-8.htm">The city laid in ruins,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm">and the people captivated.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-11.htm">Nebuchadrezzar's charge for the good usage of Jeremiah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-15.htm">God's promise to Ebed Melech.</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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The act of blinding was a common practice in the ancient Near East to incapacitate and humiliate defeated kings. It fulfilled the prophecy given by Ezekiel (<a href="/ezekiel/12-13.htm">Ezekiel 12:13</a>), where it was foretold that Zedekiah would be taken to Babylon but would not see it. This act also symbolizes the spiritual blindness of Judah's leadership, who failed to heed God's warnings through the prophets.<p><b>and bound him with bronze chains</b><br>Bronze chains signify the complete subjugation and humiliation of Zedekiah. Bronze, a strong metal, indicates the permanence and severity of his captivity. This imagery of bondage is often used in Scripture to represent the consequences of sin and rebellion against God (<a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10-11</a>). The binding of Zedekiah serves as a physical manifestation of the spiritual bondage that had overtaken Judah due to their disobedience.<p><b>to take him to Babylon</b><br>Babylon, the center of the Babylonian Empire, was a symbol of human pride and opposition to God, dating back to the Tower of Babel (<a href="/genesis/11.htm">Genesis 11:1-9</a>). The exile to Babylon represents God's judgment on Judah for their idolatry and covenant unfaithfulness. This event marks the fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophecies regarding the fall of Jerusalem and the exile (<a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11-12</a>). It also foreshadows the ultimate redemption and return from exile, pointing to the hope of restoration through Christ, who delivers from spiritual exile and bondage.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zedekiah.htm">Zedekiah</a></b><br>The last king of Judah, who reigned from 597 to 586 BC. He was appointed by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, but later rebelled against him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a></b><br>The king of Babylon who besieged Jerusalem, leading to its fall and the exile of many Jews, including Zedekiah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The powerful empire that conquered Judah and Jerusalem, leading to the Babylonian exile.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, which was besieged and destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BC.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/bronze_shackles.htm">Bronze Shackles</a></b><br>Symbolic of captivity and the loss of freedom, used here to bind Zedekiah as he was taken to Babylon.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Zedekiah's fate serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of disobedience to God's commands. His rebellion against Babylon, despite Jeremiah's warnings, led to his downfall.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>The events surrounding Zedekiah's capture and blinding demonstrate God's sovereignty over nations and kings. God's prophecies through Jeremiah were fulfilled precisely, showing His control over history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_heeding_prophetic_warnings.htm">The Importance of Heeding Prophetic Warnings</a></b><br>Zedekiah ignored Jeremiah's warnings, leading to his tragic end. This teaches us the importance of listening to God's word and His messengers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_judgment.htm">The Reality of Judgment</a></b><br>The judgment on Zedekiah and Jerusalem is a sobering reminder of the reality of God's judgment against sin and rebellion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While this passage focuses on judgment, the broader context of Jeremiah includes promises of restoration and hope for those who turn back to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_39.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 39</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_12_13_with_history.htm">Ezekiel 12:13 foretells a ruler's capture, yet some historical accounts appear to conflict with the exact manner of King Zedekiah's downfall; how can these differences be reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_say_zedekiah_won't_die_by_sword.htm">Jeremiah 34:3 - How could God promise Zedekiah would not die by the sword if 2 Kings 25:7 says Nebuchadnezzar blinded him and took him captive?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_babylon_if_god_used_it.htm">Jeremiah 51:7 calls Babylon a 'golden cup' in God's hand; if God used Babylon, why should the nation be punished?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_blinding_kings_common_in_babylon.htm">Jeremiah 39:6-7: Was blinding a defeated king actually a common Babylonian punishment, and do we have external records confirming this practice?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/39.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes.</span>--The special form of punishment is noticeable as fulfilling the two prophecies--(1) that Zedekiah should see the king of Babylon and be taken to that city (<a href="/jeremiah/32-4.htm" title="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;">Jeremiah 32:4</a>); and (2) that though he was to die in Babylon, he should never see it (<a href="/ezekiel/12-13.htm" title="My net also will I spread on him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.">Ezekiel 12:13</a>). Beyond this, the fate of the last king of Judah is buried in darkness. His brother Jehoiachin was already a prisoner in Babylon (<a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm" title="And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.">2Kings 24:15</a>), but we do not know whether the two were allowed to meet. Twenty-six years later Jehoiachin was released by Evil-merodach (<a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm" title="And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;">2Kings 25:27</a>); but there is no mention of Zedekiah, and it is a natural inference that his sufferings had ended previously.<p><span class= "bld">Bound him with chains.</span>--Literally, as in the margin, with two brazen chains.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/39-7.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">Then he put out</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1506;&#1460;&#1493;&#1468;&#1461;&#1425;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8216;iw&#183;w&#234;r)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5786.htm">Strong's 5786: </a> </span><span class="str2">To make blind, blind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Zedekiah&#8217;s</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1510;&#1460;&#1491;&#1456;&#1511;&#1460;&#1497;&#1468;&#1464;&#1430;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;</span> <span class="translit">(&#7779;i&#7695;&#183;q&#238;&#183;y&#257;&#183;h&#363;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6667.htm">Strong's 6667: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zedekiah -- 'Yah is righteousness', six Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1506;&#1461;&#1497;&#1504;&#1461;&#1445;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8216;&#234;&#183;n&#234;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bound him</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1463;&#1488;&#1463;&#1505;&#1456;&#1512;&#1461;&#1433;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;ya&#183;&#8217;as&#183;r&#234;&#183;h&#363;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular &#124; third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_631.htm">Strong's 631: </a> </span><span class="str2">To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with bronze chains</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1463;&#1469;&#1504;&#1456;&#1495;&#1467;&#1513;&#1473;&#1456;&#1514;&#1468;&#1463;&#1428;&#1497;&#1460;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(ban&#183;&#7717;u&#353;&#183;ta&#183;yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article &#124; Noun - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5178.htm">Strong's 5178: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to take</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1464;&#1489;&#1460;&#1445;&#1497;&#1488;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#238;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l &#124; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1465;&#1514;&#1430;&#1493;&#1465;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;&#333;&#183;&#7791;&#333;w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker &#124; third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Babylon.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1489;&#1462;&#1469;&#1500;&#1464;&#1492;&#1475;</span> <span class="translit">(b&#257;&#183;&#7687;e&#183;l&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular &#124; third person 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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/39-7.htm">Jeremiah 39:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/39-7.htm">Jeremiah 39:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/39-7.htm">Jeremiah 39:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/39-7.htm">Jeremiah 39:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/39-7.htm">Jeremiah 39:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/39-7.htm">Jeremiah 39:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/39-7.htm">Jeremiah 39:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/39-7.htm">Jeremiah 39:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/39-7.htm">Jeremiah 39:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/39-7.htm">Jeremiah 39:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/39-7.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 39:7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/39-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 39:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 39:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/39-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 39:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 39:8" /></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>

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