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Jeremiah 39:7 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Jeremiah 39:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 39 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon. with: Heb. with two brasen chains, or, fetters”
Jeremiah 39:7 (KJV)
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Commentary on Jeremiah 39:7
Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes (עֵינֵי צִדְקִיָּהוּ עִוֵּר, einei tzidqiyyahu iwwer)—After forcing Zedekiah to witness his sons' execution, Nebuchadnezzar blinded him, making that horror his final visual memory. This fulfilled Ezekiel's prophecy: 'he shall not see it with his eyes' (Ezekiel 12:13)—Zedekiah would go to Babylon but never see it. The verb iwwer (עִוֵּר) means to gouge out, blind.And bound him with chains (נְחֻשְׁתַּיִם, nechushayyim)—Bronze fetters, dual form suggesting double chains or shackles on both hands and feet. The king who refused to see God's truth through Jeremiah...
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Cross-References for Jeremiah 39:7
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“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”
“and carried him to Babylon”
“but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon”
“and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza”
“and put out the eyes of Zedekiah”
“I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.”
“being bound in affliction and iron”