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Jeremiah 52:8 Cross-References

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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.

Jeremiah 52:8 (KJV)

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MattaniahKing of Judah, uncle of Jehoiachin (2KI 24:17)

Commentary on Jeremiah 52:8

But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king—Zedekiah's escape attempt lasted only hours before Babylon's cavalry caught him. And overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho (בְּעַרְבוֹת יְרֵחוֹ, be'arvot Yericho)—approximately 15 miles from Jerusalem, near where Israel had first entered the Promised Land under Joshua. The location carries bitter irony: where Joshua led Israel into covenant blessing, Zedekiah flees in covenant curse, experiencing the very judgment Moses warned of in Deuteronomy 28:15-68.And all his army was scattered from him (וְכָל־חֵילוֹ נָפֹצוּ מֵעָלָיו, vekhol-cheil...

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