King James Version
Jeremiah 52:9 in the King James Version says “Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judg...” — study this verse from Jeremiah chapter 52 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Jeremiah 52:9 · KJV
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.
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.
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.
And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
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
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“Then they took”
H8610to manipulate, i.e., seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and carried him up”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“where he gave”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
“judgment”
H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
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