Jeremiah 52 · Verse 11

Jeremiah 52:11

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.
Jeremiah 52:11, King James Version

Jeremiah 52:11 in other translations

BSBThen he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.
WEBHe put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison until the day of his death.
ASVAnd he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.
YLTand the eyes of Zedekiah he hath blinded, and he bindeth him in brazen fetters, and the king of Babylon bringeth him to Babylon, and putteth him in the house of inspection unto the day of his death.
DARBYAnd he put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with chains of brass; and the king of Babylon carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.
BBEAnd he put out Zedekiah's eyes; and the king of Babylon, chaining him in iron bands, took him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.
WebsterThen 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.

What does Jeremiah 52:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. Eze 12:13: "I will bring him to Babylon ... yet shall he not see it." prison--literally, "the house of visitations," or "punishments," that is, where there was penal work enforced on the prisoners, such as grinding. Hence the Septuagint renders it "the house of the mill." So Samson, after his eyes were put out, "ground" in the Philistine prison-house (Jud 16:21).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 He put out the eyes of Zedekiah - See on Jer 39:7 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 52:1-11

The fate of Zedekiah. (Jr 52:1-11) The destruction of Jerusalem. (Jr 52:12-23) The captivities. (Jr 52:24-30) The advancement of Jehoiachin. (Jr 52:31-34) Verses 1-11 This fruit of sin we should pray against above any thing; Cast me not away from thy presence, Ps. 51:11. None are cast out of God's presence but those who by sin have first thrown themselves out. Zedekiah's flight was in vain, for there is no escaping…

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Jeremiah 52:11 in the original Hebrew

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וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
עֵינֵ֥י'ei.Nei[the] eyes ofH5869
צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huZedekiahH6667
עִוֵּ֑ר'i.Verhe made blindH5786
וַיַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּvai.ya.'as.Re.huand he bound himH631
בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֗יִםvan.chush.Ta.yimwith <the> bronze fettersH5178
וַיְבִאֵ֤הוּvay.vi.'E.huand he brought himH935
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
בָּבֶל֙ba.VelBabylonH894
בָּבֶ֔לָהba.Ve.lahBabylon towardsH894
וַיִּתְּנֵ֥הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huand he put himH5414
בֵֽיתveit-[the] house ofH1004
הַפְּקֻדֹּ֖תha.pe.ku.Dot<the> punishment<s>H6486
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
י֥וֹםYom[the] day ofH3117
מוֹתֽוֹ\׃mo.Todeath hisH4194

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Cross references for Jeremiah 52:11

  • Ezekiel 12:13

    My net also will I spread upon 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.

  • Jeremiah 34:3-5

    And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon. Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the Lord of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword: But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
put out the eyes of Zedekiah. Heb. blinded Zedekiah.
34:3-5; Eze 12:13
chains. or, fetters. prison. Heb. house of the wards.

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Context

  • Jeremiah 52:10

    And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

  • Jeremiah 52:11

    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.

  • Jeremiah 52:12

    Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar–adan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,

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Jeremiah 52:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		A Sedechîas empero sacó los ojos, y le aprisionó con grillos, é hízolo el rey de Babilonia llevar á Babilonia; y púsolo en la casa de la cárcel hasta el día en que murió.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et il creva les yeux à Sédécias, et le lia avec des chaînes d’airain, et le roi de Babylone l’amena à Babylone, et le mit sous garde en prison, jusqu’au jour de sa mort.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er blendete die Augen Zedekias und band ihn mit ehernen Fesseln; und der König von Babel brachte ihn nach Babel und setzte ihn in Gewahrsam bis zum Tage seines Todes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et oculos Sedeciæ eruit, et vinxit eum compedibus, et adduxit eum rex Babylonis in Babylonem, et posuit eum in domo carceris usque ad diem mortis ejus.