Jeremiah 52 · Verse 2

Jeremiah 52:2

And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
Jeremiah 52:2, King James Version

Jeremiah 52:2 in other translations

BSBAnd Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.
WEBHe did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
ASVAnd he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
YLTand he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim hath done,
DARBYAnd he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
BBEAnd he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as Jehoiakim had done.
WebsterAnd he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

What does Jeremiah 52:2 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 And he did - evil - This and the following verse are the same as 2Kgs 24:19.

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 52:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he didH6213
הָרַ֖עha.Ra'the evilH7451
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כְּכֹ֥לke.Kholaccording to allH3605
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
עָשָׂ֖ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213
יְהוֹיָקִֽים\׃ye.ho.ya.KimJehoiakimH3079

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 52:2

  • 1 Kings 14:22

    And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.

  • Ezekiel 21:25

    And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end,

  • Ezekiel 17:16-20

    As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons: Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape. Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head. …

  • Jeremiah 36:29-31

    And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast? Therefore thus saith the Lord of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost. And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they hearkened not.

  • Jeremiah 26:21-23

    And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt; And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt. And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people.

  • 2 Kings 24:19-20

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 36:21-23

    So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king. Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him. And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:12-13

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the Lord. And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord God of Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he did.
1Ki 14:22; 2Ki 24:19,20; 2Ch 36:12,13; Eze 17:16-20; 21:25
according.
26:21-23; 36:21-23,29-31

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Context

  • Jeremiah 52:1

    Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

  • Jeremiah 52:2

    And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

  • Jeremiah 52:3

    For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

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Jeremiah 52:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
E hizo lo malo en los ojos de Jehová, conforme á todo lo que hizo Joacim.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il fit ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’ Éternel, selon tout ce que Jehoïakim avait fait.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er tat, was böse war in den Augen Jehovas, nach allem, was Jojakim getan hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et fecit malum in oculis Domini, juxta omnia quæ fecerat Joakim,