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Themes in Jeremiah 52

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Themes in Jeremiah 52

Jeremiah 52:1 (show verse)

Zedekiah was 21 years old when he became king and reigned 11 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.

Hamutal » The mother of jehoahaz and zedekiah
Jeremiah » Of libnah, grandfather of jehoahaz

Jeremiah 52:2 (show verse)

Zedekiah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight just as Jehoiakim had done.

Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » The evil reign of

Jeremiah 52:3 (show verse)

Because of the Lord’s anger, it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that He finally banished them from His presence. Nevertheless, Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Throws off his allegiance to nebuchadnezzar

In the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon advanced against Jerusalem with his entire army. They laid siege to the city and built a siege wall all around it.

Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Month » Tebeth (january) » Nebuchadnezzar besieges jerusalem in
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:5 (show verse)

The city was under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.

Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:6 (show verse)

By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that the people of the land had no food.

Cities » Were frequently » Wasted by famine
Famine » Often severe
Famine » Instances of » In jerusalem, from siege
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Month » Tammuz (july) » the number only appears in the bible » Jerusalem taken by nebuchadnezzar in
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:7 (show verse)

Then the city was broken into, and all the warriors fled. They left the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden, though the Chaldeans surrounded the city. They made their way along the route to the Arabah.

Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Month » Tammuz (july) » the number only appears in the bible » Jerusalem taken by nebuchadnezzar in
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:8 (show verse)

The Chaldean army pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. Zedekiah’s entire army was scattered from him.

Jericho » Plain of
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:9 (show verse)

The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.

Riblah » Headquarters of nebuchadnezzar during the siege of jerusalem
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:10 (show verse)

At Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes and also slaughtered the Judean commanders.

Malice » Instances of » Nebuchadrezzar toward zedekiah
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:11 (show verse)

Then he blinded Zedekiah and bound him with bronze chains. The king of Babylon brought Zedekiah to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.

physical Bondage » In prison » General references to
Malice » Instances of » Nebuchadrezzar toward zedekiah
Prisons » General references to
Prisons » Used for confining » Enemies taken captive
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:12 (show verse)

On the tenth day of the fifth month—which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon—Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, entered Jerusalem as the representative of the king of Babylon.

Jeremiah 52:13 (show verse)

He burned the Lord’s temple, the king’s palace, all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the nobles.

Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:14 (show verse)

The whole Chaldean army with the commander of the guards tore down all the walls surrounding Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 52:15 (show verse)

Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, deported some of the poorest of the people, as well as the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen.

Jeremiah 52:16 (show verse)

But some of the poorest people of the land Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, left to be vinedressers and farmers.

Israel » Josiah » Son » Zedekiah
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:17 (show verse)

Now the Chaldeans broke into pieces the bronze pillars for the Lord’s temple and the water carts and the bronze reservoir that were in the Lord’s temple, and carried all the bronze to Babylon.

Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Laver » Broken and carried away to babylon by the chaldeans
Laver of brass » Called the brazen sea
Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Pillar » Broken and carried to babylon
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:18 (show verse)

They took the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling basins, dishes, and all the bronze articles used in the temple service.

Caldron » In the temple
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Shovel » Temple
Snuffers » Provided for the lamps in the temple
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:19 (show verse)

The commander of the guards took away the bowls, firepans, sprinkling basins, pots, lampstands, pans, and drink offering bowls—whatever was gold or silver.

Caldron » In the temple
Candlestick » Of the temple » Taken with other spoils to babylon
Cup » Made of gold
Gold » Altar lamps, and other articles made of
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:20 (show verse)

As for the two pillars, the one reservoir, and the 12 bronze bulls under the water carts that King Solomon had made for the Lord’s temple, the weight of the bronze of all these articles was beyond measure.

Bullock (ox) » Twelve bronze, under the molten sea in solomon's temple
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Laver » Broken and carried away to babylon by the chaldeans
Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Pillar » Broken and carried to babylon
Solomon » Builds the temple
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:21 (show verse)

One pillar was 27 feet tall, had a circumference of 18 feet, was hollow—four fingers thick—

Fingerbreadth » A unit of measurement
Handbreadth » A measure (about four inches)
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Measure » Finger
Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Pillar » Broken and carried to babylon
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:22 (show verse)

and had a bronze capital on top of it. One capital, encircled by bronze latticework and pomegranates, stood 7½ feet high. The second pillar was the same, with pomegranates.

Chapiter » Head of a pillar
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Pomegranate » Carved on the pillars of the temple
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:23 (show verse)

Each capital had 96 pomegranates all around it. All the pomegranates around the latticework numbered 100.

Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Pomegranate » Carved on the pillars of the temple
Temple » Solomon's » Destroyed by nebuchadnezzar, and the valuable contents carried to babylon
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:24 (show verse)

The commander of the guards also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Seraiah » Chief priest at the time of collapse of jerusalem » Killed by nebuchadnezzar
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons
Zephaniah » A priest in the reign of zedekiah, king of judah » Taken to riblah and killed

Jeremiah 52:25 (show verse)

From the city he took a court official who had been appointed over the warriors; seven trusted royal aides found in the city; the secretary of the commander of the army, who enlisted the people of the land for military duty; and 60 men from the common people who were found within the city.

Eunuch » Influential court officials
Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Scribes » Acted as » Keepers of the muster-rolls of the host
Seraiah » Chief priest at the time of collapse of jerusalem » Killed by nebuchadnezzar
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons
Zephaniah » A priest in the reign of zedekiah, king of judah » Taken to riblah and killed

Jeremiah 52:26 (show verse)

Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Riblah » Headquarters of nebuchadnezzar during the siege of jerusalem
Seraiah » Chief priest at the time of collapse of jerusalem » Killed by nebuchadnezzar
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons
Zephaniah » A priest in the reign of zedekiah, king of judah » Taken to riblah and killed

Jeremiah 52:27 (show verse)

The king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah went into exile from its land.

Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Seraiah » Chief priest at the time of collapse of jerusalem » Killed by nebuchadnezzar
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons
Zephaniah » A priest in the reign of zedekiah, king of judah » Taken to riblah and killed

Jeremiah 52:28 (show verse)

These are the people Nebuchadnezzar deported: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;

Captivity » Fulfilled
Israel » Captivity of » They live in babylon
Month » Ab (august) » number only mentioned » Temple destroyed in
Nebuzaradan (nebuzar-adan) » Commands the assyrian army which besieged jerusalem and carried the inhabitants to babylon
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Nebuchadnezzar destroys the city and temple, takes him captive to babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his sons

Jeremiah 52:29 (show verse)

in his eighteenth year, 832 people from Jerusalem;

Jeremiah 52:30 (show verse)

in Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, deported 745 Jews. All together 4,600 people were deported.

Jeremiah 52:31 (show verse)

On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, pardoned King Jehoiachin of Judah and released him from prison.

Evil-merodach » Released jehoiachin from prison
Jehoiachin » Released from prison by evil-merodach, and promoted above other kings, and honored until death

Jeremiah 52:32 (show verse)

He spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the thrones of the kings who were with him in Babylon.

Evil-merodach » Released jehoiachin from prison
Jehoiachin » Released from prison by evil-merodach, and promoted above other kings, and honored until death
Social duties » Fidelity in business » Kind words
Words » Kept words of Christ » Kind, examples of

Jeremiah 52:33 (show verse)

So Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes, and he dined regularly in the presence of the king of Babylon for the rest of his life.

Evil-merodach » Released jehoiachin from prison
Jehoiachin » Released from prison by evil-merodach, and promoted above other kings, and honored until death

Jeremiah 52:34 (show verse)

As for his allowance, a regular allowance was given to him by the king of Babylon, a portion for each day until the day of his death, for the rest of his life.

Evil-merodach » Released jehoiachin from prison
Jehoiachin » Released from prison by evil-merodach, and promoted above other kings, and honored until death