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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 began to rule, and he ruled for 11 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

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

Jeremiah 52:2 (show verse)

Zedekiah had done 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 Jerusalem and Judah had angered the Lord, he cast them out of his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon,

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

and in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came against Jerusalem with all his army. He encamped near it and set up siege works 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 the eleventh year of the reign of King Zedekiah.

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 became so severe that there was no food for the people of the land.

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)

The wall of the city was broken through, and all the soldiers fled, leaving the city at night through the gate between the two walls next to the king's garden, even though the Chaldeans were all around the city. They went in the direction of 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 went after the king, overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his troops were 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)

They captured the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where the king of Babylon passed judgment 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)

The king of Babylon killed Zedekiah's sons before his eyes, and he also killed all the Judean officials at Riblah.

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)

He blinded Zedekiah and bound him in bronze shackles. Then the king of Babylon took him to Babylon and put him in prison until he died.

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)

In the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month it was the nineteenth year of the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard who served the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 52:13 (show verse)

He burned the LORD's Temple, the king's house, and all the houses in Jerusalem. He also burned every public building with fire.

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)

All the Chaldean troops who were with the captain of the guard tore down all the walls around Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 52:15 (show verse)

Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people 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 Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest people of the land 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)

The Chaldeans broke in pieces the bronze pillars that were in the LORD's Temple and the stands and the bronze sea that were in the LORD's Temple, and they 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 away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the pans, and all the bronze utensils that were 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 captain of the guard took away the bowls, the fire pans, the basins, the pots, the lamp stands, the pans, and the bowls for libations, both those made of gold and those made of 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)

There was too much bronze to weigh in the two pillars, the one sea, the twelve bronze oxen that were under the sea, and the stands which King Solomon had made for the LORD's Temple.

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)

Each of the pillars was twelve cubits high and its circumference twelve cubits. It was hollow and about a handbreadth 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)

On each pillar was a capital of bronze, and the height of each capital was five cubits. Latticework and pomegranates, all of bronze, were all around the capital. And the second pillar was like this, including the 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)

There were 96 pomegranates open to view. In all, there were 100 pomegranates all around the latticework.

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 captain of the guard arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the next ranking priest, and the three guards of the gate.

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 arrested one of the officers who had been in charge of the troops, seven men from the king's personal advisors who were found in the city, the secretary of the commander of the army who mustered the people of the land, and 60 men of the people of the land who were found inside 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