Then the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his (A)eyes in Riblah; the king of Babylon also killed all the (B)nobles of Judah. Moreover (C)he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with bronze [a]fetters to carry him off to Babylon. (D)And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the houses of the people with (E)fire, and broke down the (F)walls of Jerusalem.

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  1. Jeremiah 39:7 chains

There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes and also killed all the nobles(A) of Judah. Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes(B) and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.(C)

The Babylonians[a] set fire(D) to the royal palace and the houses of the people and broke down the walls(E) of Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 39:8 Or Chaldeans