📖 Jeremiah — Chapter 52 (KJV)
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Jeremiah 52:1 Zedekiah was Rone and twenty years old when he Tbegan 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 Rhe did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
Jeremiah 52:3 For Rthrough 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.
Jeremiah 52:4 And it came to pass in Rthe ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.
Jeremiah 52:5 So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
Jeremiah 52:6 And in Rthe fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
Jeremiah 52:7 Then the city was broken up, and Rall the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.
Jeremiah 52:8 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
Jeremiah 52:9 Then Rthey took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.
Jeremiah 52:10 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: Rhe slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
Jeremiah 52:11 Then he RTput out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in Tchains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in Tprison till the day of his death.
Jeremiah 52:12 Now in the Rfifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, Tcaptain of the guard, which Tserved the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,
Jeremiah 52:13 And burned the house of the LORD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:
Jeremiah 52:14 And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, Rbrake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
Jeremiah 52:15 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard Rcarried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.
Jeremiah 52:16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left Rcertain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
Jeremiah 52:17 Also the Rpillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.
Jeremiah 52:18 The Rcaldrons also, and the Tshovels, and the snuffers, and the Tbowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
Jeremiah 52:19 And the basons, and the Tfirepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, Rand the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.
Jeremiah 52:20 The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: Tthe brass of all these vessels was Rwithout weight.
Jeremiah 52:21 And Rconcerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a Tfillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
Jeremiah 52:22 And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, Rwith network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.
Jeremiah 52:23 And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and Rall the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.
Jeremiah 52:24 And Rthe captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the Tdoor:
Jeremiah 52:25 He took also out of the city Ran eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that Twere near the king’s person, which were found in the city; and the Tprincipal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.
Jeremiah 52:26 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
Jeremiah 52:27 And Rthe king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.
Jeremiah 52:28 This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: Rin the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:
Jeremiah 52:29 In Rthe eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two Tpersons:
Jeremiah 52:30 In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard Rcarried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
Jeremiah 52:31 And Rit came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison.
Jeremiah 52:32 And spake RTkindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
Jeremiah 52:33 And Rchanged his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.
Jeremiah 52:34 And for his diet, Rthere was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, Tevery day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Jeremiah 52:1–12 — The final siege and Zedekiah’s capture
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The account recalls Zedekiah’s reign, rebellion, and Jerusalem’s prolonged siege. Famine, a breach, failed flight, the death of his sons, and his blinding show the terrible fulfillment of prior warnings.
Key Truth: Let the history make the warnings concrete.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal the ____ of Jeremiah of Libnah.” (Jeremiah 52:1)
Find it in Jeremiah 52:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ they took the king, and carried him up unto the …” (Jeremiah 52:9)
Find it in Jeremiah 52:9 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Now in the ____ month, in the tenth day of the month, which was …” (Jeremiah 52:12)
Find it in Jeremiah 52:12 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Jeremiah 52:13–23 — The temple burns and its furnishings are carried away
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The temple, palace, and houses are burned; walls fall and many people are deported while some poor remain. Detailed inventories preserve the memory of sacred vessels and ornate pillars lost to Babylon.
Key Truth: Remember the depth of communal and sacred loss.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And ____ the house of the LORD, and the king’s house; and …” (Jeremiah 52:13)
Find it in Jeremiah 52:13 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “The ____ also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, …” (Jeremiah 52:18)
Find it in Jeremiah 52:18 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And there ____ ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the …” (Jeremiah 52:23)
Find it in Jeremiah 52:23 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Jeremiah 52:24–34 — Executions, deportations, and an unexpected release
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Officials are executed and deportation numbers are recorded. The book closes with Jehoiachin’s release from prison and daily provision at Babylon’s royal table, a small change within the long exile.
Key Truth: Notice mercy without pretending the losses have disappeared.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “So Nebuzaradan the ____ of the guard took them, and brought them to the …” (Jeremiah 52:26)
Find it in Jeremiah 52:26 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “In the ____ year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight …” (Jeremiah 52:29)
Find it in Jeremiah 52:29 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to ____ in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was …” (Jeremiah 52:27)
Find it in Jeremiah 52:27 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
2 Kings 25:27 — The parallel history also records Jehoiachin’s release.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How can you acknowledge real loss while remaining attentive to signs of mercy?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How does the historical account connect with earlier warnings?
2. What internal condition accompanies the city’s fall?
3. How extensive is the burning of Jerusalem?
4. What role is assigned to some of the poor who remain?
5. What change occurs in Jehoiachin’s long exile?
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