Jeremiah 52 NIV ISV Parallel

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1Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother's name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.

1Zedekiah 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.

2He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.

2Zedekiah had done evil in the LORD's sight, just as Jehoiakim had done.

3It was because of the LORD's anger that all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah, and in the end he thrust them from his presence. Now Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

3Because Jerusalem and Judah had angered the Lord, he cast them out of his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon,

4So in the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his whole army. They encamped outside the city and built siege works all around it.

4and 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.

5The city was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

5The city was under siege until the eleventh year of the reign of King Zedekiah.

6By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city had become so severe that there was no food for the people to eat.

6By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine became so severe that there was no food for the people of the land.

7Then the city wall was broken through, and the whole army fled. They left the city at night through the gate between the two walls near the king's garden, though the Babylonians were surrounding the city. They fled toward the Arabah,

7The 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.

8but the Babylonian army pursued King Zedekiah and overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All his soldiers were separated from him and scattered,

8The Chaldean army went after the king, overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his troops were scattered from him.

9and he was captured. He was taken to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced sentence on him.

9They 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.

10There at Riblah the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes; he also killed all the officials of Judah.

10The king of Babylon killed Zedekiah's sons before his eyes, and he also killed all the Judean officials at Riblah.

11Then he put out Zedekiah's eyes, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon, where he put him in prison till the day of his death.

11He 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.

12On the tenth day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard, who served the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem.

12In 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.

13He set fire to the temple of the LORD, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down.

13He burned the LORD's Temple, the king's house, and all the houses in Jerusalem. He also burned every public building with fire.

14The whole Babylonian army, under the commander of the imperial guard, broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.

14All the Chaldean troops who were with the captain of the guard tore down all the walls around Jerusalem.

15Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the rest of the craftsmen and those who had deserted to the king of Babylon.

15Nebuzaradan 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.

16But Nebuzaradan left behind the rest of the poorest people of the land to work the vineyards and fields.

16But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest people of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

17The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the bronze Sea that were at the temple of the LORD and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.

17The 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.

18They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, dishes and all the bronze articles used in the temple service.

18They took away the pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the pans, and all the bronze utensils that were used in the temple service.

19The commander of the imperial guard took away the basins, censers, sprinkling bowls, pots, lampstands, dishes and bowls used for drink offerings--all that were made of pure gold or silver.

19The 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.

20The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands, which King Solomon had made for the temple of the LORD, was more than could be weighed.

20There 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.

21Each pillar was eighteen cubits high and twelve cubits in circumference; each was four fingers thick, and hollow.

21Each of the pillars was twelve cubits high and its circumference twelve cubits. It was hollow and about a handbreadth thick.

22The bronze capital on top of one pillar was five cubits high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar.

22On 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.

23There were ninety-six pomegranates on the sides; the total number of pomegranates above the surrounding network was a hundred.

23There were 96 pomegranates open to view. In all, there were 100 pomegranates all around the latticework.

24The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.

24The captain of the guard arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the next ranking priest, and the three guards of the gate.

25Of those still in the city, he took the officer in charge of the fighting men, and seven royal advisers. He also took the secretary who was chief officer in charge of conscripting the people of the land, sixty of whom were found in the city.

25From 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.

26Nebuzaradan the commander took them all and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

26Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard arrested them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

27There at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed. So Judah went into captivity, away from her land.

27The king of Babylon struck them down and killed them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah went into exile from the land.

28This is the number of the people Nebuchadnezzar carried into exile: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;

28These are the people Nebuchadnezzar took into exile: in the seventh year, 3,023 Judeans;

29in Nebuchadnezzar's eighteenth year, 832 people from Jerusalem;

30in his twenty-third year, 745 Jews taken into exile by Nebuzaradan the commander of the imperial guard. There were 4,600 people in all.

30in Nebuchadnezzar's twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took 745 people from Judah into exile. All the people taken into exile numbered 4,600.

31In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the year Awel-Marduk became king of Babylon, on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month, he released Jehoiachin king of Judah and freed him from prison.

31In the first year of his reign, King Evil-merodach of Babylon, showed favor to King Jehoiachin of Judah by releasing him from prison on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah.

32He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.

32He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the other kings who were in Babylon with him.

33So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes and for the rest of his life ate regularly at the king's table.

33Jehoiachin changed his prison clothes and regularly dined with the king as long as he lived.

34Day by day the king of Babylon gave Jehoiachin a regular allowance as long as he lived, till the day of his death.

34As for his living expenses, a regular allowance was given him daily by the king of Babylon as long as he lived, until the day of his death.

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