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Jeremiah 39:7

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 39:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Moreover he put out Zedekiah`s eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Moreover he put out Zedekiah`s eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
Jeremiah 39:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 39

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4And it came to pass that, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king`s garden, through the gate betwixt the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah.
5But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him.
6Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.
7Moreover he put out Zedekiah`s eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
8And the Chaldeans burned the king`s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
9Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the residue of the people that remained in the city, the deserters also that fell away to him, and the residue of the people that remained.
10But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, that had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, etc.] By what means is not certain; however, hereby the prophecy of Jeremiah was fulfilled, that his eyes should see the king of Babylon, as they did, before they were put out, and that he should not die by the sword, (<243403>Jeremiah 34:3,4); and also the prophecy of Ezekiel, (<261213>Ezekiel 12:13); that he should be brought to Babylon, and yet should not see it; for his eyes were put out before he was carried there: a full proof this of the prescience of God; of his foreknowledge of future and contingent events; of the truth and certainty of prophecy, and of the authority of divine revelation: and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon; with…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Compare the marginal reference. The differences between the two accounts are slight. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“39:7 After Nebuchadnezzar gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes, Zedekiah had to walk 400 miles to Babylon, blinded, in great pain, and with his arms in bronze chains.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“he put: Jer 32:4, Jer 32:5, Jer 52:11; Kg2 25:7; Eze 12:13 chains: Heb. two brasen chains, or fetters, Jdg 16:21; Psa 107:10, Psa 107:11, Psa 119:8 Jeremiah 39:8”
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