The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him.
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- WEB Then they captured the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they passed judgment on him.
- KJV So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
- NKJV So they took the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and they pronounced judgment on him.
- NASB Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and he passed sentence on him.
- NLT They captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah.
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Zedekiah is brought to Nebuchadnezzar at Riblah, where judgment is passed on him. The captured king faces sentence from Babylon.
Overview
Taken before the Babylonian king at Riblah, Zedekiah receives judgment for his rebellion and oath-breaking. The scene fulfills prophecies that he would be brought before the king of Babylon (Jer. 34:3). The humbling of Judah's last king before a pagan ruler signals the apparent end of the line of David, a hope God would later revive in Christ.
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- 2 Kgs 23:33And Pharaoh Neco imprisoned Jehoahaz at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he could not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
- Jer 34:21–22And I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his officials into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives, to the army of the king of Babylon that had withdrawn from you.
- Ezek 21:25–27And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’
- Jer 32:4Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye.
- Jer 38:23All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.”
- Jer 52:9The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah.
- Lam 4:19–20Those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.
- Ezek 17:20–21I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.
- Jer 21:7‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’
- 2 Chr 33:11So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
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