These things happened because of the Lord’s anger against the people of Jerusalem and Judah, until he finally banished them from his presence and sent them into exile. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
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- WEB For through Yahweh’s anger this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
- KJV For through 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.
- BSB For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.
- NKJV For because of the anger of the Lord this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, till He finally cast them out from His presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
- NASB For because of the anger of the Lord this came about in Jerusalem and Judah, until He drove them out from His presence. And Zedekiah revolted against the king of Babylon.
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Quick answer
Through Yahweh's anger Judah and Jerusalem were finally cast from His presence, and Zedekiah compounded matters by rebelling against Babylon. God's righteous judgment stood behind these events.
Overview
Scripture attributes the catastrophe to the LORD's just wrath against persistent covenant-breaking, while also noting Zedekiah's political folly in breaking his oath to Nebuchadnezzar. Divine sovereignty and human responsibility stand together here. Being 'cast out from his presence' is the deepest tragedy, the reversal of God's promise to dwell among His people, a separation only the gospel ultimately heals through Christ's reconciling work.
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- 2 Chr 36:13He also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God; but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
- Isa 3:4–5I will give boys to be their princes, and children shall rule over them.
- Isa 3:1For, behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah supply and support, the whole supply of bread, and the whole supply of water;
- Isa 19:4I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord. A fierce king will rule over them,” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.
- Eccl 10:16Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!
- 1 Kgs 10:9Blessed is Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”
- Ezek 17:12–21“Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon.
- 2 Sam 24:1Again Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, “Go, count Israel and Judah.”
- Prov 28:2In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.
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