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Jeremiah 52:3

in Jeremiah 52

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.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

For through the anger of Jehovah did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. And 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.

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This verse in Jeremiah 52

Commentary

6 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king

on Jeremiah 52:1-3

The opening gives Zedekiah’s age, reign, and mother as 2 Kings 24:18-20 does, almost word for word. Hamutal was the “daughter of Jeremiah,” a different man from the prophet. Verse 3 records that “Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon,” the course chapters 27 to 29 warned against.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Note, Those that are banished from God's ordinances have reason to complain that they are in some degree cast out of his presence; yet none are cast out from God's gracious presence but those that by sin have first thrown themselves out of it. This fruit of sin we should therefore deprecate above any thing, as David ( Ps. li.

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For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah,....

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

through . . . anger of . . . Zedekiah rebelled--His "anger" against Jerusalem, determining Him to "cast out" His people "from His presence" heretofore manifested there, led Him to permit Zedekiah to rebel (2Ki 23:26, 27; compare Ex 9:12; That rebellion, being in violation of his oath "by God," was sure to bring down God's vengeance (2Ch 36:13;

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A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Through the anger of the Lord - Here is a king given to a people in God’s anger, and taken away in his displeasure.
It - i. e., Zedekiah’s evil doing. Presence, that Zedekiah - Or, punctuate; “presence. And Zedekiah” etc.

The words behind it

16 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • כִּ֣י׀for

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • אַ֣ף[the] anger of

    ʾafH639 →276 times

  • יְהוָ֗הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • הָֽיְתָה֙it happened

    hayetahH1961 →3559 times

  • בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֣םin Jerusalem

    birushalimH3389 →643 times

  • וִֽיהוּדָ֔הand Judah

    vihudahH3063 →819 times

  • עַד־until

    ʾad-H5704 →1261 times

  • הִשְׁלִיכ֥וֹcast out he

    hishlikhoH7993 →125 times

  • אוֹתָ֖ם<obj.> them

    ʾotamH853 →10935 times

  • מֵעַ֣לfrom on

    mealH5921 →5755 times

  • פָּנָ֑יוface his

    panavH6440 →2123 times

  • וַיִּמְרֹ֥דand he rebelled

    vaiyimrodH4775 →

  • צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּZedekiah

    tzidkiyahuH6667 →63 times

  • בְּמֶ֥לֶךְagainst [the] king of

    bemelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • בָּבֶֽל׃Babylon

    bavelH894 →262 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Jeremiah 15:1Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.17 works2 Chronicles 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.4 worksEzekiel 17:15But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’4 worksIsaiah 3:1For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,3 worksIsaiah 3:4–5“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”3 worksGenesis 4:16So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Jeremiah 7:15And I will cast you out of My presence, just as I have cast out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim.3 worksGenesis 4:14Behold, this day You have driven me from the face of the earth, and from Your face I will be hidden; I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.”3 worksEzekiel 17:12–21“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.2 works1 Kings 10:9Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”2 worksEcclesiastes 10:16Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.2 worksIsaiah 19:4I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of harsh masters, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.2 works2 Samuel 24:1Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”2 worksProverbs 28:2A land in rebellion has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order.2 worksIsaiah 36:5You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?2 worksEzra 4:12Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem. And they are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city, restoring its walls, and repairing its foundations.2 worksJeremiah 23:39therefore I will surely forget you and will cast you out of My presence, both you and the city that I gave to you and your fathers.2 worksEzekiel 19:14Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.”2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    1 Kings 10:9

    Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry…

    it leads to

    • Psalms 72:2

      May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.

    • 1 Kings 5:7

      When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”

    • 2 Samuel 8:15

      Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:

    • Isaiah 42:1

      “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.

    • 2 Chronicles 2:11

      Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”

  • Through

    Isaiah 3:1

    For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,

    it leads to

    • Leviticus 26:26

      When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.

    • Ezekiel 4:16–17

      Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water…

    • Ezekiel 14:13

      “Son of man, if a land sins against Me by acting unfaithfully, and I stretch out My hand against it to cut off its supply of food, to send famine upon it, and to…

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About Jeremiah

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, Rembrandt, 1630. Public domain.
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 52 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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