Jeremiah 52:8
in Jeremiah 52but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
KJV
But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
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This verse in Jeremiah 52
Commentary
4 notes on this verseBut the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king,.... Not finding him in his palace, and being informed of his flight, and which way he took: and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: See Gill on Jer 39:5; and all his army was scattered from him; when they saw the enemy pursuing them, and near unto them, they left him, as Josephus (q) says, and shifted for themselves. (q) Ibid. (Antiqu. l. 10. c. 8. sect. 2. Ed. Hudson.)
This site's exposition
the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king
on Jeremiah 52:8-11
Zedekiah is overtaken and judged at Riblah, where his sons are killed “before his eyes.” Then his eyes are put out, after the word of 34:3 that he would see the king of Babylon eye to eye. He is kept in custody in Babylon “until his dying day.”
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
His fright was not causeless, for there is no escaping the judgments of God; they will come upon the sinner, and will overtake him, let him flee where he will ( Deut. xxviii. 15 ), and these judgments particularly that are here executed were there threatened, v. 52, 53 , &c.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The army of the Chaldeans pursued - See on 2Ki 25:5 (note).
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ | vaiyirdefu | and they pursued | H7291 → | 143 times |
| חֵיל־ | cheil- | [the] army of | H2428 → | 246 times |
| כַּשְׂדִּים֙ | kasdim | [the] Chaldeans | H3778 → | 80 times |
| אַחֲרֵ֣י | ʾacharei | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וַיַּשִּׂ֥יגוּ | vaiyasigu | and they overtook | H5381 → | 50 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ | tzidkiyahu | Zedekiah | H6667 → | 63 times |
| בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת | bearvot | in [the] plains of | H6160 → | 61 times |
| יְרֵח֑וֹ | yerecho | Jericho | H3405 → | |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| חֵיל֔וֹ | cheilo | army his | H2428 → | 246 times |
| נָפֹ֖צוּ | nafotzu | they were scattered | H6327 → | 67 times |
| מֵעָלָֽיו׃ | mealav | from with <the> him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּand they pursued
vaiyirdefuH7291 →143 times
חֵיל־[the] army of
cheil-H2428 →246 times
כַּשְׂדִּים֙[the] Chaldeans
kasdimH3778 →80 times
אַחֲרֵ֣יafter
ʾachareiH310 →715 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וַיַּשִּׂ֥יגוּand they overtook
vaiyasiguH5381 →50 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּZedekiah
tzidkiyahuH6667 →63 times
בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣תin [the] plains of
bearvotH6160 →61 times
יְרֵח֑וֹJericho
yerechoH3405 →
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
חֵיל֔וֹarmy his
cheiloH2428 →246 times
נָפֹ֖צוּthey were scattered
nafotzuH6327 →67 times
מֵעָלָֽיו׃from with <the> him
mealavH5921 →5755 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Jeremiah 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…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 37:17
Later, King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah and received him in his palace, where he asked him privately, “Is there a word from the LORD?” “There is,” Jeremiah replied. “You will be delivered into the…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 25:5–7
but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.
- Habakkuk 1:6–10
For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.
- Jeremiah 37:17
Through
Jeremiah 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…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 38:18
But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 39:6
There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jeremiah 41:10
Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah…
- Jeremiah 38:18
Through
Jeremiah 34:21And 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.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 52:24–27
The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
- Jeremiah 52:24–27
Through
Jeremiah 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…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 39:4–7
When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they…
- Jeremiah 39:4–7
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonExileZedekiahJudah's last king, who broke his oath to Babylon against Jeremiah's word; his sons slain before his eyes at Riblah, and the city a…
- PlaceJordan valleyJerichoThe city of palms whose walls fell flat at the seventh trumpet-circuit; Rahab's city, later rebuilt under a curse, and the road do…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.