Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
WEB
Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.
YLT
And the eyes of Zedekiah he hath blinded, and he bindeth him with brazen fetters, to bring him in to Babylon.
DBT
and he put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with chains of brass, to carry him to Babylon.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJeremiah — The weeping prophet of Judah's final generation — 627 BC call under Josiah to the 586 BC fall of Jerusalem and into Egyptian exile. Fifty-two chapters of lament, confrontation, and covenant promise, with the New Covenant glimpsed at the book's theological apex.
- Author
- Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, of the priestly family of Anathoth (1:1); Baruch the scribe assisted with dictation (36:4, 45:1)
- Date
- Ministry c. 627–580 BC; book compiled during and after the 586 BC exile