Jeremiah 52:27
in Jeremiah 52There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.
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ASV
And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
KJV
And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.
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This verse in Jeremiah 52
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest
on Jeremiah 52:24-27
Judah’s leaders are taken: “Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers,” “seven trusted royal advisers,” and sixty men. At Riblah they are all put to death. The summary, “So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land,” matches 2 Kings 25:21.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Now here is an account, (1.) Of two captivities which we had an account of before, one in the seventh year of Nebuchadnezzar (the same with that which is said to be in his eighth year, 2 Kings xxiv. 12 ), another in his eighteenth year, the same with that which is said (
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The words behind it
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּכֶּ֣ה | vaiyakeh | and he struck down | H5221 → | 499 times |
| אוֹתָם֩ | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֶ֨לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בָּבֶ֧ל | bavel | Babylon | H894 → | 262 times |
| וַיְמִתֵ֛ם | vaymitem | and he put to death them | H4191 → | 839 times |
| בְּרִבְלָ֖ה | berivlah | at Riblah | H7247 → | 11 times |
| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| חֲמָ֑ת | chamat | Hamath | H2574 → | 35 times |
| וַיִּ֥גֶל | vaiyigel | and it went into exile | H1540 → | 186 times |
| יְהוּדָ֖ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| מֵעַ֥ל | meal | from on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ | ʾadmato | land its | H127 → | 225 times |
וַיַּכֶּ֣הand he struck down
vaiyakehH5221 →499 times
אוֹתָם֩<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
מֶ֨לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
בָּבֶ֧לBabylon
bavelH894 →262 times
וַיְמִתֵ֛םand he put to death them
vaymitemH4191 →839 times
בְּרִבְלָ֖הat Riblah
berivlahH7247 →11 times
בְּאֶ֣רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
חֲמָ֑תHamath
chamatH2574 →35 times
וַיִּ֥גֶלand it went into exile
vaiyigelH1540 →186 times
יְהוּדָ֖הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
מֵעַ֥לfrom on
mealH5921 →5755 times
אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃land its
ʾadmatoH127 →225 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
Isaiah 27:10For the fortified city lies deserted—a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.
it leads to
- Isaiah 17:2
The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear.
- Jeremiah 26:6
then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing among all the nations of the earth.’”
- Isaiah 17:9
In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken thickets and summits, abandoned to the Israelites and to utter desolation.
- Isaiah 17:2
Through
Ezekiel 33:28I will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 7:24
So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.
- Micah 7:13
Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the fruit of their deeds.
- Ezekiel 24:21
Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of…
- Jeremiah 44:22
So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this…
- Ezekiel 6:14
I will stretch out My hand against them, and wherever they live I will make the land a desolate waste, from the wilderness to Diblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
- Ezekiel 7:24
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceBabil Governorate (archaeological site)BabylonAncient Mesopotamian city and imperial capital; site of the Israelite exile and a recurring biblical symbol of worldly power.
- PlaceSyriaRiblahNebuchadnezzar's headquarters on the Orontes where Zedekiah was sentenced and watched his sons killed before his own eyes were put…
This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
