Jeremiah 39:7

“Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.”

"Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon." - Jeremiah 39:7
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What does Jeremiah 39:7 mean?

Jeremiah 39:7 (KJV) states, "Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon." This verse is a part of the larger story of the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonian empire and the eventual exile of the people of Judah. The verse speaks of…

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The Chains of Captivity: A Reflection on Jeremiah 39:7

As we turn to the book of Jeremiah, a rich tapestry of prophecy unfolds, echoing the weight of God’s judgment and the earnestness of His mercy. In Jeremiah 39:7, we encounter a chilling moment in history, revealing not just the fate of King Zedekiah but also the deeper spiritual…

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A Prayer for Divine Deliverance and Restoration

O Lord, God of Heaven and Earth, the One who sees all and knows all, I come before You with a humble heart and a spirit yearning for understanding. As I meditate on the profound sorrow of King Zedekiah, who faced the grim reality of captivity as recorded in Jeremiah 39:7…

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Jeremiah 39:7 - "Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon."
Jeremiah 39:15 - "¶ Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,"
Jeremiah 39:11 - "¶ Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard, saying,"
John 7:37-39
John 7:37-39
Jeremiah 39:8 - "¶ And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem."
Jeremiah 39:2 - "And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up."
Jeremiah 49:39 - "¶ But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD."
1 Chronicles 7:39 - "And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia."
Jeremiah 39:14 - "Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people."
Psalms 39:7 - "And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee."
Jeremiah 31:39 - "And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath."
Jeremiah 39:17 - "But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid."
Nehemiah 7:39 - "¶ The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three."
Job 39:7 - "He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver."
Jeremiah 51:39 - "In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD."
Jeremiah 32:39 - "And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:"
Jeremiah 39:6 - "Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah."
Jeremiah 39:1 - "In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it."
Jeremiah 39:13 - "So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the king of Babylon's princes;"
Jeremiah 39:12 - "Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee."
"¶ Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard, saying," - Jeremiah 39:11
"¶ Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying," - Jeremiah 39:15
Numbers 7:39 - "One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:"
Jeremiah 39:10 - "But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time."
Jeremiah 39:9 - "Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained."
Jeremiah 7:1 - "The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,"
Exodus 39:7 - "And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses."
Acts 7:39 - "To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,"