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Jeremiah 39:5

King James Version (KJV)

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Jeremiah 39:5

Verse 5 of 18

Scripture focus

But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.

Jeremiah 39:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 39:5

Theological / Devotional

Overtook Zedekiah. It was apparently the king’s intention to cross the Jordan River near Jericho, and find safety in the open country of Gilead or with a would-be ally such as Moab or Ammon (see ch. 27:3).

Riblah. This city to the north, “in the land of Hamath,” was a traffic center on the Orontes River, and so provided a natural headquarters for Nebuchadnezzar in his invasion of Palestine.

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