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Jeremiah 52:8

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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.

Jeremiah 52:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Jeremiah 52:8

Theological / Devotional

Jericho. Zedekiah may have fled in the direction of the Jordan valley with the intention of escaping into Transjordan, where the Moabites and Ammonites were located. Earlier in his reign these nations had sought Zedekiah’s allegiance in a coalition against the Babylonians (see ch. 27:3).

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