Jeremiah 39:6

“And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah at Riblah before his eyes; and all the nobles of Judah the king of Babylon slaughtered.”

Jeremiah 39:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 39:6, word by word

And the kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel

Babel, Babylon

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slaughteredיִּשְׁחַטyishchat

kill

To kill people with violence, at times as a sacrifice or punishment.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּtsidkiyahu

Zedekiah

Zedekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is righteousness." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Chenaanah, who announced a false victory to Ahab (1 Kings 22), and the last king of Judah (2 Kings 24:17).

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at Riblahרִבְלָהrivla

Riblah

Riblah, a place on the eastern border of Canaan; also a city in Syria. The name means "fertile."

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before his eyesעֵינָיenay

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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the noblesחֹרֵיchore

noble

Noble: a free person of rank in a city, one of those who had a say in its affairs together with the elders.

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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Places in this verse

Babylon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Babylon

    Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq

    A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.

    In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).

    Genesis 11:92 Kings 25:1Psalms 137:1Daniel 1:1

The context

5The force of the Chaldeans pursued after them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and they took him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he pronounced judgments against him.

6 · This verse (above)

7And the eyes of Zedekiah he blinded, and he bound him in bronze chains to bring him to Babylon.

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