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And the eyesוְאֶת עֵינֵיof Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּhe blinded,עִוֵּרand he bound himוַיַּאַסְרֵהוּin bronze chainsבַּנְחֻשְׁתַּיִםto bringלָבִיאhimאֹתוֹto Babylon.בָּבֶלָה
Jeremiah 39:7
Study it in the app“And the eyes of Zedekiah he blinded, and he bound him in bronze chains to bring him to Babylon.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 39:7, word by word
- And the eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- 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).
Where else “tsidkiyahu” appears- he blindedעִוֵּרiver
blind
Blind, put out the eyes.
Where else “iver” appears- and he bound himיַּאַסְרֵyaasre
bind
To tie with ropes, or yoke animals.
Where else “yaasre” appears- in bronze chainsנְחֻשְׁתַּיִםnechushtayim
chain
Bronze chains.
Where else “nechushtayim” appears- to bringבִיאvi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “vi” appears- to Babylonבָּבֶלָbavela
Babel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavela” appears
Places in this verse
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).
The context
6And 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.
7 · This verse (above)
8And the house of the king and the house of the people the Chaldeans burned with fire, and the walls of Jerusalem they tore down.