Apologetics Bible

Jeremiah 52:1

Hebrew

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִים וְאַחַת שָׁנָה צִדְקִיָּהוּ בְמָלְכוֹ וְאַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירֽוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ חמיטל חֲמוּטַל בַּֽת־יִרְמְיָהוּ מִלִּבְנָֽה׃

ven-'esheriym-ve'achat-shanah-tzideqiyahv-vemalekhvo-ve'achat-'eshereh-shanah-malakhe-viyrvshalaim-veshem-'imvo-chmytl-chamvtal-vat-yiremeyahv-milivenah

KJV: Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

AKJV: Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

ASV: Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

YLT: A son of twenty and one years is Zedekiah in his reigning, and eleven years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:2

Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה יְהוֹיָקִֽים׃

vaya'ash-hara'-ve'eyney-yehvah-khekhol-'asher-'ashah-yehvoyaqiym

KJV: And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

AKJV: And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

ASV: And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

YLT: and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim hath done,

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:3

Hebrew

כִּי ׀ עַל־אַף יְהוָה הָֽיְתָה בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וִֽיהוּדָה עַד־הִשְׁלִיכוֹ אוֹתָם מֵעַל פָּנָיו וַיִּמְרֹד צִדְקִיָּהוּ בְּמֶלֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃

khiy- -'al-'af-yehvah-hayetah-viyrvshalaim-viyhvdah-'ad-hisheliykhvo-'votam-me'al-fanayv-vayimerod-tzideqiyahv-vemelekhe-vavel

KJV: For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

AKJV: For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. ¶

ASV: For through the anger of Jehovah did it come to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

YLT: for, because of the anger of Jehovah, it hath been in Jerusalem and Judah till He hath cast them from before His face, and Zedekiah doth rebel against the king of Babylon.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:4

Hebrew

וַיְהִי בַשָּׁנָה הַתְּשִׁעִית לְמָלְכוֹ בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי בֶּעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ בָּא נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל הוּא וְכָל־חֵילוֹ עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם וַֽיַּחֲנוּ עָלֶיהָ וַיִּבְנוּ עָלֶיהָ דָּיֵק סָבִֽיב׃

vayehiy-vashanah-hateshi'iyt-lemalekhvo-vachodesh-ha'ashiyriy-ve'ashvor-lachodesh-va'-nevvkhadere'tzar-melekhe-vavel-hv'-vekhal-cheylvo-'al-yervshaliam-vayachanv-'aleyha-vayivenv-'aleyha-dayeq-saviyv

KJV: And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.

AKJV: And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.

ASV: And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth of the month, come hath Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon--he and all his force--against Jerusalem, and they encamp against it, and build against it a fortification round about;

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and buil...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:5

Hebrew

וַתָּבֹא הָעִיר בַּמָּצוֹר עַד עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה לַמֶּלֶךְ צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃

vatavo'-ha'iyr-vamatzvor-'ad-'ashetey-'eshereh-shanah-lamelekhe-tzideqiyahv

KJV: So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

AKJV: So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

ASV: So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

YLT: and the city cometh into siege till the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:6

Hebrew

בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָֽרְבִיעִי בְּתִשְׁעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ וַיֶּחֱזַק הָרָעָב בָּעִיר וְלֹא־הָיָה לֶחֶם לְעַם הָאָֽרֶץ׃

vachodesh-hareviy'iy-vetishe'ah-lachodesh-vayechezaq-hara'av-va'iyr-velo'-hayah-lechem-le'am-ha'aretz

KJV: And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

AKJV: And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

ASV: In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

YLT: In the fourth month, in the ninth of the month, when the famine is severe in the city, and there hath been no bread for the people of the land,

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:7

Hebrew

וַתִּבָּקַע הָעִיר וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה יִבְרְחוּ וַיֵּצְאוּ מֵהָעִיר לַיְלָה דֶּרֶךְ שַׁעַר בֵּין־הַחֹמֹתַיִם אֲשֶׁר עַל־גַּן הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכַשְׂדִּים עַל־הָעִיר סָבִיב וַיֵּלְכוּ דֶּרֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה׃

vativaqa'-ha'iyr-vekhal-'aneshey-hamilechamah-yiverechv-vayetze'v-meha'iyr-layelah-derekhe-sha'ar-veyn-hachomotayim-'asher-'al-gan-hamelekhe-vekhashediym-'al-ha'iyr-saviyv-vayelekhv-derekhe-ha'aravah

KJV: Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.

AKJV: Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain. ¶

ASV: Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about); and they went toward the Arabah.

YLT: then is the city broken up, and all the men of war flee, and go forth from the city by night, the way of the gate between the two walls, that is by the king's garden--and the Chaldeans are by the city round about--and they go the way of the plain.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:8

Hebrew

וַיִּרְדְּפוּ חֵיל־כַּשְׂדִּים אַחֲרֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיַּשִּׂיגוּ אֶת־צִדְקִיָּהוּ בְּעַֽרְבֹת יְרֵחוֹ וְכָל־חֵילוֹ נָפֹצוּ מֵעָלָֽיו׃

vayiredefv-cheyl-khashediym-'acharey-hamelekhe-vayashiygv-'et-tzideqiyahv-ve'arevot-yerechvo-vekhal-cheylvo-nafotzv-me'alayv

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: 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.

YLT: And the forces of the Chaldeans pursue after the king, and overtake Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his forces have been scattered from him,

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:9

Hebrew

וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיַּעֲלוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל רִבְלָתָה בְּאֶרֶץ חֲמָת וַיְדַבֵּר אִתּוֹ מִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃

vayitefeshv-'et-hamelekhe-vaya'alv-'otvo-'el-melekhe-vavel-rivelatah-ve'eretz-chamat-vayedaver-'itvo-mishefatiym

KJV: Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.

AKJV: Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment on him.

ASV: Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him.

YLT: and they capture the king, and bring him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he speaketh with him--judgments.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:10

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁחַט מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל אֶת־בְּנֵי צִדְקִיָּהוּ לְעֵינָיו וְגַם אֶת־כָּל־שָׂרֵי יְהוּדָה שָׁחַט בְּרִבְלָֽתָה׃

vayishechat-melekhe-vavel-'et-veney-tzideqiyahv-le'eynayv-vegam-'et-khal-sharey-yehvdah-shachat-verivelatah

KJV: And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

AKJV: And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

ASV: And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

YLT: And the king of Babylon slaughtereth the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and also all the princes of Judah hath he slaughtered in Riblah;

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:11

Hebrew

וְאֶת־עֵינֵי צִדְקִיָּהוּ עִוֵּר וַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּיִם וַיְבִאֵהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל בָּבֶלָה וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ בבית־בֵֽית־הַפְּקֻדֹּת עַד־יוֹם מוֹתֽוֹ׃

ve'et-'eyney-tzideqiyahv-'iver-vaya'aserehv-vanechushetayim-vayevi'ehv-melekhe-vavel-vavelah-vayitenehv-vvyt-veyt-hafequdot-'ad-yvom-mvotvo

KJV: Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

AKJV: Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death. ¶

ASV: And he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

YLT: and the eyes of Zedekiah he hath blinded, and he bindeth him in brazen fetters, and the king of Babylon bringeth him to Babylon, and putteth him in the house of inspection unto the day of his death.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:12

Hebrew

וּבַחֹדֶשׁ הֽ͏ַחֲמִישִׁי בֶּעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ הִיא שְׁנַת תְּשַֽׁע־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה לַמֶּלֶךְ נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל בָּא נְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב־טַבָּחִים עָמַד לִפְנֵי מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

vvachodesh-hachamiyshiy-ve'ashvor-lachodesh-hiy'-shenat-tesha'-'eshereh-shanah-lamelekhe-nevvkhadere'tzar-melekhe-vavel-va'-nevvzare'adan-rav-tavachiym-'amad-lifeney-melekhe-vavel-viyrvshalaim

KJV: Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar–adan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,

AKJV: Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,

ASV: Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, who stood before the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem.

YLT: And in the fifth month, in the tenth of the month--it is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon--come hath Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners; he hath stood before the king of Babylon in Jerusalem,

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar–adan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:13

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׂרֹף אֶת־בֵּית־יְהוָה וְאֶת־בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֵת כָּל־בָּתֵּי יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וְאֶת־כָּל־בֵּית הַגָּדוֹל שָׂרַף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃

vayisherof-'et-veyt-yehvah-ve'et-veyt-hamelekhe-ve'et-khal-vatey-yervshalaim-ve'et-khal-veyt-hagadvol-sharaf-va'esh

KJV: And burned the house of the LORD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:

AKJV: And burned the house of the LORD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:

ASV: And he burned the house of Jehovah, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burned he with fire.

YLT: and he burneth the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king, and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house he hath burned with fire,

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And burned the house of the LORD, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:14

Hebrew

וְאֶת־כָּל־חֹמוֹת יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם סָבִיב נָֽתְצוּ כָּל־חֵיל כַּשְׂדִּים אֲשֶׁר אֶת־רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃

ve'et-khal-chomvot-yervshalaim-saviyv-natetzv-khal-cheyl-khashediym-'asher-'et-rav-tavachiym

KJV: And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

AKJV: And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

ASV: And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

YLT: and all the walls of Jerusalem round about broken down have all the forces of the Chaldeans that are with the chief of the executioners.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:15

Hebrew

וּמִדַּלּוֹת הָעָם וְֽאֶת־יֶתֶר הָעָם ׀ הַנִּשְׁאָרִים בָּעִיר וְאֶת־הַנֹּֽפְלִים אֲשֶׁר נָֽפְלוּ אֶל־מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל וְאֵת יֶתֶר הָֽאָמוֹן הֶגְלָה נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃

vmidalvot-ha'am-ve'et-yeter-ha'am- -hanishe'ariym-va'iyr-ve'et-hanofeliym-'asher-nafelv-'el-melekhe-vavel-ve'et-yeter-ha'amvon-hegelah-nevvzare'adan-rav-tavachiym

KJV: Then Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

AKJV: Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

ASV: Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the poorest of the people, and the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude.

YLT: And of the poor of the people, and the remnant of the people who are left in the city, and those who are falling away, who have fallen unto the king of Babylon, and the remnant of the multitude, hath Nebuzar-Adan chief of the executioners, removed;

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, a...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:16

Hebrew

וּמִדַּלּוֹת הָאָרֶץ הִשְׁאִיר נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב־טַבָּחִים לְכֹרְמִים וּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃

vmidalvot-ha'aretz-hishe'iyr-nevvzare'adan-rav-tavachiym-lekhoremiym-vleyogeviym

KJV: But Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.

AKJV: But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for farmers.

ASV: But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

YLT: and of the poor of the land hath Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, left for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:17

Hebrew

וְאֶת־עַמּוּדֵי הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר לְבֵית־יְהוָה וְֽאֶת־הַמְּכֹנוֹת וְאֶת־יָם הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵית־יְהוָה שִׁבְּרוּ כַשְׂדִּים וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶת־כָּל־נְחֻשְׁתָּם בָּבֶֽלָה׃

ve'et-'amvdey-hanechoshet-'asher-leveyt-yehvah-ve'et-hamekhonvot-ve'et-yam-hanechoshet-'asher-veveyt-yehvah-shiverv-khashediym-vayishe'v-'et-khal-nechushetam-vavelah

KJV: Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.

AKJV: Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans broke, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.

ASV: And the pillars of brass that were in the house of Jehovah, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of Jehovah, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.

YLT: And the pillars of brass that are to the house of Jehovah, and the bases, and the brasen sea that is in the house of Jehovah, have the Chaldeans broken, and they bear away all the brass of them to Babylon;

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:18

Hebrew

וְאֶת־הַסִּרוֹת וְאֶת־הַיָּעִים וְאֶת־הַֽמְזַמְּרוֹת וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקֹת וְאֶת־הַכַּפּוֹת וְאֵת כָּל־כְּלֵי הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר־יְשָׁרְתוּ בָהֶם לָקָֽחוּ׃

ve'et-hasirvot-ve'et-haya'iym-ve'et-hamezamervot-ve'et-hamizeraqot-ve'et-hakhafvot-ve'et-khal-kheley-hanechoshet-'asher-yesharetv-vahem-laqachv

KJV: The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

AKJV: The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered, took they away.

ASV: The pots also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

YLT: and the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they minister, they have taken away;

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:19

Hebrew

וְאֶת־הַסִּפִּים וְאֶת־הַמַּחְתּוֹת וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקוֹת וְאֶת־הַסִּירוֹת וְאֶת־הַמְּנֹרוֹת וְאֶת־הַכַּפּוֹת וְאֶת־הַמְּנַקִיוֹת אֲשֶׁר זָהָב זָהָב וַאֲשֶׁר־כֶּסֶף כָּסֶף לָקַח רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃

ve'et-hasifiym-ve'et-hamachetvot-ve'et-hamizeraqvot-ve'et-hasiyrvot-ve'et-hamenorvot-ve'et-hakhafvot-ve'et-hamenaqiyvot-'asher-zahav-zahav-va'asher-khesef-khasef-laqach-rav-tavachiym

KJV: And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.

AKJV: And the basins, and the fire pans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.

ASV: And the cups, and the firepans, and the basins, and the pots, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the bowls—that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver,—the captain of the guard took away.

YLT: and the basins, and the fire-pans, and the bowls, and the pots, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups, the gold of that which is gold, and the silver of that which is silver, hath the chief of the executioners taken.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the gu...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:20

Hebrew

הָעַמּוּדִים ׀ שְׁנַיִם הַיָּם אֶחָד וְהַבָּקָר שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר נְחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר־תַּחַת הַמְּכֹנוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה לְבֵית יְהוָה לֹא־הָיָה מִשְׁקָל לִנְחֻשְׁתָּם כָּל־הַכֵּלִים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

ha'amvdiym- -shenayim-hayam-'echad-vehavaqar-sheneym-'ashar-nechoshet-'asher-tachat-hamekhonvot-'asher-'ashah-hamelekhe-shelomoh-leveyt-yehvah-lo'-hayah-misheqal-linechushetam-khal-hakheliym-ha'eleh

KJV: The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

AKJV: The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brazen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

ASV: The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve brazen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah—the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

YLT: The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve brazen oxen that are beneath the bases, that king Solomon made for the house of Jehovah, there was no weighing of the brass of all these vessels.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:21

Hebrew

וְהָעַמּוּדִים שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה קומה קוֹמַת הָעַמֻּד הָאֶחָד וְחוּט שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה יְסֻבֶּנּוּ וְעָבְיוֹ אַרְבַּע אַצְבָּעוֹת נָבֽוּב׃

veha'amvdiym-shemoneh-'eshereh-'amah-qvmh-qvomat-ha'amud-ha'echad-vechvt-sheteym-'eshereh-'amah-yesuvenv-ve'aveyvo-'areva'-'atzeva'vot-navvv

KJV: And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.

AKJV: And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.

ASV: And as for the pillars, the height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a line of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.

YLT: As to the pillars, eighteen cubits is the height of the one pillar, and a cord of twelve cubits doth compass it, and its thickness is four fingers hollow.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:22

Hebrew

וְכֹתֶרֶת עָלָיו נְחֹשֶׁת וְקוֹמַת הַכֹּתֶרֶת הָאַחַת חָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת וּשְׂבָכָה וְרִמּוֹנִים עַֽל־הַכּוֹתֶרֶת סָבִיב הַכֹּל נְחֹשֶׁת וְכָאֵלֶּה לַֽעַמּוּד הַשֵּׁנִי וְרִמּוֹנִֽים׃

vekhoteret-'alayv-nechoshet-veqvomat-hakhoteret-ha'achat-chamesh-'amvot-vshevakhah-verimvoniym-'al-hakhvoteret-saviyv-hakhol-nechoshet-vekha'eleh-la'amvd-hasheniy-verimvoniym

KJV: And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.

AKJV: And a capital of brass was on it; and the height of one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates on the capitals round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like to these.

ASV: And a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and the second pillar also had like unto these, and pomegranates.

YLT: And the chapiter upon it is of brass, and the height of the one chapiter is five cubits, and net-work and pomegranates are on the chapiter round about, the whole is of brass; and like these have the second pillar, and pomegranates.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like un...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:23

Hebrew

וַיִּֽהְיוּ הָֽרִמֹּנִים תִּשְׁעִים וְשִׁשָּׁה רוּחָה כָּל־הָרִמּוֹנִים מֵאָה עַל־הַשְּׂבָכָה סָבִֽיב׃

vayiheyv-harimoniym-tishe'iym-veshishah-rvchah-khal-harimvoniym-me'ah-'al-hashevakhah-saviyv

KJV: And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.

AKJV: And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates on the network were an hundred round about. ¶

ASV: And there were ninety and six pomegranates on the sides; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the network round about.

YLT: And the pomegranates are ninety and six on a side, all the pomegranates are a hundred on the net-work round about.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:24

Hebrew

וַיִּקַּח רַב־טַבָּחִים אֶת־שְׂרָיָה כֹּהֵן הָרֹאשׁ וְאֶת־צְפַנְיָה כֹּהֵן הַמִּשְׁנֶה וְאֶת־שְׁלֹשֶׁת שֹׁמְרֵי הַסַּֽף׃

vayiqach-rav-tavachiym-'et-sherayah-khohen-haro'sh-ve'et-tzefaneyah-khohen-hamisheneh-ve'et-sheloshet-shomerey-hasaf

KJV: And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

AKJV: And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

ASV: And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:

YLT: And the chief of the executioners taketh Seraiah the head priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold,

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:25

Hebrew

וּמִן־הָעִיר לָקַח סָרִיס אֶחָד אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־הָיָה פָקִיד ׀ עַל־אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה וְשִׁבְעָה אֲנָשִׁים מֵרֹאֵי פְנֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר נִמְצְאוּ בָעִיר וְאֵת סֹפֵר שַׂר הַצָּבָא הַמַּצְבִּא אֶת־עַם הָאָרֶץ וְשִׁשִּׁים אִישׁ מֵעַם הָאָרֶץ הַֽנִּמְצְאִים בְּתוֹךְ הָעִֽיר׃

vmin-ha'iyr-laqach-sariys-'echad-'asher-hayah-faqiyd- -'al-'aneshey-hamilechamah-veshive'ah-'anashiym-mero'ey-feney-hamelekhe-'asher-nimetze'v-va'iyr-ve'et-sofer-shar-hatzava'-hamatzevi'-'et-'am-ha'aretz-veshishiym-'iysh-me'am-ha'aretz-hanimetze'iym-vetvokhe-ha'iyr

KJV: He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.

AKJV: He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and three score men of the people of the land, that were found in the middle of the city.

ASV: and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and seven men of them that saw the king’s face, that were found in the city; and the scribe of the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.

YLT: and out of the city he hath taken a certain eunuch, who hath been inspector over the men of war, and seven men of those seeing the king's face, who have been found in the city, and the head scribe of the host, who mustereth the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land, who are found in the midst of the city;

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:26

Hebrew

וַיִּקַּח אוֹתָם נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב־טַבָּחִים וַיֹּלֶךְ אוֹתָם אֶל־מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל רִבְלָֽתָה׃

vayiqach-'votam-nevvzare'adan-rav-tavachiym-vayolekhe-'votam-'el-melekhe-vavel-rivelatah

KJV: So Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

AKJV: So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

ASV: And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

YLT: and Nebuzar-Adan, chief of the executioners, taketh them, and bringeth them unto the king of Babylon to Riblah,

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:27

Hebrew

וַיַּכֶּה אוֹתָם מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל וַיְמִתֵם בְּרִבְלָה בְּאֶרֶץ חֲמָת וַיִּגֶל יְהוּדָה מֵעַל אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃

vayakheh-'votam-melekhe-vavel-vayemitem-verivelah-ve'eretz-chamat-vayigel-yehvdah-me'al-'adematvo

KJV: And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.

AKJV: And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.

ASV: And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

YLT: and the king of Babylon smiteth them, and putteth them to death in Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he removeth Judah from off its own ground.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:28

Hebrew

זֶה הָעָם אֲשֶׁר הֶגְלָה נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר בִּשְׁנַת־שֶׁבַע יְהוּדִים שְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וְעֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃

zeh-ha'am-'asher-hegelah-nevvkhadere'tzar-vishenat-sheva'-yehvdiym-sheloshet-'alafiym-ve'esheriym-vsheloshah

KJV: This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:

AKJV: This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:

ASV: This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty;

YLT: This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar hath removed: in the seventh year, of Jews, three thousand and twenty and three;

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:29

Hebrew

בִּשְׁנַת שְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה לִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר מִירוּשָׁלִַם נֶפֶשׁ שְׁמֹנֶה מֵאוֹת שְׁלֹשִׁים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃

vishenat-shemvoneh-'eshereh-linevvkhadere'tzar-miyrvshaliam-nefesh-shemoneh-me'vot-sheloshiym-vshenayim

KJV: In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:

AKJV: In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:

ASV: in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons;

YLT: in the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar--from Jerusalem, souls, eight hundred thirty and two;

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:30

Hebrew

בִּשְׁנַת שָׁלֹשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים לִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר הֶגְלָה נְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב־טַבָּחִים יְהוּדִים נֶפֶשׁ שְׁבַע מֵאוֹת אַרְבָּעִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ אַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃

vishenat-shalosh-ve'esheriym-linevvkhadere'tzar-hegelah-nevvzare'adan-rav-tavachiym-yehvdiym-nefesh-sheva'-me'vot-'areva'iym-vachamishah-khal-nefesh-'areva'at-'alafiym-veshesh-me'vot

KJV: In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.

AKJV: In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred. ¶

ASV: in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.

YLT: in the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar, hath Nebuzar-Adan chief of the guard removed of Jewish souls, seven hundred forty and five; all the souls are four thousand and six hundred.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:31

Hebrew

וַיְהִי בִשְׁלֹשִׁים וָשֶׁבַע שָׁנָה לְגָלוּת יְהוֹיָכִן מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה בִּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ בְּעֶשְׂרִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ נָשָׂא אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל בִּשְׁנַת מַלְכֻתוֹ אֶת־רֹאשׁ יְהוֹיָכִין מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה וַיֹּצֵא אוֹתוֹ מִבֵּית הכליא הַכְּלֽוּא׃

vayehiy-visheloshiym-vasheva'-shanah-legalvt-yehvoyakhin-melekhe-yehvdah-visheneym-'ashar-chodesh-ve'esheriym-vachamishah-lachodesh-nasha'-'eviyl-merodakhe-melekhe-vavel-vishenat-malekhutvo-'et-ro'sh-yehvoyakhiyn-melekhe-yehvdah-vayotze'-'votvo-miveyt-hkhly'-hakhelv'

KJV: And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil–merodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,

AKJV: And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison.

ASV: And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison;

YLT: And it cometh to pass, in the thirty and seventh year of the removal of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the twenty and fifth of the month, hath Evil-Merodach king of Babylon lifted up, in the year of his reign, the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and bringeth him out from the house of restraint,

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil–merodach king of Babylon in the first year...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:32

Hebrew

וַיְדַבֵּר אִתּוֹ טֹבוֹת וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־כִּסְאוֹ מִמַּעַל לְכִסֵּא מלכים הַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ בְּבָבֶֽל׃

vayedaver-'itvo-tovvot-vayiten-'et-khise'vo-mima'al-lekhise'-mlkhym-hamelakhiym-'asher-'itvo-vevavel

KJV: And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

AKJV: And spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

ASV: and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

YLT: and speaketh with him good things, and setteth his throne above the throne of the kings who are with him in Babylon,

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:33

Hebrew

וְשִׁנָּה אֵת בִּגְדֵי כִלְאוֹ וְאָכַל לֶחֶם לְפָנָיו תָּמִיד כָּל־יְמֵי חַיָּֽו׃

veshinah-'et-vigedey-khile'vo-ve'akhal-lechem-lefanayv-tamiyd-khal-yemey-chayav

KJV: And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.

AKJV: And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.

ASV: and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life:

YLT: and he hath changed his prison garments, and he hath eaten bread before him continually, all the days of his life.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Jeremiah 52:34

Hebrew

וַאֲרֻחָתוֹ אֲרֻחַת תָּמִיד נִתְּנָה־לּוֹ מֵאֵת מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל דְּבַר־יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ עַד־יוֹם מוֹתוֹ כֹּל יְמֵי חַיָּֽיו׃ 1364 52 4 4

va'aruchatvo-'aruchat-tamiyd-nitenah-lvo-me'et-melekhe-vavel-devar-yvom-veyvomvo-'ad-yvom-mvotvo-khol-yemey-chayayv

KJV: And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

AKJV: And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

ASV: and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him by the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.

YLT: And his allowance--a continual allowance--hath been given to him by the king of Babylon, the matter of a day in its day, till the day of his death--all days of his life.

Exposition: Jeremiah 52:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.