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BrLXXὍτι ἐπὶ τὸν θυμὸν Κυρίου ἦν ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλὴμ καὶ ἐν τῷ Ἰούδα, ἕως ἀπέῤῥιψεν αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἠθέτησε Σεδεκίας ἐν τῷ βασιλεῖ Βαβυλῶνος. (Hoti epi ton thumon Kuriou aʸn epi Hierousalaʸm kai en tōi Youda, heōs apeɽɽipsen autous apo prosōpou autou; kai aʸthetaʸse Sedekias en tōi basilei Babulōnos. )
BrTrFor it was [fn]according to the Lord's anger against Jerusalem and on Juda, until he cast them out of his presence, that Sedekias revolted against the king of Babylon.
24:20Lit. it was in the Lord's mind to bring evil upon.
ULTFor on account of the nose of Yahweh it happened in Jerusalem and in Judah, until he threw them away from his face. And Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
USTBecause Yahweh was very angry, he finally drove the people out of Jerusalem and the other places in Judah and sent them to Babylon. ¶ This is what happened when Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
BSBFor because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. § And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.
WEBBEFor through the anger of the LORD, this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence. ¶ Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
NETWhat follows is a record of what happened to Jerusalem and Judah because of the Lord’s anger; he finally threw them out of his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
LSVfor by the anger of YHWH it has been against Jerusalem and against Judah, until He [finally] cast them out from His presence. And Zedekiah rebels against the king of Babylon.
FBVAll this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, because of the Lord's anger, until he eventually banished them from his presence. ¶ Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
T4TYahweh was very angry. So ◄and finally/after he had been patient a long time► he expelled the people of Jerusalem and the other places in Judah and sent them to Babylon. ¶ That is what happened when Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
LEBFor it happened because of the anger of Yahweh, in Jerusalem and in Judah, until they were cast out from his presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
BBEAnd because of the wrath of the Lord, this came about in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had sent them all away from before him: and Zedekiah took up arms against the king of Babylon.
JPSFor through the anger of the LORD 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.
ASVFor 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.
DRAFor the Lord was angry against Jerusalem and against Juda, till he cast them out from his face: and Sedecias revolted from the king of Babylon.
YLTfor, by the anger of Jehovah it hath been against Jerusalem and against Judah, till he cast them out from His presence, that Zedekiah rebelleth against the king of Babylon.
DrbyFor, because the anger of Jehovah was against Jerusalem and against Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
RVFor through the anger of the LORD 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.
WbstrFor through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
KJB-1769For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. (For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Yerusalem and Yudah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. )
KJB-1611For through the anger of the LORD it came to passe in Ierusalem and Iudah, vntill he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
BshpsFor the wrath of the Lorde was moued against Hierusalem & Iuda, vntill he cast them out of his sight: And Zedekia rebelled against the king of Babylon. (For the wrath of the Lord was moved against Yerusalem and Yudah, until he cast them out of his sight: And Zedekia rebelled against the king of Babylon.)
GnvaTherefore certainly the wrath of the Lord was against Ierusalem and Iudah vntill he cast them out of his sight. And Zedekiah rebelled against the King of Babel. (Therefore certainly the wrath of the Lord was against Yerusalem and Yudah until he cast them out of his sight. And Zedekiah rebelled against the King of Babel. )
Cvdlfor thus fortuned it vnto Ierusale thorow the wrath of the LORDE, tyll he had cast them out fro his presence. And Sedechias fell awaye fro the kynge of Babilon. (for thus fortuned it unto Yerusalem through the wrath of the LORD, till he had cast them out from his presence. And Sedechias fell away from the king of Babilon.)
WyclFor the Lord was wrooth ayens Jerusalem, and ayens Juda, til he caste hem awey fro his face; and Sedechie yede awei fro the king of Babiloyne. (For the Lord was wrooth against Yerusalem, and against Yudah, till he cast/threw them away from his face; and Sedechie went away from the king of Babiloyne.)
LuthDenn es geschah also mit Jerusalem und Juda aus dem Zorn des HErr’s, bis daß er sie von seinem Angesicht würfe. Und Zidekia ward abtrünnig vom Könige zu Babel. (Because it happened also with Yerusalem and Yuda out_of to_him anger the LORD’s, until that he they/she/them from his face würfe. And Zidekia what/which abtrünnig from_the kings/king to Babel.)
ClVgIrascebatur enim Dominus contra Jerusalem et contra Judam, donec projiceret eos a facie sua: recessitque Sedecias a rege Babylonis. (Irascebatur because Master on_the_contrary Yerusalem and on_the_contrary Yudam, until proyiceret them from face sua: recessitque Sedecias from rege Babylonis. )
24:18-20 Zedekiah’s reign of eleven years in Jerusalem (597–586 BC) mirrored Jehoiakim’s evil reign (23:36-37). The Lord was judging Jerusalem and Judah for their sins (see 17:19; 20:16-17; 21:12-15; 22:15-20; 23:26-27). • Zedekiah rebelled: Zedekiah’s rebellion may coincide with an anti-Babylonian alliance spearheaded by Pharaoh Apries of Egypt. When Apries became king of Egypt in about 589 BC, he cherished hopes of recovering Egypt’s past glory. Zedekiah appears to have placed his confidence in him (cp. Ezek 17:15-18). Nevertheless, like earlier kings (2 Kgs 17:4; 24:1-3), Zedekiah learned that Egypt would be of little help (cp. 18:20-21; Jer 37:3-10; Ezek 29:6-7).
One of the most significant events in the story of the Old Testament is the exile of Judah to Babylon in 586 B.C. This event–actually the third in a series of exiles to Babylon (the others occurring in 605 B.C. and 597 B.C.)–precipitated several crises in the nation and in Judaism. The northern kingdom of Israel had already been exiled to Assyria over a century earlier in 722 B.C. (2 Kings 15:29; 17:1-6; 1 Chronicles 5:26; see also “Israelites Are Exiled to Assyria” map), and in some ways that exile was even more devastating. Nevertheless, the Temple of the Lord remained intact in Jerusalem as a place where the faithful could continue to offer their sacrifices. With the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple of the Lord at the hands of the Babylonians, however, sacrifices could no longer be offered at the Tabernacle or Temple of the Lord (Leviticus 17:2-4; Deuteronomy 12:5-7), and the Lord’s promise to provide a land for his people and a descendant on the throne of David no doubt seemed abandoned. At the same time, however, the Judean exiles were allowed to maintain their religious traditions in Babylon, and many even began to thrive there, including Daniel and his friends, who served at the royal court (Daniel 1; see also “The Land of Exile” map). One of the last kings of Babylon expanded Babylonia further by capturing the desert oases of Dumah, Tema, Dedan, and Yathrib (see “Oases of the Arabian Desert” map), but eventually the Median Empire to the north merged with the Persian Empire to the southeast and conquered the Babylonian Empire. King Cyrus of Persia then decreed that the exiled Judeans, now called “Jews,” could return to their homeland if they desired (2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra 1-2; see also “Jews Return from Exile” map).
Nebuchadnezzar’s Final Campaign against Judah
2 Kings 23:19-25:30; Jeremiah 39
The final collapse of the southern kingdom of Judah as an independent nation came at the hands of King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon in 586 B.C. Judah had already become a vassal of Egypt in 609 B.C. when King Josiah was killed by Pharaoh Neco at Megiddo (see “Josiah Battles Neco” map). Then in 605 B.C., after Egypt and Assyria were defeated by Nebuchadnezzar at Carchemish, Judah’s vassal loyalty transferred to Babylon. At that time, some of the Judean nobility were sent into exile, including Daniel and his friends (Daniel 1:1-7). Several years later in 597 B.C. a second exile occurred in retaliation for King Jehoiakim’s refusal to continue paying tribute to Babylon, and this likely included the prophet Ezekiel (Ezekiel 1:1-3). Finally, in 586 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar conquered many of the fortified towns throughout Judah and destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple after King Zedekiah refused to submit to his Babylonian overlords any longer. Nebuchadnezzar began this campaign into Judah by heading south along the Great Trunk Road and dividing his forces near Aphek, sending some of them to Jerusalem from the north and others from the southwest. At some point during his siege of Jerusalem, King Hophra of Egypt advanced toward Judah to support Judah’s rebellion against Babylon, and Nebuchadnezzar lifted the siege to confront Hophra (Jeremiah 37:5-8). It is unclear exactly what transpired between Hophra’s forces and Nebuchadnezzar’s forces, but apparently Hophra’s forces returned to Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar’s forces returned to finish besieging Jerusalem. When the Babylonians finally breached the main northern wall, it became clear that all hope was lost, and King Zedekiah and his sons fled on horseback through a gate at the southeastern corner of Jerusalem (see “Jerusalem during the Early Old Testament” map). They followed the Ascent of Adummim toward Jericho, perhaps seeking to escape to Ammon, but the Babylonians captured Zedekiah and his sons on the plains of Jericho and sent them to Riblah. There they killed Zedekiah’s sons, blinded Zedekiah, and sent him to Babylon to die in exile. After completely destroying Jerusalem and the Temple, the Babylonians sent many other Judean nobles and their families to Babylon (see “Judah Is Exiled to Babylon” map) and appointed a Judean named Gedaliah as governor over the region at Mizpah, thus bringing an end to the independent kingdom of Judah. Around this time it also appears that the Edomites took advantage of Judah’s vulnerable situation and captured territory for themselves in the Negev. In response, the prophets Obadiah and Ezekiel pronounced blistering curses upon the Edomites (Obadiah 1:1-21; Ezekiel 25:12-14).
