Jeremiah 39:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.”
Jeremiah 39:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 39:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 39:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then the king of Babylon killed Zedekiah’s sons in Riblah before his eyes. The king of Babylon also killed all the nobles of Judah.”
Jeremiah 39:6 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 39:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.”
Jeremiah 39:6 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 39:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king of Babylon slaughtereth the sons of Zedekiah, in Riblah, before his eyes, yea, all the freemen of Judah hath the king of Babylon slaughtered.”
Jeremiah 39:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 39:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes, and the king of Babylon slaughtered all the nobles of Judah; ”
Jeremiah 39:6 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 39:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the King of Babel slewe the sonnes of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the King of Babel slewe all the nobles of Iudah.”
Jeremiah 39:6 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 39:6 in Context — Jeremiah 39
4 And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.
5 But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.
6 Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.
7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
8 And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
What Does Jeremiah 39:6 Mean?
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