Cross Reference 2 KINGS 25:7 AND THEY SLEW THE SONS OF ZEDEKIAH BEFORE HIS EYES AND PUT OUT THE EYES OF ZEDEKIAH AND BOUND HIM WITH FETTERS OF BRASS AND CARRIED HIM TO BABYLON

{2 Kings 25:7} And they slew 7819 z8804 the sons 1121 of Zedekiah 6667 before his eyes, 5869 and put out 5786 z8765 x853 the eyes 5869 of Zedekiah, 6667 and bound 631 z8799 him with fetters y5178 of brass, 5178 and carried 935 z8686 him to Babylon. 894

they slew:
"And she went,² °¹ and sat her downª ° over againstª ¹ [him] a good way off,ª ° as it were a bowshot:ª ª ° for¹ she said,ª ° Let me not¹ seeª ° the deathª of the child.ª And she satª ° over against¹ ¹ [him], and lift upª °¹ her voice,ª and wept.ª °" {Gen 21:16} + "For¹ howª shall I go upª ° to¹ my father,ª and the ladª [be] not¹ with¹ me? lest peradventure¹ I seeª ° the evilª that¹ shall come onª °¹ my father.ª" {Gen 44:34} + "So that thou shalt be¹ madª ° for the sightª ¹ of thine eyesª which¹ thou shalt see.ª °" {Deu 28:34} + "Thus¹ saithª ° the LORD,ª Writeª ° ye¹ this¹ manª childless,ª a manª [that] shall not¹ prosperª ° in his days:ª for¹ no¹ manª of his seedª ¹ shall prosper,ª ° sittingª ° upon¹ the throneª of David,ª and rulingª ° any more¹ in Judah.ª" {Jer 22:30} + "Then the kingª of Babylonª slewª °¹ the sonsª of Zedekiahª in Riblahª before his eyes:ª also the kingª of Babylonª slewª ° all¹ the noblesª of Judah.ª ... Moreover he put outª ° Zedekiah's² ¹ eyes,ª and boundª ° him with chains,ª to carryª ° him to Babylon.ª" {Jer 39:6-7} + "And the kingª of Babylonª slewª °¹ the sonsª of Zedekiahª before his eyes:ª he slewª ° also¹ ¹ all¹ the princesª of Judahª in Riblah.ª ... Then he put outª ° the eyesª of Zedekiah;ª and the kingª of Babylonª boundª ° him in chains,ª and carriedª ° him to Babylon,ª and putª ° him in prisonª ª till¹ the dayª of his death.ª" {Jer 52:10-11}

and put out:
Heb. and made blind, Thus were fulfilled the apparently contradictory prophecies of Jeremiah and Ezekiel - that his eyes should see the king of Babylon, but Babylon he should not see, though he should die there. "And Zedekiahª kingª of Judahª shall not¹ escapeª ° out of the handª ¹ of the Chaldeans,ª but¹ shall surely² ° be deliveredª ° into the handª of the kingª of Babylon,ª and shall speakª ° with¹ him mouthª to mouth,ª and his eyesª shall beholdª °¹ his eyes;ª ... And he shall lead² °¹ ¹ Zedekiahª to Babylon,ª and there¹ shall he be¹ until¹ I visitª ° him, saithª ° the LORD:ª though¹ ye fightª ° with¹ the Chaldeans,ª ye shall not¹ prosper.ª °" {Jer 32:4-5} + "And thou¹ shalt not¹ escape¹ out² ° of his hand,ª ¹ but¹ shalt surely² ° be taken,ª ° and deliveredª ° into his hand;ª and thine eyesª shall beholdª °¹ the eyesª of the kingª of Babylon,ª and he shall speakª ° with¹ thee mouthª to mouth,ª and thou shalt goª ° to Babylon.ª" {Jer 34:3} + "¹ My netª also will I spreadª ° upon¹ him, and he shall be takenª ° in my snare:ª and I will bringª ° him to Babylonª [to] the landª of the Chaldeans;ª yet shall he not¹ seeª ° it, though he shall dieª ° there.¹ ... But I will leaveª ° a fewª men² ¹ of¹ them from the sword,ª ¹ from the famine,ª ¹ and from the pestilence;ª ¹ that¹ they may declareª °¹ all¹ their abominationsª among the heathenª whither¹ ¹ they come;ª ° and they shall knowª ° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Ezk 12:13-16}

bound him:
"But the Philistinesª tookª ° him, and put outª °¹ his eyes,ª and brought him downª °¹ to Gaza,ª and boundª ° him with fetters of brass;ª and he did¹ grindª ° in the prison² °¹ house.ª" {Jdg 16:21} + "Wherefore the LORDª broughtª ° upon¹ ¹ them the captains¹ of² the host ofª the kingª of Assyria,ª which¹ tookª °¹ Manassehª among the thorns,ª and bound¹ him² ° with fetters,ª and carried² °¹ him to Babylon.ª" {2Ch 33:11} + "Against¹ him came upª ° Nebuchadnezzarª kingª of Babylon,ª and boundª ° him in fetters,ª to carry² °¹ him to Babylon.ª" {2Ch 36:6} + "Such as sitª ° in darknessª and in the shadow of death,ª [being] boundª in afflictionª and iron;ª ... Because¹ they rebelled² ° against¹ the wordsª of God,ª and contemnedª ° the counselª of the most High:ª" {Psa 107:10-11} + "To bindª ° their kingsª with chains,ª and their noblesª ° with fettersª of iron;ª" {Psa 149:8} + "The kingª shall mourn,ª ° and the princeª shall be clothedª ° with desolation,ª and the handsª of the peopleª of the landª shall be troubled:ª ° I will doª ° unto them after their way,ª ¹ and according to their desertsª will I judgeª ° them; and they shall knowª ° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Ezk 7:27} + "[As] I¹ live,ª saithª ° the Lordª GOD,ª surely¹ ¹ in the placeª [where] the kingª [dwelleth] that made him king,ª °¹ whose¹ ¹ oathª he despised,ª ° and whose¹ ¹ covenantª he brake,ª ° [even] with¹ him in the midstª of Babylonª he shall die.ª ° ... And I will spreadª ° my netª upon¹ him, and he shall be takenª ° in my snare,ª and I will bringª ° him to Babylon,ª and will pleadª ° with¹ him there¹ for his trespassª ° that¹ he hath trespassed² ¹ against me." {Ezk 17:16-20}

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