Jeremiah 52:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

but the Babylonian troops caught up with them near Jericho. The Babylonians arrested Zedekiah, but his soldiers scattered in every direction.

Cross References

Jeremiah 32:4

King Zedekiah will be captured and taken to King Nebuchadnezzar, who will speak with him face to face.

Jeremiah 34:21

These enemies are King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia and his army. They have stopped attacking Jerusalem, but they want to kill King Zedekiah and his high officials. So I will command them to return and attack again. This time they will conquer the city and burn it down, and they will capture Zedekiah and his officials. I will also let them destroy the towns of Judah, so that no one can live there any longer.

Jeremiah 37:17

King Zedekiah secretly had me brought to his palace, where he asked, “Is there any message for us from the LORD?” “Yes, there is, Your Majesty,” I replied. “The LORD is going to let the king of Babylonia capture you.”

Jeremiah 37:18

Then I continued, “Your Majesty, why have you put me in prison? Have I committed a crime against you or your officials or the nation?

Jeremiah 38:23

The Babylonian army will take your wives and children captive, you will be taken as a prisoner to the King of Babylonia, and Jerusalem will be burnt down.”

Jeremiah 39:5

But the Babylonian troops caught up with them near Jericho. They arrested Zedekiah and took him to the town of Riblah in the land of Hamath, where Nebuchadnezzar put him on trial, then found him guilty