Isaiah 39:7

New English Translation

‘Some of your very own descendants whom you father will be taken away and will be made eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”

Cross References

2 Kings 24:10

At that time the generals of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon marched to Jerusalem and besieged the city.

2 Kings 24:12

King Jehoiachin of Judah, along with his mother, his servants, his officials, and his eunuchs surrendered to the king of Babylon. The king of Babylon, in the eighth year of his reign, took Jehoiachin prisoner.

2 Kings 24:15

He deported Jehoiachin from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with the king’s mother and wives, his eunuchs, and the high-ranking officials of the land.

2 Chronicles 33:11

So the Lord brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria. They seized Manasseh, put hooks in his nose, bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon.

2 Chronicles 36:10

At the beginning of the year King Nebuchadnezzar ordered him to be brought to Babylon, along with the valuable items in the Lord’s temple. In his place he made his relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 36:20

He deported to Babylon all who escaped the sword. They served him and his sons until the Persian kingdom rose to power.

Jeremiah 39:7

Then he had Zedekiah’s eyes put out and had him bound in chains to be led off to Babylon.