Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 39:7

"Moreover he put out Zedekiah`s eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon." — Jeremiah 39:7 (ASV)

Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes.—The special form of punishment is noticeable as fulfilling two prophecies:

1. that Zedekiah should see the king of Babylon and be taken to that city (Jeremiah 32:4);
2. that though he was to die in Babylon, he should never see it (Ezekiel 12:13).

Beyond this, the fate of the last king of Judah is buried in darkness. His brother Jehoiachin was already a prisoner in Babylon (2 Kings 24:15), but we do not know whether the two were allowed to meet. Twenty-six years later Jehoiachin was released by Evil-merodach (2 Kings 25:27); but there is no mention of Zedekiah, and it is a natural inference that his sufferings had ended previously.

Bound him with chains.—Literally, as in the margin, with two brazen chains.