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They killed the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
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God's Word Fulfilled
Commentators unanimously highlight a remarkable fulfillment of prophecy. Jeremiah predicted Zedekiah would be taken to Babylon, while Ezekiel prophesied he would not see it. Both came true: after his eyes were put out, he was taken to Babylon, a place he would inhabit but never see. This demonstrates the perfect precision and sovereignty of God's prophetic word.
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2 Kings
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Before his eyes - This particular form of cruelty seems to have especially shocked the Jews, whose customs were less barbaric than those of …
19th Century
Anglican
And they slew ... — The verbs are all singular in Jeremiah 39:6 and Jeremiah 52:10-11, so the acts in question are attributed dire…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Kings 25:1)
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