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Moreover he put out Zedekiah`s eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
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God's Precise Prophecy
Commentators emphasize how Zedekiah's fate fulfilled two seemingly contradictory prophecies. He saw the king of Babylon () right before his eyes were put out, and was then taken to Babylon, a city he would never see (). Scholars see this as powerful proof of God's foreknowledge and the absolute reliability of Scripture.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare the marginal reference. The differences between the two accounts are slight.
19th Century
Anglican
Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes.—The special form of punishment is noticeable as fulfilling two prophecies:
16th Century
Protestant
Here was an accumulation of misery: the king had his eyes pulled out, after having been a witness to the slaughter of his own sons! He then saw pil…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes By what means is not certain; however, hereby the prophecy of Jeremiah was fulfi…
Jerusalem was so strong, that the inhabitants believed the enemy could never enter it. But sin provoked God to withdraw his protection, and then it…
13th Century
Catholic
This section describes the ordering of the remnant of the people after they were taken captive. It is divided into three parts:
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