Jeremiah 52:2

2 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.

Jeremiah 52:2 in Other Translations

2 And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

2 But Zedekiah did what was evil in the LORD ’s sight, just as Jehoiakim had done.

2 As far as God was concerned, Zedekiah was just one more evil king, a carbon copy of Jehoiakim.

2 Zedekiah did what was evil in the Lord's sight just as Jehoiakim had done.

Jeremiah 52:2 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 52:2

And he did [that which was] evil in the eyes of the Lord
Though we do not read of any idolatry he was guilty of; yet he was disobedient to the word of the Lord, and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet of the Lord, that spoke in his name; and particularly he rebelled against the king of Babylon, and violated the oath he made to him, ( 2 Chronicles 36:12 2 Chronicles 36:13 ) ; according to all that Jehoiakim had done;
an elder brother of his, who reigned after Josiah, and before Jehoiachin.

Jeremiah 52:2 In-Context

1 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.

2 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.

3 It was because of the LORD’s anger that all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah, and in the end he thrust them from his presence. Now Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

4 So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his whole army. They encamped outside the city and built siege works all around it.

5 The city was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

Cross References

• 1. S Jeremiah 36:30