Jeremiah 52:9

9 They captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath. There the king of Babylon pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah.

Jeremiah 52:9 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 52:9

Then they took the king
King Zedekiah, being left alone, excepting some few with him: and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of
Hamath;
which is supposed to be Antioch in Syria: where he gave judgment upon him;
or "spake with him judgments" ^F18: chided and reproached him for his perfidy and ingratitude; expostulated and reasoned with him upon this subject, exposing his iniquity; and then passed sentence upon him, which was after executed; (See Gill on Jeremiah 39:5).

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 (Myjpvm wta rbdyw) "qui cum eo locutus est judicia", Schmidt. So Cocceius.

Jeremiah 52:9 In-Context

7 Then a section of the city wall was broken down, and all the soldiers fled. Since the city was surrounded by the Babylonians, they waited for nightfall. Then they slipped through the gate between the two walls behind the king’s garden and headed toward the Jordan Valley.

8 But the Babylonian troops chased King Zedekiah and overtook him on the plains of Jericho, for his men had all deserted him and scattered.

9 They captured the king and took him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath. There the king of Babylon pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah.

10 The king of Babylon made Zedekiah watch as he slaughtered his sons. He also slaughtered all the officials of Judah at Riblah.

11 Then he gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in bronze chains, and the king of Babylon led him away to Babylon. Zedekiah remained there in prison until the day of his death.