Jeremiah 52:27

27 The king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah went into exile from its land.^[a]

Jeremiah 52:27 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 52:27

And the king of Babylon smote them
Or ordered them to be smitten with the sword; to have their heads cut off, according to Josephus ^F12: and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath;
these being such, no doubt, who obstinately defended the city, and persuaded the prince and people not to surrender the city into the hand of the Chaldeans; and therefore were put to death in cold blood: thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land:
at different times, of which this was the completion; and of which a particular account is given, even of the number of the captives at these several times, in ( Jeremiah 52:28-30 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 Antiqu. l. 10. c. 8. sect. 5.

Jeremiah 52:27 In-Context

25 From the city he took a court official who had been appointed over the warriors; seven trusted royal aides found in the city; the secretary of the commander of the army, who enlisted the people of the land for military duty; and 60 men from the common people who were found within the city.

26 Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

27 The king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah went into exile from its land.

28 These are the people Nebuchadnezzar deported: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;

29 in his eighteenth year, 832 people from Jerusalem;

Footnotes

• [a]. 2 Kg 25:13-21