Jeremias 52:27

27 And the king of Babylon smote them in Deblatha, in the land of Aemath.

Jeremias 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 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

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

Jeremias 52:27 In-Context

25 and one eunuch, who was over the men of war, and seven men of renown, who were in the king's presence that were found in the city; and the scribe of the forces, who did the part of a scribe to the people of the land; and sixty men of the people of the land, who were found in the midst of the city.
26 And Nabuzardan the captain of the king's guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Deblatha.
27 And the king of Babylon smote them in Deblatha, in the land of Aemath.

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