Jeremías 39:7

7 Luego mandó que a Sedequías le sacaran los ojos y le pusieran cadenas de bronce, para llevarlo a Babilonia.

Jeremías 39:7 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 39:7

Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes
By what means is not certain; however, hereby the prophecy of Jeremiah was fulfilled, that his eyes should see the king of Babylon, as they did, before they were put out, and that he should not die by the sword, ( Jeremiah 34:3 Jeremiah 34:4 ) ; and also the prophecy of Ezekiel, ( Ezekiel 12:13 ) ; that he should be brought to Babylon, and yet should not see it; for his eyes were put out before he was carried there: a full proof this of the prescience of God; of his foreknowledge of future and contingent events; of the truth and certainty of prophecy, and of the authority of divine revelation: and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon;
with two brass or iron chains, or fetters, for both his legs; and thus bound he was carried to Babylon, where he remained to the day of his death.

Jeremías 39:7 In-Context

5 Pero el ejército babilónico los persiguió hasta alcanzarlos en las llanuras de Jericó. Capturaron a Sedequías y lo llevaron ante Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, que estaba en Riblá, en el territorio de Jamat. Allí dictó sentencia contra Sedequías,

6 y ante sus propios ojos hizo degollar a sus hijos, lo mismo que a todos los nobles de Judá.

7 Luego mandó que a Sedequías le sacaran los ojos y le pusieran cadenas de bronce, para llevarlo a Babilonia.

8 Los babilonios prendieron fuego al palacio real y a las casas del pueblo, y derribaron los muros de Jerusalén.

9 Finalmente Nabuzaradán, el comandante de la guardia, llevó cautivos a Babilonia tanto al resto de la población como a los desertores, es decir, a todos los que quedaban.