The Book of Jeremiah, Chapter 52ירמיהו 52

בֶּן עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַחַ֤ת שָׁנָה֙ צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ חמיטל חֲמוּטַ֥ל בַּֽת יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מִלִּבְנָֽה

Zedekiah one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂ֖ה יְהוֹיָקִֽים

And he did evil in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

כִּ֣י עַל אַ֣ף יְהוָ֗ה הָֽיְתָה֙ בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם וִֽיהוּדָ֔ה עַד הִשְׁלִיכ֥וֹ אוֹתָ֖ם מֵעַ֣ל פָּנָ֑יו וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּמֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל

For through the anger of YHWH it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

וַיְהִי֩ בַשָּׁנָ֨ה הַתְּשִׁעִ֜ית לְמָלְכ֗וֹ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי֮ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ֒ בָּ֠א נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨ר מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֜ל ה֤וּא וְכָל חֵילוֹ֙ עַל יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ עָלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּבְנ֥וּ עָלֶ֛יהָ דָּיֵ֖ק סָבִֽיב

And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth of the month, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.

וַתָּבֹ֥א הָעִ֖יר בַּמָּצ֑וֹר עַ֚ד עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ

So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הָֽרְבִיעִי֙ בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָרָעָ֖ב בָּעִ֑יר וְלֹא הָיָ֥ה לֶ֖חֶם לְעַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ

And in the fourth month, in the ninth of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

וַתִּבָּקַ֣ע הָעִ֗יר וְכָל אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֡ה יִבְרְחוּ֩ וַיֵּצְא֨וּ מֵהָעִ֜יר לַ֗יְלָה דֶּ֜רֶךְ שַׁ֤עַר בֵּין הַחֹמֹתַ֨יִם֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל גַּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים עַל הָעִ֖יר סָבִ֑יב וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה

Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.

וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ חֵיל כַּשְׂדִּים֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּשִּׂ֥יגוּ אֶת צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת יְרֵח֑וֹ וְכָל חֵיל֔וֹ נָפֹ֖צוּ מֵעָלָֽיו

But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.

וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙ אֶת הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּעֲל֨וּ אֹת֜וֹ אֶל מֶ֧לֶךְ בָּבֶ֛ל רִבְלָ֖תָה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ מִשְׁפָּטִֽים

Then they took the king, and carried him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.

וַיִּשְׁחַ֧ט מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֛ל אֶת בְּנֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ לְעֵינָ֑יו וְגַ֛ם אֶת כָּל שָׂרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה שָׁחַ֥ט בְּרִבְלָֽתָה

And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.

וְאֶת עֵינֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִוֵּ֑ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּ בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֗יִם וַיְבִאֵ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶל֙ בָּבֶ֔לָה וַיִּתְּנֵ֥הוּ בבית בֵֽית הַפְּקֻדֹּ֖ת עַד י֥וֹם מוֹתֽוֹ

Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

וּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ הִ֗יא שְׁנַת֙ תְּשַֽׁע עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֑ל בָּ֗א נְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ רַב טַבָּחִ֔ים עָמַ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם

Now in the fifth month, in the tenth of the month, which the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,

וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף אֶת בֵּית יְהוָ֖ה וְאֶת בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְאֵ֨ת כָּל בָּתֵּ֧י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם וְאֶת כָּל בֵּ֥ית הַגָּד֖וֹל שָׂרַ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ

And burned the house of YHWH, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great , burned he with fire:

וְאֶת כָּל חֹמ֥וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם סָבִ֑יב נָֽתְצוּ֙ כָּל חֵ֣יל כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֶת רַב טַבָּחִֽים

And all the army of the Chaldeans, that with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

וּמִדַּלּ֨וֹת הָעָ֜ם וְֽאֶת יֶ֥תֶר הָעָ֣ם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים בָּעִ֗יר וְאֶת הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָֽפְלוּ֙ אֶל מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל וְאֵ֖ת יֶ֣תֶר הָֽאָמ֑וֹן הֶגְלָ֕ה נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב טַבָּחִֽים

Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

וּמִדַּלּ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ הִשְׁאִ֕יר נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב טַבָּחִ֑ים לְכֹרְמִ֖ים וּלְיֹגְבִֽים

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.

וְאֶת עַמּוּדֵ֨י הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְבֵית יְהוָ֗ה וְֽאֶת הַמְּכֹנ֞וֹת וְאֶת יָ֧ם הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּבֵית יְהוָ֖ה שִׁבְּר֣וּ כַשְׂדִּ֑ים וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ אֶת כָּל נְחֻשְׁתָּ֖ם בָּבֶֽלָה

Also the pillars of brass that in the house of YHWH, and the bases, and the brasen sea that in the house of YHWH, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.

וְאֶת הַ֠סִּרוֹת וְאֶת הַיָּעִ֨ים וְאֶת הַֽמְזַמְּר֜וֹת וְאֶת הַמִּזְרָקֹ֣ת וְאֶת הַכַּפּ֗וֹת וְאֵ֨ת כָּל כְּלֵ֧י הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת אֲשֶׁר יְשָׁרְת֥וּ בָהֶ֖ם לָקָֽחוּ

The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.

וְאֶת הַ֠סִּפִּים וְאֶת הַמַּחְתּ֨וֹת וְאֶת הַמִּזְרָק֜וֹת וְאֶת הַסִּיר֣וֹת וְאֶת הַמְּנֹר֗וֹת וְאֶת הַכַּפּוֹת֙ וְאֶת הַמְּנַקִי֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֤ר זָהָב֙ זָהָ֔ב וַאֲשֶׁר כֶּ֖סֶף כָּ֑סֶף לָקַ֖ח רַב טַבָּחִֽים

And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; which of gold gold, and which of silver silver, took the captain of the guard away.

הָעַמּוּדִ֣ים שְׁנַ֗יִם הַיָּ֤ם אֶחָד֙ וְהַבָּקָ֞ר שְׁנֵים עָשָׂ֤ר נְחֹ֨שֶׁת֙ אֲשֶׁר תַּ֣חַת הַמְּכֹנ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֛ה הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה לֹא הָיָ֣ה מִשְׁקָ֔ל לִנְחֻשְׁתָּ֖ם כָּל הַכֵּלִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה

The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of YHWH: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

וְהָעַמּוּדִ֗ים שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה אַמָּה֙ קומה קוֹמַת֙ הָעַמֻּ֣ד הָאֶחָ֔ד וְח֛וּט שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה אַמָּ֖ה יְסֻבֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָבְי֛וֹ אַרְבַּ֥ע אַצְבָּע֖וֹת נָבֽוּב

And the pillars, the height of one pillar eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof four fingers: hollow.

וְכֹתֶ֨רֶת עָלָ֜יו נְחֹ֗שֶׁת וְקוֹמַ֨ת הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת הָאַחַת֮ חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּוֹת֒ וּשְׂבָכָ֨ה וְרִמּוֹנִ֧ים עַֽל הַכּוֹתֶ֛רֶת סָבִ֖יב הַכֹּ֣ל נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וְכָאֵ֛לֶּה לַֽעַמּ֥וּד הַשֵּׁנִ֖י וְרִמּוֹנִֽים

And a chapiter of brass upon it; and the height of one chapiter five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates like to these.

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ הָֽרִמֹּנִ֔ים תִּשְׁעִ֥ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֖ה ר֑וּחָה כָּל הָרִמּוֹנִ֥ים מֵאָ֛ה עַל הַשְּׂבָכָ֖ה סָבִֽיב

And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; all the pomegranates upon the network an hundred round about.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח רַב טַבָּחִ֗ים אֶת שְׂרָיָה֙ כֹּהֵ֣ן הָרֹ֔אשׁ וְאֶת צְפַנְיָ֖ה כֹּהֵ֣ן הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וְאֶת שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת שֹׁמְרֵ֥י הַסַּֽף

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

וּמִן הָעִ֡יר לָקַח֩ סָרִ֨יס אֶחָ֜ד אֲֽשֶׁר הָיָ֥ה פָקִ֣יד עַל אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וְשִׁבְעָ֨ה אֲנָשִׁ֜ים מֵרֹאֵ֤י פְנֵי הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִמְצְא֣וּ בָעִ֔יר וְאֵ֗ת סֹפֵר֙ שַׂ֣ר הַצָּבָ֔א הַמַּצְבִּ֖א אֶת עַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים אִישׁ֙ מֵעַ֣ם הָאָ֔רֶץ הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖ים בְּת֥וֹךְ הָעִֽיר

He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח אוֹתָ֔ם נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב טַבָּחִ֑ים וַיֹּ֧לֶךְ אוֹתָ֛ם אֶל מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל רִבְלָֽתָה

So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.

וַיַּכֶּ֣ה אוֹתָם֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ בָּבֶ֧ל וַיְמִתֵ֛ם בְּרִבְלָ֖ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת וַיִּ֥גֶל יְהוּדָ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל אַדְמָתֽוֹ

And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.

זֶ֣ה הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶגְלָ֖ה נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֑ר בִּשְׁנַת שֶׁ֕בַע יְהוּדִ֕ים שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה

This the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:

בִּשְׁנַ֛ת שְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה לִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֑ר מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם נֶ֕פֶשׁ שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֖וֹת שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם

In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שָׁלֹ֣שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים֮ לִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֒ הֶגְלָ֗ה נְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ רַב טַבָּחִ֔ים יְהוּדִ֕ים נֶ֕פֶשׁ שְׁבַ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת אַרְבָּעִ֣ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑ה כָּל נֶ֕פֶשׁ אַרְבַּ֥עַת אֲלָפִ֖ים וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת

In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons four thousand and six hundred.

וַיְהִי֩ בִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וָשֶׁ֜בַע שָׁנָ֗ה לְגָלוּת֙ יְהוֹיָכִ֣ן מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה בִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙ חֹ֔דֶשׁ בְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ נָשָׂ֡א אֱוִ֣יל מְרֹדַךְ֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ בָּבֶ֜ל בִּשְׁנַ֣ת מַלְכֻת֗וֹ אֶת רֹאשׁ֙ יְהוֹיָכִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיֹּצֵ֥א אוֹת֖וֹ מִבֵּ֥ית הכליא הַכְּלֽוּא

And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison,

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ טֹב֑וֹת וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת כִּסְא֔וֹ מִמַּ֗עַל לְכִסֵּ֧א מלכים הַמְּלָכִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ בְּבָבֶֽל

And spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that with him in Babylon,

וְשִׁנָּ֕ה אֵ֖ת בִּגְדֵ֣י כִלְא֑וֹ וְאָכַ֨ל לֶ֧חֶם לְפָנָ֛יו תָּמִ֖יד כָּל יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽו

And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.

וַאֲרֻחָת֗וֹ אֲרֻחַת֩ תָּמִ֨יד נִתְּנָה לּ֜וֹ מֵאֵ֧ת מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֛ל דְּבַר י֥וֹם בְּיוֹמ֖וֹ עַד י֣וֹם מוֹת֑וֹ כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽיו

And his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.