JEREMIAH 39

THE FALL OF JERUSALEM 

Babylon fully sieges Jerusalem, taking Zedekiah and the people of Judah into exile. Buildings are burned down and the city walls are destroyed. This chapter highlights the culmination of Jeremiah’s warnings, describing his prophecies becoming reality.

Zedekiah attempts to flee, but Nebuchadnezzar brutally murders his sons before his eyes. This was Zedekiah’s last sight, as his eyes were gouged out immediately afterward.

Because Jeremiah previously urged Judah to surrender to Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar tells the officials not to harm Jeremiah. Ebed-Melek will also be protected for saving Jeremiah from the cistern.