Yeremia 52:1-2

The Fall of Jerusalem

52:1 ¹ Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem ²  for eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal ³  daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah. 52:2 He did what displeased the Lord ⁴  just as Jehoiakim had done.

[52:1]  ¹ sn This final chapter does not mention Jeremiah, but its description of the downfall of Jerusalem and exile of the people validates the prophet’s ministry.

[52:1]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[52:1]  ³ tn Some textual witnesses support the Kethib (consonantal text) in reading “Hamital.”

[52:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “what was evil in the eyes of the Lord.”