Jeremiah Chapter 39 verse 5 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 39:5

But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him.
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BBE Jeremiah 39:5

But the Chaldaean army went after them and overtook Zedekiah in the lowlands of Jericho: and they made him a prisoner and took him up to Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, to Riblah in the land of Hamath, to be judged by him.
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DARBY Jeremiah 39:5

And the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and they took him, and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, unto Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he pronounced judgment upon him.
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KJV Jeremiah 39:5

But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.
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WEB Jeremiah 39:5

But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment on him.
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YLT Jeremiah 39:5

And the forces of the Chaldeans pursue after them, and overtake Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and they take him, and bring him up unto Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, to Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he speaketh with him -- judgments.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) In the plains of Jericho.--Here again we have the distinctive word, the Araboth of the Jordan, the enlargement of the Jordan valley, three miles wide, near Jericho. The intention of the king was apparently to make his way to the ford near Jericho, cross the river, and escape to the open country of Gilead.Riblah in the land of Hamath.--The city of Hamath stood on the Orontes, about half-way from its source, near Baalbek, to the bend which it makes at Jisr-hadid, and commanded the whole valley of the river to the defile of Daphne, below Antioch. It was a well-known city at the time of the Exodus (Numbers 13:21; Numbers 34:8), and in that of David was the capital of a kingdom, which became tributary to him and Solomon (2Samuel 8:10; 1Kings 4:21-24). Riblah (still retaining its name, Ribleh), also on the Orontes, and near its source, was a centre from which the great lines of traffic led by the Euphrates to Nineveh, by Palmyra to Babylon, by Lebanon and the coast to Palestine and Egypt, and through the Jordan valley to the Holy Land. It was, therefore, a natural post of observation for the Chaldaean king while his generals were carrying on the sieges of Tyre and Jerusalem. So when Pharaoh-necho was for a time, before the battle of Carchemish, master of the Assyrian territory, it was to Riblah that he summoned Jehoahaz, and there imprisoned him (2Kings 23:33). In this instance Zedekiah was brought before Nebuchadnezzar as a vassal prince who, having received his authority from the Chaldaean king (2Kings 24:17), had rebelled, and met with scant mercy. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewBut the armyחֵיל־ (ḥêl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strengthof the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים (kaś·dîm)Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 3778: Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhabpursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ (way·yir·də·p̄ū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecutethemאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם (’a·ḥă·rê·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's 310: The hind or following partand overtookוַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּ (way·yaś·śi·ḡū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 5381: To reach, overtakeZedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּ֮ (ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6667: Zedekiah -- 'Yah is righteousness', six Israelitesin the plainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת (bə·‘ar·ḇō·wṯ)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 6160: Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galileeof Jericho.יְרֵחוֹ֒ (yə·rê·ḥōw)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 3405: Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by JoshuaThey seizedוַיִּקְח֣וּ (way·yiq·ḥū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 3947: To takehimאֹת֗וֹ (’ō·ṯōw)Direct object marker | third person masculine singularStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative caseand brought him upוַֽ֠יַּעֲלֻהוּ (way·ya·‘ă·lu·hū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singularStrong's 5927: To ascend, in, activelytoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧ר (nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣar)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 5019: Nebuchadnezzar -- 'Nebo, protect the boundary', a Babylonian kingkingמֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4428: A kingof Babylonבָּבֶ֛ל (bā·ḇel)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital cityat Riblahרִבְלָ֖תָה (riḇ·lā·ṯāh)Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularStrong's 7247: Riblah -- a city in Hamath, also one on southeast border of Israelin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 776: Earth, landof Hamath,חֲמָ֑ת (ḥă·māṯ)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 2574: Hamath -- a place North of Damascuswhere he pronouncedוַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (way·ḏab·bêr)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subduejudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃ (miš·pā·ṭîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, styleon him.אִתּ֖וֹ (’it·tōw)Direct object marker | third person masculine singularStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative caseJump to PreviousAr Army Babylon Babylonian Chaldeans Chalde'ans Forces Hamath Jericho Judgment Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadrezzar Nebuchadrez'zar Overtook Passed Plains Pursue Pursued Riblah Seized Sentence Zedekiah Zedeki'ah