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But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and when they had taken him, they brought him up to King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.(A)

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The king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah at Riblah before his eyes; also the king of Babylon slaughtered all the nobles of Judah.(A)

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At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his stallions,
    at the clatter of his chariots, at the rumbling of their wheels,
parents do not turn back for children,
    so feeble are their hands,(A)

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40 They shall bring up a mob against you, and they shall stone you and cut you to pieces with their swords.(A)

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15 therefore hearts melt,
    and many stumble.
At all their gates I have set
    the point[a] of the sword.
Ah! It is made for flashing;
    it is drawn for slaughter.

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Footnotes

  1. 21.15 Meaning of Heb uncertain

19 Mortal, mark out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to come; both of them shall issue from the same land. And make a signpost; make it for a fork in the road leading to a city;(A)

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