{"id":1512,"date":"2023-08-19T13:20:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T11:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcgill.org.za\/stuff\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2023-08-19T17:12:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T15:12:53","slug":"jeremiah-52-vs-2-kings-25-compared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcgill.org.za\/stuff\/archives\/1512","title":{"rendered":"Jeremiah 52 vs 2 Kings 25 compared"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The end of Jeremiah (52:1-34) and the end of 2 Kings (2 Kings 24:18-25:30) are almost word-for-word identical. Here is a comparison done with wdiff<\/code>. You can see that one of the very first differences is the question about the comma after Hamutal. This is not known as the comma jeremiahian<\/em>, but it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The part that is crossed out is Jeremiah 52<\/s>. The text in bold is 2 Kings 25<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Zedekiah was one and<\/del> twenty and one<\/b> years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal<\/del> Hamutal,<\/b> the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.\n And he did that which was evil in the eyes<\/del> sight<\/b> of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.\n For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till<\/del> until<\/b> he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.\nAnd it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar<\/del> Nebuchadnezzar<\/b> king of Babylon came, he<\/del> he,<\/b> and all his army,<\/del> host,<\/b> against Jerusalem, and pitched against it,<\/del> it;<\/b> and they<\/b> built forts against it round about.\nSo<\/del>\nAnd<\/b> the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.\nAnd in the fourth month, in<\/del> on<\/b> the ninth day of the month,<\/del> fourth month<\/b> the famine was sore<\/del> prevailed<\/b> in the city, so that<\/del> and<\/b> there was no bread for the people of the land.\nThen<\/del>\nAnd<\/b> the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city<\/del> fled<\/b> by night by the way of the gate between the<\/del> two walls, which was<\/del> is<\/b> by the king’s garden;<\/del> garden:<\/b> (now the Chaldeans<\/del> Chaldees<\/b> were by<\/del> against<\/b> the city round about:) and they<\/del> the king<\/b> went by<\/del> the way of<\/del> toward<\/b> the plain.\nBut<\/del>\nAnd<\/b> the army of the Chaldeans<\/del> Chaldees<\/b> pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah<\/del> him<\/b> in the plains of Jericho;<\/del> Jericho:<\/b> and all his army was<\/del> were<\/b> scattered from him.\nThen<\/del>\nSo<\/b> they took the king, and carried<\/del> brought<\/b> him up unto<\/del> to<\/b> the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he<\/del> Riblah; and they<\/b> gave judgment upon him.\nAnd the king of Babylon<\/del> they<\/b> slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.\n Then he<\/del> eyes, and<\/b> put out the eyes of Zedekiah;<\/del> Zedekiah,<\/b> and the king of Babylon<\/del> bound him in chains,<\/del> with fetters of brass,<\/b> and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.\n Now<\/del> Babylon.\nAnd<\/b> in the fifth month, in<\/del> on<\/b> the tenth<\/del> seventh<\/b> day of the month, which was<\/del> is<\/b> the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar<\/del> king Nebuchadnezzar<\/b> king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served<\/del> a servant of<\/b> the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,<\/del> unto Jerusalem:<\/b>\nAnd burned<\/del> he burnt<\/b> the house of the LORD, and the king’s house;<\/del> house,<\/b> and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the<\/del> every<\/b> great men, burned<\/del> man’s house burnt<\/b> he with fire:<\/del> fire.<\/b>\n And all the army of the Chaldeans,<\/del> Chaldees,<\/b> that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all<\/del> the walls of Jerusalem round about.\n Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and<\/del>\n Now<\/b> the residue<\/del> rest<\/b> of the people that remained<\/del> were left<\/b> in the city, and those that fell away,<\/del> the fugitives<\/b> that fell away<\/b> to the king of Babylon, and<\/del> with<\/b> the rest<\/del> remnant<\/b> of the multitude.\n But<\/del> multitude, did<\/b> Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away.\n But the captain of the guard<\/b> left certain<\/del> of the poor of the land for<\/del> to be<\/b> vinedressers and for<\/del> husbandmen.\n Also<\/del>\n And<\/b> the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did<\/b> the Chaldeans brake,<\/del> Chaldees break in pieces,<\/b> and carried all<\/del> the brass of them to Babylon.\n The caldrons also,<\/del>\n And the pots,<\/b> and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the<\/del> spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.\n And the basons, and the<\/del> firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was<\/del> such things as were<\/b> of gold<\/del> gold,<\/b> in gold, and that which was<\/del> of silver<\/del> silver,<\/b> in silver, took<\/del> the captain of the guard took<\/b> away.\n The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under<\/del> the bases,<\/del> bases<\/b> which king<\/del> Solomon had made in<\/del> for<\/b> the house of the LORD:<\/del> LORD;<\/b> the brass of all these vessels was without weight.\n And concerning the pillars, the<\/del>\n The<\/b> height of the<\/b> one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it;<\/del> cubits,<\/b> and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.\n And a<\/del> chapiter of brass was<\/del> upon it;<\/del> it was brass:<\/b> and the height of one<\/del> the<\/b> chapiter was five cubits, with network<\/del> three cubits; and the wreathen work,<\/b> and pomegranates upon the chapiters<\/del> chapiter<\/b> round about, all of brass. The second pillar also<\/del> brass:<\/b> and the pomegranates were<\/del> like unto these.\n And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon<\/del> these had<\/b> the network were an hundred round about.<\/del> second pillar with wreathen work.<\/b>\n And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:\n He took also<\/del>\n And<\/b> out of the city he took<\/b> an eunuch, which had the charge of<\/del> officer that was set over<\/b> the men of war;<\/del> war,<\/b> and seven<\/del> five<\/b> men of them that were near<\/del> in<\/b> the king’s person,<\/del> presence,<\/b> which were found in the city;<\/del> city,<\/b> and the principal scribe of the host, who<\/del> which<\/b> mustered the people of the land;<\/del> land,<\/b> and threescore men of the people of the land,<\/del> land<\/b> that were found in the midst of the city.\n So<\/del> city:\n And<\/b> Nebuzaradan the<\/del> captain of the guard took them,<\/del> these,<\/b> and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.<\/del> Riblah:<\/b>\n And the king of Babylon smote them, and put<\/del> slew<\/b> them to death in<\/del> at<\/b> Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus<\/del> So<\/b> Judah was carried away captive<\/del> out of his own<\/del> their<\/b> land.\n This is<\/del>\n And as for<\/b> the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive:<\/del> that remained<\/b> in the seventh year three thousand Jews<\/del> land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.\n And when all the captains of the armies, they<\/b> and three<\/del> their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah,<\/b> and twenty:\n In<\/del> Johanan<\/b> the eighteenth year<\/del> son<\/b> of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty<\/del> Careah,<\/b> and two persons:\n In<\/del> Seraiah<\/b> the three<\/del> son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite,<\/b> and twentieth year<\/del> Jaazaniah the son<\/b> of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan<\/del> a Maachathite, they and their men.\n And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be<\/b> the captain<\/del> servants<\/b> of the guard carried away captive<\/del> Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.\n But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son<\/b> of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and<\/b> the Jews seven hundred forty<\/del> and five persons: all<\/del> the persons<\/del> Chaldees that<\/b> were four thousand<\/del> with him at Mizpah.\n And all the people, both small<\/b> and six hundred.<\/del> great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.<\/b>\n And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in<\/del> on<\/b> the five<\/del> seven<\/b> and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first<\/del> year of his<\/del> that he began to<\/b> reign lifted<\/del> did lift<\/b> up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth<\/del> Judah<\/b> out of prison,<\/del> prison;<\/b>\n And he<\/b> spake kindly unto<\/del> to<\/b> him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,<\/del> Babylon;<\/b>\n And changed his prison garments: and he did continually<\/del> eat bread continually<\/b> before him all the days of his life.\n And for<\/del> his diet, there<\/del> allowance<\/b> was a continual diet<\/del> allowance<\/b> given him of the king of Babylon, every day<\/del> king,<\/b> a portion until the day of his death,<\/del> daily rate for every day,<\/b> all the days of his life.\n\n\n\n\n

There are a few implications about this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n