Jeremiah 39:6

Jeremiah 39:6 

Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.

a. ASV: Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.

b. YLT: And the king of Babylon slaughtereth the sons of Zedekiah, in Riblah, before his eyes, yea, all the freemen of Judah hath the king of Babylon slaughtered.

c. Classic Amplified: Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah at Riblah before his eyes; also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.

d. Septuagint: [In the Septuagint Jeremiah 39:1-3 & 39:14-18 are found in Jeremiah 46:1-3 & 46:14-18]

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: The king of Babylonia slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons in Riblah before his eyes; and the king of Babylonia slaughtered all the noblemen of Judah.

1. “Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes…”

a. [Then the] king [Strong: 4428 melek, meh'-lek; from H4427; a king:—king, royal.]

b. [of] Babylon [Strong: 894 Bâbel, baw-bel'; from H1101; confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire:—Babel, Babylon.]

c. slew [Strong: 7819 shâchaṭ, shaw-khat'; a primitive root; to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre):—kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.]

d. [the] sons [Strong: 1121 bên, bane; from H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.):—afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, × in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, rebel, + robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, + spark, steward, + stranger, × surely, them of, + tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

e. Zedekiah [Strong: 6667 Tsidqîyâh, tsid-kee-yaw'; or צִדְקִיָּהוּ Tsidqîyâhûw; from H6664 and H3050; right of Jah; Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites:—Zedekiah, Zidkijah.]

f. [in] Riblah [Strong: 7247 Riblâh, rib-law'; from an unused root meaning to be fruitful; fertile; Riblah, a place in Syria:—Riblah.]

g. [before his] eyes [Strong: 5869 ʻayin, ah'-yin; probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape):—affliction, outward appearance, before, think best, colour, conceit, be content, countenance, displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), × him, humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), × me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, regard, resemblance, sight, × thee, × them, +
think, × us, well, × you(-rselves).]

h. [before his] eyes [Strong: 5869 ʻayin, ah'-yin; probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape):—affliction, outward appearance, before, think best, colour, conceit, be content, countenance, displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), × him, humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), × me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, regard, resemblance, sight, × thee, × them, + think, × us, well, × you(-rselves).]

2. “...also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.”

a.  [Strong: 853 'eth ayth apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).]

b.  [also the] king [Strong: 4428 melek, meh'-lek; from H4427; a king:—king, royal.]

c. [of] Babylon [Strong: 894 Bâbel, baw-bel'; from H1101; confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire:—Babel, Babylon.]

d. slew [Strong: 7819 shâchaṭ, shaw-khat'; a primitive root; to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre):—kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.]

e. all [Strong: 3605 kol kole or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).]

f. [the] nobles [Strong: 2715 chôr, khore; or (fully) חוֹר chôwr; from H2787; (compare H2751) properly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire); hence (figuratively) noble (in rank):—noble.]

g. [of] Judah [Strong: 3063 Yᵉhûwdâh, yeh-hoo-daw'; from H3034; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory:—Judah.]

1). The last thing that Zedekiah saw was the murder of his sons, then his eyes were put out.