Jeremiah 39:5-7 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. 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. Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
‘They brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.’ A fulfilment of seeing the king of Babylon eye to eye and speaking to him mouth to mouth, as predicted in Jeremiah 32:4; 34:3.
‘Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes…’ This slaying of his sons and the nobles of Judah would not have taken place if Zedekiah had obeyed the word of the Lord through Jeremiah which predicted that if he would surrender, all would be spared. Had he cooperated, the city would not have been burned and he would not have been blinded (38:17-23).
‘Carry him to Babylon.’ It had been predicted that he would be taken to Babylon, but he would not see Babylon (34:3; Ezek. 12:13).
End times: Prophetic Scriptures 