Jeremiah 52:2

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“And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.”

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BSBPD

“And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Jehoiakim hath done,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 52:2 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 14:22And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done.
  2. 2 Kings 24:19And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.
  3. 2 Chronicles 36:12And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.
  4. Jeremiah 26:21King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and officials heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah found out about it, he fled in fear and went to Egypt.
  5. Jeremiah 36:21Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing beside him.
  6. Jeremiah 36:29You are to proclaim concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah that this is what the LORD says: You have burned the scroll and said, ‘Why have you written on it that the king of Babylon would surely come and destroy this land and deprive it of man and beast?’
  7. Ezekiel 17:16‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.
  8. Ezekiel 21:25And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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