Zedekiah is a puppet ruler in Jerusalem, sworn in allegiance to the king of Babylon. When Zedekiah rebels against Babylon and seeks assistance from Egypt his doom is sealed. Jerusalem falls to Babylon's army; and Zedekiah is captured.
Some have hypothesized that Zedekiah's oath of allegiance to Babylon's king went something like this: "I will be loyal to you. If I rebel against you, may my sons be killed and my eyes be blinded." So...There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes and also killed all the nobles of Judah. Then he put out Zedekiah's eyes and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon. (Jeremiah 39:6-7)
So much for sworn oaths...
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