Lexical Definition
צִדְקִיָּה Tsidqîyâh (tsid-kee-yaw') Zedekiah N:N-M-P
or צִדְקִיָּהוּ Tsidqîyâhûw (tsid-kee-yaw'-hoo); from צֶדֶק and יָהּ; right of Jah
Zedekiah, Zidkijah.
- § Zedekiah = "Jehovah is righteous"
- Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites
1) the last king of Judah renamed from 'Mattaniah' by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity
2) false prophet at the court of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel
3) son of Maaseiah, a false prophet in Babylon
4) son of Hananiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of Jeremiah
5) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
6) son of king Jehoiakim of Judah
Extended Information
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.29.21
- son of: Maaseiah (מַעֲשֵׂיָה)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ56, יָּ֑ה7 proper name, masculine (׳י is righteousness; compare Sabean צדקאל DHMib., on No. 32); — σεδεκια(ς):
1. last king of Judah, מַתַּנְּיָה, changed to ׳׃צ יָּ֑֫הוּ 2Kgs 24:17; 2Kgs 24:18; 2Kgs 24:20; 2Kgs 25:2; 2Kgs 25:7 (twice in verse) = 2Chr 36:10; 2Chr 36:11; 1Chr 3:15; Jer 1:3; Jer 21:1; Jer 21:3; Jer 21:7 + 37 t. Jeremiah; יָּ֑ה Psalms; Jer 27:12; Jer 28:1; Jer 29:3; Jer 49:34.
2. false prophets:
a. under Ahab, יָּ֑֫הוּ 1Kgs 22:24 = 2Chr 18:10; 2Chr 18:23 יָּ֑ה 1Kgs 22:11.
b. יָּ֑֫הוּ Jeremiah's time, Jer 29:21; Jer 29:22.
3. יָּ֑֫הוּ prince, Jeremiah's time, Jer 36:12.
4. יָּ֑ה, priest, Nehemiah's time, Neh 10:2* (ᵐ5L Σεχενιας).
5. יָּ֑ה, son of Jehoiachin, according to 1Chr 3:16, but probably gloss, Be SS, compare Kit.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Kings | 22:11 · 22:24 |
| 2 Kings | 24:17 · 24:18 · 24:20 · 25:2 · 25:7 |
| 1 Chronicles | 3:15 · 3:16 |
| 2 Chronicles | 18:10 · 18:23 · 36:10 · 36:11 |
| Nehemiah | 10:2* |
| Jeremiah | 1:3 · 21:1 · 21:3 · 21:7 · 27:12 · 28:1 · 29:3 · 29:21 · 29:22 · 36:12 · 49:34 |
Profile
Male • Son of Maaseiah • False prophet in Babylon during the exile
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Zedekiah, a false prophet among the exiles in Babylon, was denounced by Jeremiah for his lies and immorality (Jer.29.21,22).
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.29.21;
- only referred to as Zedekiah צִדְקִיָּה;
- a son of Maaseiah מַעֲשֵׂיָה.
Zedekiah was a false prophet who, along with another named Ahab, prophesied among the exiles in Babylon during the time of Jeremiah. They falsely predicted an early return from captivity, contradicting Jeremiah's prophecies. Jeremiah sternly rebuked them, not only for their false and reckless predictions but also for their immoral and adulterous lives. He declared that their fate at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar would become proverbial in Israel, with people using their names as a curse, saying, "May the Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire." This Zedekiah is not to be confused with the king of the same name.
All entries for Zedekiah: צִדְקִיָּה
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- Maaseiah (father)