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.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 52:10 repeats the same event—the execution of Zedekiah's sons and officials at Riblah—providing a parallel account.
Jeremiah 34:19-21 foretold the princes and officials who broke the covenant would be given into enemy hands—here they are killed.
Jeremiah 21:7 prophesied Zedekiah and his servants would be struck by the sword—this verse records the fulfillment.
Jeremiah 24:8-10 predicted Zedekiah and his officials would be handed over to destruction—this verse fulfills that prophecy.
Jeremiah 34:3 prophesied Zedekiah would see Nebuchadnezzar eye to eye—this happens immediately after his sons are killed.
Jeremiah 38:23 promised children would be led out—but here they are killed, showing a harsher reality.
Jeremiah 41:10 shows king's daughters taken captive—contrasting the sons' death here, revealing the family's dispersion.
2 Kings 22:20 promises Josiah he will not see the disaster, opposite to Zedekiah who sees his sons killed.
2 Chronicles 34:28 repeats the promise that Josiah will not see disaster, contrasting with Zedekiah's forced witness of his sons' deaths.
2 Kings 25:7 gives another parallel account: the slaughter of Zedekiah's sons and his blinding, confirming the same event.
Deuteronomy 28:34 warns of madness from what one's eyes see, fulfilled when Zedekiah sees his sons slaughtered.
Ezekiel 11:9 prophesied judgment on Jerusalem's leaders—here that judgment is carried out on the nobles.
Ezekiel 11:10 specifically says they will fall by the sword at the border—this execution at Riblah is that fulfillment.
Ezekiel 21:26 commands removing the crown—the killing of Zedekiah's sons here ends the royal line.
Ezekiel 23:24 describes Babylonians judging Jerusalem—this verse enacts that judgment on the nobles.
Zephaniah 1:8 prophesies punishment on the king's children—fulfilled when Babylon kills Zedekiah's sons.
2 Kings 23:33 records Pharaoh Neco imprisoning Jehoahaz at Riblah—a historical parallel of Riblah as a site of royal judgment.
Lamentations 5:12 laments princes' humiliation—echoing the execution of Judah's nobles here, though details differ.