Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes. — The special form of punishment is noticeable as fulfilling the two prophecies — (1) that Zedekiah should see the king of Babylon and be taken to that city (Jeremiah 32:4); and (2) that though he was to die in Babylon, he should never see it (Ezekiel 12:13). Beyond this, the fate of the last king of Judah is buried in darkness. His brother Jehoiachin was already a prisoner in Babylon (2 Kings 24:15), but we do not know whether the two were allowed to meet. Twenty-six years later Jehoiachin was released by Evil-merodach (2 Kings 25:27); but there is no mention of Zedekiah, and it is a natural inference that his sufferings had ended previously.
Bound him with chains. — Literally, as in the margin, with two brazen chains.