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Jeremiah 39

Jeremiah 39:2

The Fall of Jerusalem · Jeremiah 39:1–10
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Translations

Modern
And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached.
Traditional
And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
Literal
And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was broken through.
Latin
Undecimo autem anno Sedeciæ, mense quarto, quinta mensis, aperta est civitas:

Original

Hebrew
English
And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached.

Notes

Jeremiah 39:2

The Babylonian siege lasted a long time because Jerusalem's stone walls were thick and the people resisted strongly.

Jeremiah 39:1–10

As Jeremiah had predicted (Jeremiah 34:1–7), the Lord judged Zedekiah and the kingdom of Judah. For more details on this event, see Jeremiah 52:4–16; 2 Kings 25:1–21; 2 Chronicles 36:11–21; Ezekiel 24:1–14.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah Nebuchadnezzar II

Events

Parallels

2 Kings 25:1–12 2 Chronicles 36:15–21

People

Zedekiah: Last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah

Topics

Jerusalem: Calamities of, Mentioned: Taken and Burned by Nebuchadnezzar Month: (The Number Only Appears in the Bible): Jerusalem Taken by Nebuchadnezzar In Zedekiah: Nebuchadnezzar Destroys the City and Temple