Jeremiah 52:7

Translations

Modern

Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,

Traditional

Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.

Literal

And the city was broken through, and all the men of war fled and went out from the city at night by way of the gate between the two walls that was by the garden of the king—and the Chaldeans were upon the city all around. They went by way of the Arabah,

Latin

Et dirupta est civitas, et omnes viri bellatores ejus fugerunt, exieruntque de civitate nocte, per viam portæ quæ est inter duos muros, et ducit ad hortum regis, Chaldæis obsidentibus urbem in gyro, et abierunt per viam quæ ducit in eremum.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,

Notes

Jeremiah 52:1–34

This chapter retells the story from 2 Kings 24:18–25:30, describing Jerusalem's last month, with some added details and changes. Repeating this passage highlights Jeremiah's honesty as a true prophet of God. Everything Jeremiah predicted about the city's destruction and the end of Judah's kingdom happened. Similarly, his predictions about the Exile, the hardships of the survivors in Babylon, and their return also came true.

Theme notes and profiles

Nebuchadnezzar II

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 51:32
The fords have been seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.”
2 Kings 25:4
Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,
Jeremiah 39:4–7
When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah.
Deuteronomy 32:30
How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
Jeremiah 49:26
For her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
Leviticus 26:36
As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword, and fall when no one pursues them.
Leviticus 26:17
And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
Jeremiah 34:2–3
The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.
Deuteronomy 28:25
The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
Joshua 7:8–12
O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?

Parallels

2 Kings 24:18–20 2 Chronicles 36:11–14 Psalm 74:1–23 Psalm 79:1–13

Places

Arabah: A desert region in the Jordan Valley and southward Chaldea: Ancient Mesopotamian empire; known for astrology and wisdom

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Dispersion of the Jews, Diaspora King’s Garden Kings, Books of First and Second

Topics

Jerusalem: Captured and Pillaged by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon Month: (The Number Only Appears in the Bible): Jerusalem Taken by Nebuchadnezzar In Zedekiah: Nebuchadnezzar Destroys the City and Temple

Jeremiah 52:7

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