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Jeremiah 39:2

Zedekiah

1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city.

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

3 Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.

4 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.

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BSB
And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached.
KJV
And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
WEB
In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city.
ASV
in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city,)
DARBY
In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the city was broken into;
BLB
And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was broken through.
ÅB
i Sedekias' ellevte år, i den fjerde måned, på den niende dag i måneden, brøt de inn i byen -
OTB
På den niende dagen i den fjerde måneden i Sidkias ellevte år ble bymuren brutt.
B1930
i Sedekias' ellevte år, i den fjerde måned, på den niende dag i måneden, brøt de inn i byen -

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  • Jeremiah 52:6–7

    By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.

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  • Jeremiah 5:10

    Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.

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  • Micah 2:12–13

    I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in the midst of its pasture— a noisy throng.

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  • 2 Kings 25:3–4

    By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.

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  • Zephaniah 1:10

    On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.

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  • Ezekiel 33:21

    In the twelfth year of our exile, on the fifth day of the tenth month, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and reported, “The city has been taken!”

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