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Jeremiah 39:4

ZedekiahArabah

2 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.

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.

5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him.

6 There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah.

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BSB
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.
KJV
And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.
WEB
When Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then they fled and went out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah.
ASV
And it came to pass that, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king`s garden, through the gate betwixt the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah.
DARBY
And it came to pass when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, that they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate between the two walls; and he went out the way of the plain.
BLB
And it came to pass when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, that they fled and went out by night from the city [by] the way of the king’s garden, by the gate between the two walls; and he went out [by] way of the Arabah.
ÅB
Men da Judas konge Sedekias og alle krigsmennene så dem, flyktet de og dro om natten ut av byen på veien til kongens have gjennom porten mellom begge murene; og kongen tok veien ut til ødemarken.
OTB
Da Sidkia, kongen av Juda, og alle soldatene så dem, flyktet de fra byen om natten gjennom kongens hage, via porten mellom de to murene, og dro mot Araba.
B1930
Men da Judas konge Sedekias og alle krigsmennene så dem, flyktet de og drog om natten ut av byen på veien til kongens have gjennem porten mellem begge murene; og kongen tok veien ut til ødemarken.

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  • 2 Chronicles 32:5

    Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City of David, and he produced an abundance of weapons and shields.

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  • Amos 2:14

    Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:24–30

    They will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust.

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  • Ezekiel 12:12

    And at dusk the prince among them will lift his bags to his shoulder and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 2 Kings 25:4–7

    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,

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  • Isaiah 30:15–16

    For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence— but you were not willing.”

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