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Jeremiah 39:8

Jerusalem

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.

7 Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.

The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

9 Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to him.

10 But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.

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BSB
The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
KJV
And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
WEB
The Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the people’s houses with fire and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
ASV
And the Chaldeans burned the king`s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
DARBY
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house and the houses of the people with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
BLB
And the house of the king, and the houses of the people, the Chaldeans burned with fire, and they tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
ÅB
Og kongens hus og de hus som hørte folket til, brant kaldeerne opp med ild, og Jerusalems murer rev de ned.
OTB
Kaldeerne satte fyr på det kongelige palasset og husene til folket, og de rev ned murene i Jerusalem.
B1930
Og kongens hus og de hus som hørte folket til, brente kaldeerne op med ild, og Jerusalems murer rev de ned.

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Cross references

  • Nehemiah 1:3

    And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire.”

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  • Jeremiah 21:10

    For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.’

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  • Jeremiah 38:18

    But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’”

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  • 2 Kings 25:9–10

    He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

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  • Micah 3:12

    Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.

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  • Jeremiah 52:13–14

    He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

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  • Lamentations 1:10

    The adversary has seized all her treasures. For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary— those You had forbidden to enter Your assembly.

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  • Isaiah 5:9

    I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.

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