Jeremiah 52:7

5 And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.

6 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.

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,

8 but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him.

9 The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on Zedekiah.

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BSB
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,
KJV
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.
WEB
Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled, and went 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 against the city all around. The men of war went toward the Arabah,
ASV
Then a breach was made in the city, 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 against the city round about;) and they went toward the Arabah.
DARBY
And the city was broken into: 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 near the city round about); and they went the way toward the plain.
BLB
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,
ÅB
Og byens mur ble gjennombrutt, og alle krigsmennene flyktet og dro ut av byen om natten gjennom porten mellom begge murene ved kongens have, mens kaldeerne lå leiret mot byen rundt omkring; og de tok veien til ødemarken.
OTB
Da ble bymuren brutt, og alle krigerne flyktet. De forlot byen om natten gjennom porten mellom de to murene nær kongens hage, selv om kaldeerne omringet byen. De flyktet mot Arabah.
B1930
Og byens mur blev gjennembrutt, og alle krigsmennene flyktet og drog ut av byen om natten gjennem porten mellem begge murene ved kongens have, mens kaldeerne lå leiret mot byen rundt omkring; og de tok veien til ødemarken.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 51:32

    The fords have been seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.”

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  • 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,

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  • 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.

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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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  • 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.

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  • 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?

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  • 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.

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