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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/52.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/52.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city had become so severe that there was no food for the people to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/52.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />By July 18 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah’s reign, the famine in the city had become very severe, and the last of the food was entirely gone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/52.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/52.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/52.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And in the fourth month, in the ninth <i>day</i> of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/52.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />By the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine had become so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/52.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the ninth <i>day</i> of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/52.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/52.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/52.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />On the ninth <i>day</i> of the fourth month, the famine was so strong in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/52.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/52.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that the common people had no food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/52.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that the people of the land had no food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/52.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/52.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/52.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />On the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city became so severe that the common people had no food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/52.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />On the ninth day of the fourth month of that same year, when the famine was so bad that the people had nothing left to eat, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/52.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine became so severe that there was no food for the people of the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/52.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/52.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city was so severe the residents had no food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/52.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/52.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/52.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/52.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, when the famine is severe in the city, and there has been no bread for the people of the land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/52.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In the fourth month, in the ninth of the month, when the famine is severe in the city, and there hath been no bread for the people of the land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/52.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the fourth month, in the ninth to the month, and the famine will be strong in the city, and there was not bread for the people of the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/52.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a famine overpowered the city: and there was no food for the people of the land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/52.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, in the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, a famine gripped the city. And there was no nourishment for the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/52.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On the ninth day of the fourth month, when famine had gripped the city and the people had no more bread,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/52.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine became so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/52.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And in the fifth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/52.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And in the seventh month, in the ninth of the month, a famine prevailed in the city and there was no bread for the people of the land<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/52.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/52.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />on the ninth day of the month, and <i>then</i> the famine was severe in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=16634" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/52.htm">The Fall of Jerusalem Recounted</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8672.htm" title="8672: bə·ṯiš·‘āh (Prep-b:: Number-ms) -- A nine. Or tishtah; perhaps from sha'ah through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten; nine or Ninth.">By the ninth day</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: la·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7243.htm" title="7243: hā·rə·ḇî·‘î (Art:: Number-oms) -- Fourth. Or rbiiy; from raba'; fourth; also a fourth.">of the fourth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ba·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7458.htm" title="7458: hā·rā·‘āḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">the famine</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: bā·‘îr (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">in the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: way·ye·ḥĕ·zaq (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">was so severe</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘am (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">that the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">had</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">food.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>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,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-3.htm">2 Kings 25:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Lamentations 4:9-10</a></span><br />Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce. / The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Ezekiel 4:16-17</a></span><br />Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure. / So they will lack food and water; they will be appalled at the sight of one another wasting away in their iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16-17</a></span><br />When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food. / I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will leave you childless. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring a sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-25.htm">2 Kings 6:25</a></span><br />So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-29.htm">Leviticus 26:29</a></span><br />You will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-53.htm">Deuteronomy 28:53-57</a></span><br />Then you will eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you. / The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived, / refusing to share with any of them the flesh of his children he will eat because he has nothing left in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you within all your gates. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Lamentations 2:11-12</a></span><br />My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city. / They cry out to their mothers: “Where is the grain and wine?” as they faint like the wounded in the streets of the city, as their lives fade away in the arms of their mothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-10.htm">Lamentations 5:10</a></span><br />Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Isaiah 3:1</a></span><br />For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a></span><br />There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-8.htm">Mark 13:8</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">Revelation 6:5-6</a></span><br />And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales. / And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a></span><br />Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Jeremiah 39:2</a></b></br> <i>And</i> in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth <i>day</i> of the month, the city was broken up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-3.htm">2 Kings 25:3</a></b></br> And on the ninth <i>day</i> of the <i>fourth</i> month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/8-19.htm">Zechariah 8:19</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth <i>month</i>, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.</p><p class="hdg">the famine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/15-2.htm">Jeremiah 15:2</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as <i>are</i> for death, to death; and such as <i>are</i> for the sword, to the sword; and such as <i>are</i> for the famine, to the famine; and such as <i>are</i> for the captivity, to the captivity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/19-9.htm">Jeremiah 19:9</a></b></br> And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Jeremiah 21:9</a></b></br> He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/5-14.htm">Almost</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-5.htm">City</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-1.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-27.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-19.htm">Food</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-59.htm">Fourth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Month</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Ninth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-22.htm">Prevailed</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-10.htm">Severe</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-12.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-10.htm">Store</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/5-8.htm">Almost</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-33.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-7.htm">City</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-33.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Famine</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-34.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">Fourth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-12.htm">Month</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-1.htm">Ninth</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-13.htm">Prevailed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-21.htm">Severe</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-2.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/daniel/9-14.htm">Store</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 52</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-1.htm">Zedekiah rebels</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Jerusalem is besieged and taken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Zedekiah's sons killed, and his own eyes put out,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-12.htm">Nebuzaradan burns and spoils the city</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-24.htm">He carries away the captives</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">The number of Jews carried captive</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/52.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/52.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>By the ninth day of the fourth month</b><br>This phrase refers to a specific time during the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonians, which began in the tenth month of the ninth year of King Zedekiah's reign. The fourth month corresponds to Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar, roughly June-July. The ninth day marks a significant point in the siege, highlighting the prolonged suffering of the city. This timing is crucial as it fulfills the prophecy of Jeremiah regarding the fall of Jerusalem (<a href="/jeremiah/34-2.htm">Jeremiah 34:2-3</a>).<p><b>the famine in the city was so severe</b><br>The severity of the famine underscores the dire conditions within Jerusalem due to the Babylonian siege. This was a common tactic in ancient warfare, where besieging armies would cut off supplies to force a city into submission. The famine fulfills the warnings given by prophets like Jeremiah and Ezekiel (<a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Ezekiel 4:16-17</a>), who foretold the consequences of Judah's disobedience to God. The famine also serves as a physical manifestation of spiritual desolation due to the people's rebellion against God.<p><b>that the people of the land had no food</b><br>This phrase highlights the desperation and suffering of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. The "people of the land" refers to the common citizens, emphasizing that the famine affected everyone, not just the ruling class. This situation is reminiscent of other biblical famines, such as those in the time of Joseph (Genesis 41) and during the siege of Samaria (<a href="/2_kings/6-24.htm">2 Kings 6:24-29</a>). The lack of food symbolizes the judgment of God upon the nation for its idolatry and covenant unfaithfulness. It also foreshadows the ultimate spiritual hunger that can only be satisfied by Christ, the Bread of Life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings, including Zedekiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zedekiah.htm">Zedekiah</a></b><br>The last king of Judah, whose reign ended with the Babylonian siege and destruction of Jerusalem. His leadership is marked by rebellion against Babylon and failure to heed prophetic warnings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, which faced a devastating siege by the Babylonians. The city was central to Jewish worship and identity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_siege.htm">Babylonian Siege</a></b><br>A significant event where the Babylonian army besieged Jerusalem, leading to severe famine and eventual destruction. This was a fulfillment of prophetic warnings due to the people's disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/famine.htm">Famine</a></b><br>A dire consequence of the siege, highlighting the physical and spiritual desolation faced by the people due to their rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The severe famine in Jerusalem serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. Disobedience leads to spiritual and physical desolation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_warnings.htm">God's Warnings</a></b><br>God, through His prophets, consistently warned the people of impending judgment. This teaches us the importance of heeding God's warnings in our lives today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>In times of crisis, the people of Jerusalem were reminded of their need for God. We, too, must recognize our dependence on God, especially in difficult times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a></b><br>While the situation was dire, God's ultimate plan included restoration and hope. We can trust in God's faithfulness and His plans for redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_famine.htm">Spiritual Famine</a></b><br>Just as physical famine affected Jerusalem, spiritual famine can affect our lives when we neglect our relationship with God. We must seek spiritual nourishment through prayer and Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_52.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 52</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_cannibalism.htm">What does the Bible say about cannibalism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_archaeological_proof_for_jeremiah_52_4-16.htm">What archaeological evidence, if any, supports the precise sequence of events described in Jeremiah 52:4-16?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jer._39_8-9_conflict_with_longer_siege.htm">Jeremiah 39:8-9: Does the swift capture and destruction of Jerusalem conflict with other texts or sources suggesting a longer, more protracted siege?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_5_11-12's_punishment.htm">In Ezekiel 5:11-12, how can we reconcile the promised devastating punishment (famine, sword, and scattering) with accounts from other biblical or secular sources?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/52.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">And in the fourth month.</span>--Omitted in the Hebrew of <a href="/2_kings/25-3.htm" title="And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.">2Kings 25:3</a>, but supplied in the English version.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/52.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The famine was sore</span> (see the pathetic descriptions in <a href="/lamentations/1-19.htm">Lamentations 1:19, 20</a>; <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Lamentations 2:11, 12, 20</a>; <a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Lamentations 4:9, 10</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">By the ninth [day]</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯiš·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8672.htm">Strong's 8672: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nine, ninth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the fourth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽרְבִיעִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rə·ḇî·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7243.htm">Strong's 7243: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fourth, a fourth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">month,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the famine</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרָעָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rā·‘āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> </span><span class="str2">Famine, hunger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the city</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּעִ֑יר</span> <span class="translit">(bā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was so severe</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק</span> <span class="translit">(way·ye·ḥĕ·zaq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that the people</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘am)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">food.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶ֖חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Jeremiah 52:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Jeremiah 52:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Jeremiah 52:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Jeremiah 52:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Jeremiah 52:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Jeremiah 52:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Jeremiah 52:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Jeremiah 52:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Jeremiah 52:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Jeremiah 52:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/52-6.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 52:6 In the fourth month in the ninth (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/52-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 52:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 52:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/52-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 52:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 52:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>