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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/39.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/39.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah&#8217s eleventh year, the city wall was broken through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/39.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Two and a half years later, on July 18 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah’s reign, a section of the city wall was broken down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/39.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/39.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/39.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/39.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth <i>day</i> of the month, the city was penetrated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/39.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninth <i>day</i> of the month, the city <i>wall</i> was breached.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/39.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the city wall was breached.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/39.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninth <i>day</i> of the month, the city <i>wall</i> was breached.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/39.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninth <i>day</i> of the month, the city was breached.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/39.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, they breached the wall <i>and</i> broke into the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/39.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, on the ninth day of the month, the city was broken into.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/39.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the fourth month of Zedekiah&#8217s eleventh year, on the ninth day of the month, the city was broken into.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/39.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/39.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city:)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/39.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />On the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah's eleventh year as king, they broke into the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/39.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />On the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah's eleventh year as king, the city walls were broken through. ( <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/39.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />On the ninth day of the fourth month, in the eleventh year of the reign of Zedekiah, the wall of the city was breached. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/39.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah?s eleventh year, the city was breached.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/39.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />It lasted until the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah's eleventh year. On that day they broke through the city walls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/39.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/39.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/39.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/39.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the city has been broken up;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/39.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninth of the month, hath the city been broken up;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/39.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the eleventh year to Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninth to the month, the city was broken.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/39.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And in the eleventh year of Sedecias, in the fourth month, the fifth day of the month, the city was opened. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/39.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the fifth of the month, the city was opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/39.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, on the ninth day of the fourth month, the city wall was breached.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/39.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/39.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And in the eleventh year of King Zedekiah, in the fifth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was breached.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/39.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And in the eleventh year of King Tsedeqia, in the fifth month, in the ninth of the month, the city was broken through<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/39.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/39.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And in the eleventh year of Sedekiass, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was broken <i>up</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/39-2.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=12114" 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/39.htm">The Fall of Jerusalem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>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. <span class="reftext">2</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.">And on the ninth</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.">day</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/6667.htm" title="6667: lə·ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Yah is righteousness, six Isr. Or Tsidqiyahuw; from tsedeq and Yahh; right of Jah; Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites.">of Zedekiah’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/6249.htm" title="6249: bə·‘aš·tê- (Prep-b:: Number-csc) -- One. Apparently masculine plural construction of esheth in the sense of an afterthought eleven or eleventh.">eleventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/1234.htm" title="1234: hā·ḇə·qə·‘āh (V-Hofal-Perf-3fs) -- To cleave, break open or through. A primitive root; to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open.">was breached.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>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.…<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 25:3-7</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. / 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, / but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17-20</a></span><br />So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, / who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7-9</a></span><br />The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast. / The LORD determined to destroy the wall of the Daughter of Zion. He stretched out a measuring line and did not withdraw His hand from destroying. He made the ramparts and walls lament; together they waste away. / Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/24-1.htm">Ezekiel 24:1-2</a></span><br />In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a></span><br />In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Jeremiah 52:4-11</a></span><br />So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. / And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year. / 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="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a></span><br />The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-5.htm">Zechariah 7:5</a></span><br />“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, was it really for Me that you fasted?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-24</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-2.htm">Mark 13:2</a></span><br />“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-10.htm">2 Kings 24:10-12</a></span><br />At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. / And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it. / Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-21.htm">Ezekiel 33:21</a></span><br />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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-2.htm">Jeremiah 34:2-3</a></span><br />The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. / And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon.</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 eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.</p><p class="hdg">A.</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="hdg">was.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-10.htm">Jeremiah 5:10</a></b></br> Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they <i>are</i> not the LORD'S.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Jeremiah 52:6,7</a></b></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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">2 Kings 25:4</a></b></br> And the city was broken up, and all the men of war <i>fled</i> by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which <i>is</i> by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees <i>were</i> against the city round about:) and <i>the king</i> went the way toward the plain.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/30-15.htm">Breach</a> <a href="/psalms/89-40.htm">Breached</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-11.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-23.htm">City</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-3.htm">Eleventh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-1.htm">Fourth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Month</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Ninth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-20.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Zedekiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Zedeki'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-1.htm">Zedekiah's</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/52-7.htm">Breach</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Breached</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-8.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">City</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-5.htm">Eleventh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/45-1.htm">Fourth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-1.htm">Month</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Ninth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Zedekiah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Zedeki'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-7.htm">Zedekiah's</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 39</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Jerusalem is taken.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Zedekiah is made blind and sent to Babylon.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-8.htm">The city laid in ruins,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm">and the people captivated.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-11.htm">Nebuchadrezzar's charge for the good usage of Jeremiah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/39-15.htm">God's promise to Ebed Melech.</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'; 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The specific mention of the ninth day highlights the precision of the biblical record, emphasizing the historical accuracy of the events described. This date marks a significant moment in the history of Jerusalem, as it was the culmination of a long siege by the Babylonians.<p><b>of Zedekiah’s eleventh year</b><br>Zedekiah was the last king of Judah, reigning from 597 to 586 BC. His reign was marked by political instability and rebellion against Babylonian rule. The eleventh year of his reign is significant because it marks the end of the Davidic line of kings ruling in Jerusalem until the coming of Christ, who is often seen as the fulfillment of the Davidic covenant. Zedekiah's reign ended with the fall of Jerusalem, a pivotal event in Jewish history.<p><b>the city was breached</b><br>The breaching of Jerusalem's walls was a catastrophic event for the people of Judah. It signified the end of the city's defenses and the beginning of its destruction. This breach was the result of a prolonged siege by Nebuchadnezzar's army, which had begun in the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign. The fall of Jerusalem fulfilled the prophecies of Jeremiah and other prophets who had warned of the consequences of the nation's disobedience to God. The breaching of the city can also be seen as a type of Christ's suffering, as He was "breached" or pierced for our transgressions, bringing about spiritual deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zedekiah.htm">Zedekiah</a></b><br>The last king of Judah, whose reign ended with the Babylonian conquest. His reign is marked by disobedience to God and reliance on political alliances rather than divine guidance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, significant as the spiritual and political center of the Jewish people. Its fall represents a pivotal moment of judgment and exile.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_siege.htm">Babylonian Siege</a></b><br>The event where the Babylonian army, led by King Nebuchadnezzar, besieged Jerusalem, leading to its eventual breach and destruction.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_eleventh_year.htm">The Eleventh Year</a></b><br>This marks the final year of Zedekiah's reign, symbolizing the culmination of Judah's disobedience and the fulfillment of prophetic warnings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ninth_day_of_the_fourth_month.htm">The Ninth Day of the Fourth Month</a></b><br>A specific date that underscores the historical accuracy and significance of the event, marking a moment of divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The fall of Jerusalem serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commands. It calls believers to examine their own lives for areas of disobedience and to seek repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>Despite the chaos and destruction, God's sovereignty is evident. He is in control of history and uses even difficult circumstances to fulfill His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_heeding_prophetic_warnings.htm">The Importance of Heeding Prophetic Warnings</a></b><br>The people of Judah ignored the warnings of prophets like Jeremiah. This teaches the importance of listening to God's Word and being responsive to His guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a></b><br>While the fall of Jerusalem is a moment of judgment, it also sets the stage for future restoration and hope, as seen in later prophecies of return and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_39.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 39</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_aren't_zech._8_19_fasts_consistent.htm">Zechariah 8:19: Why are the specified fasts not consistently observed or recognized in the same way across Jewish history? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_align_babylon_siege_dates.htm">Jeremiah 39:1–3: How do we reconcile Babylonian siege timelines with historical and archaeological evidence that might suggest a different date? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_zedekiah_ignore_yet_seek_jeremiah.htm">In Jeremiah 37:2, how can we reconcile the claim that King Zedekiah and his officials refused to listen to God's word with other passages suggesting they occasionally sought Jeremiah's counsel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_12_13_with_history.htm">Ezekiel 12:13 foretells a ruler's capture, yet some historical accounts appear to conflict with the exact manner of King Zedekiah's downfall; how can these differences be reconciled?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/39-2.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">And on the ninth</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">day</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, 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">of the fourth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרְבִיעִ֖י</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">בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ</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">of Zedekiah’s</span><br /><span class="heb">לְצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6667.htm">Strong's 6667: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zedekiah -- 'Yah is righteousness', six Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eleventh</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘aš·tê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Number - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6249.htm">Strong's 6249: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eleven, eleventh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the city</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִֽיר׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 broken through.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָבְקְעָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ḇə·qə·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1234.htm">Strong's 1234: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Jeremiah 39:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Jeremiah 39:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Jeremiah 39:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Jeremiah 39:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Jeremiah 39:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Jeremiah 39:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Jeremiah 39:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Jeremiah 39:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Jeremiah 39:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Jeremiah 39:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/39-2.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 39:2 In the eleventh year of Zedekiah (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 39:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 39:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/39-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 39:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 39:3" /></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>