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class="padleft"><div 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 />The Babylonians set fire to the royal palace and the houses of the people and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/39.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Meanwhile, the Babylonians burned Jerusalem, including the royal palace and the houses of the people, and they tore down the walls of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/39.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the house of the people, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/39.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/39.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/39.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the houses of the people with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/39.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Chaldeans also burned the king’s palace and the houses of the people with fire, and they tore down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/39.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The Chaldeans also burned with fire the king&#8217s palace and the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/39.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The Chaldeans also burned with fire the king’s palace and the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/39.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The Chaldeans also burned with fire the house of the king and the houses of the people, and they tore down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/39.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The Chaldeans also burned down the king’s palace and the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/39.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Chaldeans next burned down the king’s palace and the people’s houses and tore down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/39.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Chaldeans next burned down the king&#8217s palace and the people&#8217s houses and tore down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/39.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/39.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile, the Babylonian army had burned the houses in Jerusalem, including the royal palace, and they had broken down the city walls. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/39.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/39.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Babylonians burned down the royal palace and the people's homes, and they tore down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/39.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Meanwhile, the Babylonians burned down the royal palace and the houses of the people and tore down the walls of Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/39.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The Chaldeans burned the palace and the houses of the people with fire, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/39.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/39.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The Babylonians burned down the royal palace, the temple of the LORD, and the people's homes, and they tore down the wall of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/39.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/39.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/39.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the people’s houses with fire and broke down the walls of Jerusalem. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/39.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the house of the king, and the house of the people, the Chaldeans have burned with fire, and they have broken down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/39.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the house of the king, and the house of the people, have the Chaldeans burnt with fire, and the walls of Jerusalem they have broken down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/39.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the Chaldeans burnt the house of the king, and the house of the people, with fire, and they broke the walls of Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/39.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Chaldeans burnt the king's house, and the houses of the people with fire, and they threw down the wall of Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/39.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Also, the Chaldeans burned the house of the king and the house of the people with fire, and they overturned the wall of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/39.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The Chaldeans set fire to the king’s house and the houses of the people and tore down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/39.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the houses of the people, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/39.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the Chaldeans burned the king's house and the houses of the people with fire, and broke down the entire wall of Jerusalem round about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/39.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the house of the King and the houses of the people the Chaldeans burned in fire, and they broke down the wall of Jerusalem around it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/39.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the house of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/39-8.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=12190" 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">7</span>Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3778.htm" title="3778: hak·kaś·dîm (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- A region of S. Bab. and its inhab. (occasionally with enclitic) Kasdiymah; towards the Kasdites.">The Chaldeans</a> <a href="/hebrew/8313.htm" title="8313: śā·rə·p̄ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To burn. A primitive root; to be on fire.">set fire to</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: bā·’êš (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the palace</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">of the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">to the houses</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of the people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5422.htm" title="5422: nā·ṯā·ṣū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To pull down, break down. A primitive root; to tear down.">they broke down</a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: ḥō·mō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">the walls</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">of Jerusalem.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>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.…<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/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9</a></span><br />He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm">2 Chronicles 36:19</a></span><br />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/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2</a></span><br />Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah. He brought to the ground and defiled her kingdom and its princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Lamentations 2:7</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Lamentations 2:9</a></span><br />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/24-21.htm">Ezekiel 24:21</a></span><br />Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’<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="/isaiah/64-10.htm">Isaiah 64:10-11</a></span><br />Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation. / Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/74-7.htm">Psalm 74:7</a></span><br />They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Psalm 79:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of Asaph. The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.<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="/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="/luke/19-43.htm">Luke 19:43-44</a></span><br />For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. / They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-6.htm">Luke 21:6</a></span><br />“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.</p><p class="hdg">burned.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Jeremiah 9:10-12</a></b></br> For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through <i>them</i>; neither can <i>men</i> hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-27.htm">Jeremiah 17:27</a></b></br> But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.</p><p class="hdg">and brake.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/52-14.htm">Jeremiah 52:14</a></b></br> And all the army of the Chaldeans, that <i>were</i> with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-10.htm">2 Kings 25:10</a></b></br> And all the army of the Chaldees, that <i>were with</i> the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Nehemiah 1:3</a></b></br> And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province <i>are</i> in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also <i>is</i> broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/38-19.htm">Babylonians</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-5.htm">Brake</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-5.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-23.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-28.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-23.htm">Chaldaeans</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Chaldeans</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-5.htm">Chalde'ans</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-23.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-26.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-9.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-3.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">King's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-11.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-7.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Walls</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/40-9.htm">Babylonians</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-14.htm">Brake</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-14.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-13.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-13.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-19.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-9.htm">Chaldaeans</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-9.htm">Chaldeans</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-9.htm">Chalde'ans</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-12.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-12.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/40-1.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-10.htm">King's</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-9.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-1.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Walls</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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This act of setting fire to the king's palace symbolizes the complete overthrow of Judah's monarchy, fulfilling the prophecies of Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10</a>). The destruction of the palace signifies the end of the Davidic line's rule in Jerusalem at that time, a significant event in Israel's history.<p><b>and to the houses of the people</b><br>The burning of the houses of the people indicates the widespread devastation and suffering inflicted upon Jerusalem. This destruction was a direct consequence of the people's disobedience to God, as repeatedly warned by the prophets (<a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a>). It highlights the severity of God's judgment and the fulfillment of His warnings against idolatry and injustice.<p><b>and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem</b><br>The breaking down of Jerusalem's walls represents the city's vulnerability and the loss of divine protection. Walls in ancient times were crucial for a city's defense, and their destruction meant complete subjugation. This event is a fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophecies (<a href="/jeremiah/52-14.htm">Jeremiah 52:14</a>) and serves as a type of the ultimate judgment and restoration that would come through Christ, who offers spiritual protection and restoration to His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/c/chaldeans.htm">Chaldeans</a></b><br>A people from southern Babylonia, known for their military prowess and as the dominant force in the Neo-Babylonian Empire. They were instrumental in the conquest and destruction of Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/k/king's_palace.htm">King’s Palace</a></b><br>The royal residence in Jerusalem, symbolizing the political and spiritual leadership of Judah. Its destruction signifies the end of the Davidic reign in Jerusalem at that time.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/houses_of_the_people.htm">Houses of the People</a></b><br>The homes of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, representing the personal loss and suffering experienced by the people due to the invasion.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/walls_of_jerusalem.htm">Walls of Jerusalem</a></b><br>The fortifications of the city, symbolizing protection and strength. Their destruction represents the complete vulnerability and defeat of the city.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, central to Jewish identity and worship. Its fall marks a significant moment of judgment and exile for the people of Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_consequences.htm">Judgment and Consequences</a></b><br>The destruction of Jerusalem serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of persistent disobedience to God. It calls believers to reflect on their own lives and the importance of repentance and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God’s Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the devastation, God’s sovereign plan is at work. The fall of Jerusalem was prophesied, and it serves as a reminder that God’s purposes will ultimately prevail, even through difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While <a href="/jeremiah/39-8.htm">Jeremiah 39:8</a> depicts destruction, it also sets the stage for future restoration. Believers can find hope in God’s promises of renewal and redemption, as seen in the eventual return from exile and rebuilding of Jerusalem.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_fortification.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Fortification</a></b><br>Just as the physical walls of Jerusalem were broken down, believers are encouraged to fortify their spiritual lives through prayer, scripture, and community to withstand spiritual attacks.<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/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_verify_jeremiah_22_5's_judgment.htm">In Jeremiah 22:5, how can one verify historically or archaeologically that God’s promised judgment on the house of David came to pass exactly as stated? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jer._5_10_contradict_ex._19_5-6.htm">Jeremiah 5:10 – Could the call to destroy Jerusalem’s fortifications without complete annihilation contradict God’s previous promises to preserve Israel’s security (Exodus 19:5-6)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_jer._52_12-14_and_2_kgs_25_8-10_differ.htm">Why does Jeremiah 52:12-14 seem to conflict with 2 Kings 25:8-10 regarding the exact timing of Jerusalem's destruction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/39.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">And the Chaldeans burned the king's house.</span>--In the fuller account of <a href="/jeremiah/52-12.htm" title="Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,">Jeremiah 52:12</a>, we find that this was the work of Nebuzar-adan, who had been sent by Nebuchadnezzar, on hearing of the capture of the city, and that it included the destruction of the Temple as well as the palace.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/39-8.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">The Chaldeans</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kaś·dîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">set fire to</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרְפ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(śā·rə·p̄ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8313.htm">Strong's 8313: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, on fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the palace</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֤ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the king</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the houses</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the people,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<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">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they tore down</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתָֽצוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯā·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5422.htm">Strong's 5422: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull down, break down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the walls</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹמ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall of protection</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jerusalem.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/39-8.htm">Jeremiah 39:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/39-8.htm">Jeremiah 39:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/39-8.htm">Jeremiah 39:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/39-8.htm">Jeremiah 39:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/39-8.htm">Jeremiah 39:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/39-8.htm">Jeremiah 39:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/39-8.htm">Jeremiah 39:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/39-8.htm">Jeremiah 39:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/39-8.htm">Jeremiah 39:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/39-8.htm">Jeremiah 39:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/39-8.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 39:8 The Chaldeans burned the king's house (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/39-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 39:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 39:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 39:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 39:9" /></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>