Jeremiah 52:7
in Jeremiah 52Then 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,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about); and they went toward the Arabah.
KJV
Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.
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This verse in Jeremiah 52
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign
on Jeremiah 52:4-7
The siege begins “on the tenth day of the tenth month” of Zedekiah’s ninth year. A year and a half later “the people of the land had no food.” The men of war flee “by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden.”
The record, by era
The Reformation1 voice
Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.
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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
) and made the best of their way, I know not whither, nor perhaps they themselves; but the king was overtaken by the pursuers in the plains of Jericho, his guards were dispersed, and all his army was scattered from him,
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Then the city was broken up,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Broken up ... the plain - Or, “broken into ... the Arabah” Deu 1:1.
The words behind it
24 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַתִּבָּקַ֣ע | vatibaka' | and it was broken into | H1234 → | |
| הָעִ֗יר | hair | the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אַנְשֵׁ֣י | ʾanshei | [the] men of | H582 → | 566 times |
| הַמִּלְחָמָ֡ה | hamilchamah | <the> war | H4421 → | 320 times |
| יִבְרְחוּ֩ | yivrechu | they fled | H1272 → | 63 times |
| וַיֵּצְא֨וּ | vaiyetzeu | and they went out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מֵהָעִ֜יר | mehair | from the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| לַ֗יְלָה | laylah | night | H3915 → | 233 times |
| דֶּ֜רֶךְ | derekh | [the] way of | H1870 → | 707 times |
| שַׁ֤עַר | shaar | [the] gate | H8179 → | 374 times |
| בֵּין־ | bein- | between | H996 → | 407 times |
| הַחֹמֹתַ֙יִם֙ | hachomotayim | the two walls | H2346 → | 133 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [was] at | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| גַּ֣ן | gan | [the] garden of | H1588 → | 42 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים | vekhasdim | and [the] Chaldeans | H3778 → | 80 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [were] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הָעִ֖יר | hair | the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| סָבִ֑יב | saviv | all around | H5439 → | 336 times |
| וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ | vaiyelekhu | and they went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| דֶּ֥רֶךְ | derekh | [the] way of | H1870 → | 707 times |
| הָעֲרָבָֽה׃ | haaravah | the Arabah | H6160 → | 61 times |
וַתִּבָּקַ֣עand it was broken into
vatibaka'H1234 →
הָעִ֗ירthe city
hairH5892 →1090 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
אַנְשֵׁ֣י[the] men of
ʾansheiH582 →566 times
הַמִּלְחָמָ֡ה<the> war
hamilchamahH4421 →320 times
יִבְרְחוּ֩they fled
yivrechuH1272 →63 times
וַיֵּצְא֨וּand they went out
vaiyetzeuH3318 →1067 times
מֵהָעִ֜ירfrom the city
mehairH5892 →1090 times
לַ֗יְלָהnight
laylahH3915 →233 times
דֶּ֜רֶךְ[the] way of
derekhH1870 →707 times
שַׁ֤עַר[the] gate
shaarH8179 →374 times
בֵּין־between
bein-H996 →407 times
הַחֹמֹתַ֙יִם֙the two walls
hachomotayimH2346 →133 times
אֲשֶׁר֙which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עַל־[was] at
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
גַּ֣ן[the] garden of
ganH1588 →42 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםand [the] Chaldeans
vekhasdimH3778 →80 times
עַל־[were] on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הָעִ֖ירthe city
hairH5892 →1090 times
סָבִ֑יבall around
savivH5439 →336 times
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּand they went
vaiyelekhuH1980 →1546 times
דֶּ֥רֶךְ[the] way of
derekhH1870 →707 times
הָעֲרָבָֽה׃the Arabah
haaravahH6160 →61 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
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Through
Leviticus 26:36As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 21:7
And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and…
- Isaiah 30:17
A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a…
- Leviticus 26:17
And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
- Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
- Isaiah 7:2
When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.
- Ezekiel 21:7
Through
2 Kings 25:4Then 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.…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 33:21
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!”
- Deuteronomy 32:30
How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
- Nehemiah 3:15
The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of…
- Ezekiel 33:21
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
