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Jeremiah 52:4

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.

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ASV

And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.

KJV

And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִי֩vay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
בַשָּׁנָ֨הva.sha.Nahin the yearH8141 →
הַתְּשִׁעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'It<the> ninthH8671 →
לְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.Khoof reigning hisH4427 →
בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshin the monthH2320 →
הָעֲשִׂירִי֮ha.'a.si.Ri<the> tenthH6224 →
בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.Soron the tenH6218 →
לַחֹדֶשׁ֒la.cho.Deshof the monthH2320 →
בָּ֠אba'he cameH935 →
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.re.TzarNebuchadnezzarH5019 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
בָּבֶ֜לba.VelBabylonH894 →
ה֤וּאhu'heH1931 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand allH3605 →
חֵילוֹ֙chei.Loarmy hisH2428 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.Nuand they encampedH2583 →
עָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921 →
וַיִּבְנ֥וּvai.yiv.Nuand they builtH1129 →
עָלֶ֛יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921 →
דָּיֵ֖קda.Yeka siege-wallH1785 →
סָבִֽיב׃sa.Vivall aroundH5439 →

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Jeremiah 39:1In 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.Zechariah 8:19“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore you are to love both truth and peace.”Ezekiel 24:1–2In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,Ezekiel 24:2“Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.Jeremiah 32:24See how the siege ramps are mounted against the city to capture it. And by sword and famine and plague, the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What You have spoken has happened, as You now see!Jeremiah 52:7Then 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,Ezekiel 26:8He will slaughter the villages of your mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works against you, build a ramp to your walls, and raise his shields against you.Deuteronomy 28:52–57They will besiege all the cities throughout your land, until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen. They will besiege all your cities throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you.Leviticus 26:25And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.2 Kings 25:1–27So 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.Luke 21:20But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.Isaiah 29:3I will camp in a circle around you; I will besiege you with towers and set up siege works against you.Ezekiel 4:1–7“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.Luke 19:43For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.Ezekiel 21:22In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.Jeremiah 6:3–6Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion:Isaiah 42:24–25Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They were unwilling to walk in His ways, and they would not obey His law.Daniel 11:15Then the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will not be able to resist.

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