Jeremiah 39:8

Jeremiah 39:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)The Babylonians set fire to the royal palace and the houses of the people and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Chaldeans burned the king's house and the house of the people, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the houses of the people with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

Context of Jeremiah 39:8

6At Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes, and he also slaughtered all Judah’s nobles. 7Then he blinded Zedekiah and put him in bronze chains to take him to Babylon. The Chaldeans next burned down the king’s palace and the people’s houses and tore down the walls of Jerusalem. 9Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guards, deported the rest of the people to Babylon — those who had remained in the city and those deserters who had defected to him along with the rest of the people who remained. 10However, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guards, left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing, and he gave them vineyards and fields at that time.

Jeremiah 39:8 word by word

וְאֶת־בֵּ֤ית הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית הָעָ֔ם שָׂרְפ֥וּ הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים בָּאֵ֑שׁ וְאֶת־חֹמ֥וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם נָתָֽצוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
• burnedשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
• the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: palaceH1004
• and the housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• and brake downנָתַץnâthats · to tearH5422
• the wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for Jeremiah 39:8

• Jeremiah 7:20Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “Look, my anger — my burning wrath — is about to be poured out on this place, on people and animals, on the tree of the field, and on the produce of the land. My wrath will burn and not be quenched.”
• Jeremiah 9:10I will raise weeping and a lament over the mountains, a dirge over the wilderness grazing land, for they have been so scorched that no one passes through. The sound of cattle is no longer heard. From the birds of the sky to the animals, everything has fled — they have gone away.
• Jeremiah 17:27But if you do not listen to me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, I will set fire to its gates, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem and not be extinguished.’”
• Jeremiah 21:10For I have set my face against this city to bring disaster and not good — this is the Lord’s declaration. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, who will burn it.’
• Jeremiah 34:2“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Go, speak to King Zedekiah of Judah, and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it.
• Jeremiah 37:10Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire Chaldean army that is fighting with you, and there remained among them only the badly wounded men, each in his tent, they would get up and burn this city.’”
• Jeremiah 38:18But if you do not surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then this city will be handed over to the Chaldeans. They will burn it, and you yourself will not escape from them.’”
• Jeremiah 52:13He burned the Lord’s temple, the king’s palace, all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down all the great houses.
• 2 Kings 25:9He burned the Lord’s temple, the king’s palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down all the great houses.
• 2 Chronicles 36:19Then the Chaldeans burned God’s temple. They tore down Jerusalem’s wall, burned all its palaces, and destroyed all its valuable articles.
• Isaiah 5:9I heard the Lord of Armies say: Indeed, many houses will become desolate, grand and lovely ones without inhabitants.
• Lamentations 1:10The adversary has seized all her precious belongings. She has even seen the nations enter her sanctuary — those you had forbidden to enter your assembly.
• Lamentations 2:2Without compassion the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In his wrath he has demolished the fortified cities of Daughter Judah. He brought them to the ground and defiled the kingdom and its leaders.
• Amos 2:5Therefore, I will send fire against Judah, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.
• Micah 3:12Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become ruins, and the temple’s mountain will be a high thicket.
• Jeremiah 52:14The whole Chaldean army with the captain of the guards tore down all the walls surrounding Jerusalem.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 39:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-10Verses 4-10 Compare the marginal reference. The differences between the two accounts are slight.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10As Jeremiah had predicted (Jeremiah 34:1–7), the Lord judged Zedekiah and the kingdom of Judah. For more details on this event, see Jeremiah 52:4–16; 2 Kings 25:1–21; 2 Chronicles 36:11–21; Ezekiel 24:1–14.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. burned ... the houses--(Jr 52:12, 13). Not immediately after the taking of the city, but in the month after, namely, the fifth month (compare Jr 39:2). The delay was probably caused by the princes having to send to Riblah to know the king's pleasure as to the city.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings