New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 52:4-7

4Now it cameוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961about in the ninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבַשָּׁנָ֨הva.sha.NahH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,on the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִי֮ha.'a.si.RiH6224monthH2320,that Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894cameבָּ֠אba'H935,he and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his armyחֵילוֹ֙chei.LoH2428,againstH5921Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583againstH5921it and builtוַיִּבְנ֥וּvai.yiv.NuH1129asiegeH1785wallH1785allH5439aroundH5439it.

5So the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was under siegeבַּמָּצ֑וֹרba.ma.TzorH4692untilעַ֚ד'adH5704the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6249 H6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

6On the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣הbe.tish.'AhH8672day of thefourthהָֽרְבִיעִי֙ha.re.vi.'IH7243monthH2320thefamineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was so severeוַיֶּחֱזַ֥קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388in the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892that there was noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899for the peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

7Then the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892wasbrokenוַתִּבָּקַ֣עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234into, and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605themenH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֡הha.mil.cha.MahH4421fledיִבְרְחוּ֩yiv.re.ChuH1272and wentH3318forthH3318from the cityמֵהָעִ֜ירme.ha.'IrH5892at nightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915by wayדֶּ֜רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179betweenבֵּין־bein-H996the two wallsהַחֹמֹתַ֙יִם֙ha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834wasby the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588,though the Chaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםve.khas.DimH3778wereallH5439aroundH5439the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.And they wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980by wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Arabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

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