Jeremiah 52:4

Jeremiah 52:4 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)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 whole army. They encamped outside the city and built siege works all around it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem, and laid siege to it. And they built siegeworks all around it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and encamped against it; and they built a siege wall against it all around.

Context of Jeremiah 52:4

2He did evil in the sight of the Lord, in accordance with everything that Jehoiakim had done. 3For because of the anger of the Lord this came about in Jerusalem and Judah, until He drove them out from His presence. And Zedekiah revolted against the king of Babylon. Now it came about in the ninth year of his reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, camped against it, and built a bulwark all around it. 5So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. 6On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.

Jeremiah 52:4 word by word

וַיְהִי֩ בַשָּׁנָ֨ה הַתְּשִׁעִ֜ית לְמָלְכ֗וֹ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי֮ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ֒ בָּ֠א נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֜ל ה֤וּא וְכָל־חֵילוֹ֙ עַל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ עָלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּבְנ֥וּ עָלֶ֛יהָ דָּיֵ֖ק סָבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

• Now it cameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• in the ninthתְּשִׁיעִיteshîy‛îy · ninthH8671
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of his reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• on the tenthעָשׂוֹר‛âώôr ‛âώôr · tenH6218
• of the tenthעֲשִׂירִי‛ăώîyrîy · tenthH6224
• monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• that Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרנבוּכדרא צּור נבוּכדראצּר · NebuchadnezzarH5019
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• he and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• his armyחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• campedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• it, and builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• bulwarkדָּיֵקdâyêq · siegeworkH1785
• allסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for Jeremiah 52:4

• Jeremiah 39:1Now when Jerusalem was captured in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came to Jerusalem and laid siege to it;
• 2 Kings 25:1Now in the ninth year of his reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, camped against it, and built a siege wall all around it.
• Ezekiel 24:1Now the word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth of the month, saying,
• Zechariah 8:19“The Lord of armies says this: ‘The fast of the fourth, the fast of the fifth, the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth months will become joy, jubilation, and cheerful festivals for the house of Judah; so love truth and peace.’
• Jeremiah 52:7Then the city was breached, and all the warriors fled and left the city at night by way of the gate between the two walls which was by the king’s garden, though the Chaldeans were all around the city. And they went by way of the Arabah.
• Jeremiah 6:3Shepherds and their flocks will come to her, They will pitch their tents around her, They will pasture, each in his place.
• Jeremiah 32:24Behold, the assault ramps have reached the city to take it; and the city has been handed over to the Chaldeans who fight against it, because of the sword, the famine, and the plague; and what You have spoken has come to pass; and behold, You see it.
• Leviticus 26:25I will also bring upon you a sword which will execute vengeance for the covenant; and when you gather together into your cities, I will send a plague among you, so that you will be handed over to the enemy.
• Deuteronomy 28:52And it will besiege you in all your towns until your high and fortified walls in which you trusted come down throughout your land, and it will besiege you in all your towns throughout your land which the Lord your God has given you.
• Isaiah 29:3I will camp against you encircling you, And I will set up siegeworks against you, And I will raise up battle towers against you.
• Isaiah 42:24Who gave Jacob up for spoils, and Israel to plunderers? Was it not the Lord, against whom we have sinned, And in whose ways they were not willing to walk, And whose Law they did not obey?
• Ezekiel 4:1“Now you, son of man, get yourself a brick, place it before you, and inscribe a city on it--Jerusalem.
• Ezekiel 21:22Into his right hand came the divination, ‘Jerusalem,’ to set up battering rams, to open the mouth for slaughter, to raise the voice with a battle cry, to set up battering rams against the gates, to pile up assault ramps, to build a siege wall.
• Luke 19:43For the days will come upon you when your enemies will put up a barricade against you, and surround you and hem you in on every side,
• Luke 21:20“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 52:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Ninth year - tenth month - Answering nearly to our January.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-34This chapter retells the story from 2 Kings 24:18–25:30, describing Jerusalem's last month, with some added details and changes. Repeating this passage highlights Jeremiah's honesty as a true prophet of God. Everything Jeremiah predicted about the city's destruction and the end of Judah's kingdom happened. Similarly, his predictions about the Exile, the hardships of the survivors in Babylon, and their return also came true.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. forts--rather, towers of wood [Kimchi], for watching the movements of the besieged from the height and annoying them with missiles.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 52:4

• Jerusalem
• Month
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Jerusalem
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Diet
• Fast
• Kings, The Books of
• Zedekiah
• Feasts and Fasts
• Fortification; Fort; Fortified Cities; Fortress
• Jeremiah (2)

Commentaries on Jeremiah 52

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• 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