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BrLXXἐν τῇ ἐννάτῃ τοῦ μηνὸς, καὶ ἐστερεώθη ὁ λιμὸς ἐν τῇ πόλει, καὶ οὐκ ἦσαν ἄρτοι τῷ λαῷ τῆς γῆς. (en taʸ ennataʸ tou maʸnos, kai estereōthaʸ ho limos en taʸ polei, kai ouk aʸsan artoi tōi laōi taʸs gaʸs. )
BrTron the ninth day of the month, and then the famine was severe in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
ULTBy 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.
USTWhen Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years, on the ninth day of the fourth month of that year, the famine in the city had become very severe, and there was no more food for the people to eat.
BSB § By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.
OEBIn the ninth day of the fourth month – the famine in the city being so severe that there was no bread for the people of the land –
WEBBEIn the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
NETBy the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city was so severe the residents had no food.
LSVIn the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, when the famine is severe in the city, and there has been no bread for the people of the land,
FBVBy the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so bad that the people had nothing left to eat.
T4TWhen Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years, by July 18 of that year, the ◄famine/lack of food► in the city had become very severe, and there was no more food for the people to eat.
LEBIn the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine in the city became severe and there was no food for the people of the land.
BBEIn the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the store of food in the town was almost gone, so that there was no food for the people of the land.
JPSIn the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
ASVIn the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
DRAAnd in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a famine overpowered the city: and there was no food for the people of the land.
YLTIn the fourth month, in the ninth of the month, when the famine is severe in the city, and there hath been no bread for the people of the land,
DrbyIn the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
RVIn the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
WbstrAnd in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
KJB-1769And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
KJB-1611And in the fourth moneth, in the ninth day of the moneth, the famine was sore in the citie, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
BshpsAnd in the fourth moneth, the ninth day of the moneth, there was a great hunger in the citie, that there were no more victuals for the people of the lande. (And in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, there was a great hunger in the city, that there were no more victuals for the people of the land.)
GnvaNow in the fourth moneth, the ninth day of the moneth, the famine was sore in ye citie, so that there was no more bread for ye people of the land. (Now in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in ye/you_all city, so that there was no more bread for ye/you_all people of the land. )
CvdlAnd in the fourth Moneth, the ix daye of the Moneth, there was so greate honger in the cite: that there were no more vitayles for the people of the londe. (And in the fourth Moneth, the ix day of the Moneth, there was so great hunger in the city: that there were no more vitayles for the people of the land.)
WyclForsothe in the fourthe monethe, in the nynthe dai of the monethe, hungur helde the citee; and foodis weren not to the puple of the lond. (Forsothe in the fourthe month, in the ninth day of the month, hunger held the city; and foodis were not to the people of the land.)
LuthAber am neunten Tage des vierten Monden nahm der Hunger überhand in der Stadt, und hatte das Volk vom Lande nichts mehr zu essen. (But in/at/on_the neunten days the vierten moons took the/of_the Hunger überhand in the/of_the city, and had the people from_the land nothing more to eat.)
ClVgMense autem quarto, nona mensis, obtinuit fames civitatem, et non erant alimenta populo terræ. (Mense however quarto, nona month, obtinuit fames civitatem, and not/no they_were alimenta to_the_people terræ. )
52:1-34 This chapter repeats the narrative of 2 Kgs 24:18–25:30, which recounts the final month of Jerusalem’s existence, with a few added details and changes. The repetition of this passage emphasizes Jeremiah’s integrity as a true prophet of Almighty God. Everything Jeremiah had predicted about the destruction of the holy city and the end of the kingdom of Judah came true. Likewise, everything that he predicted about the Exile, the sufferings of the exiled survivors in Babylon, and their return from exile, came true.
(Occurrence 0) By the ninth day of the fourth month
(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,month the=fourth in/on/at/with,ninth of_the,month and,severe the,famine in/on/at/with,city and=not it_became food/grain/bread for,people the=earth/land )
This is the fourth month of the Hebrew calendar. It is during the dry season. The ninth day is near the beginning of July on Western calendars. Zedekiah had been king for ten years, three months, and eight days.
(Occurrence 0) city
(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,month the=fourth in/on/at/with,ninth of_the,month and,severe the,famine in/on/at/with,city and=not it_became food/grain/bread for,people the=earth/land )
One of the most significant events in the story of the Old Testament is the exile of Judah to Babylon in 586 B.C. This event–actually the third in a series of exiles to Babylon (the others occurring in 605 B.C. and 597 B.C.)–precipitated several crises in the nation and in Judaism. The northern kingdom of Israel had already been exiled to Assyria over a century earlier in 722 B.C. (2 Kings 15:29; 17:1-6; 1 Chronicles 5:26; see also “Israelites Are Exiled to Assyria” map), and in some ways that exile was even more devastating. Nevertheless, the Temple of the Lord remained intact in Jerusalem as a place where the faithful could continue to offer their sacrifices. With the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple of the Lord at the hands of the Babylonians, however, sacrifices could no longer be offered at the Tabernacle or Temple of the Lord (Leviticus 17:2-4; Deuteronomy 12:5-7), and the Lord’s promise to provide a land for his people and a descendant on the throne of David no doubt seemed abandoned. At the same time, however, the Judean exiles were allowed to maintain their religious traditions in Babylon, and many even began to thrive there, including Daniel and his friends, who served at the royal court (Daniel 1; see also “The Land of Exile” map). One of the last kings of Babylon expanded Babylonia further by capturing the desert oases of Dumah, Tema, Dedan, and Yathrib (see “Oases of the Arabian Desert” map), but eventually the Median Empire to the north merged with the Persian Empire to the southeast and conquered the Babylonian Empire. King Cyrus of Persia then decreed that the exiled Judeans, now called “Jews,” could return to their homeland if they desired (2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra 1-2; see also “Jews Return from Exile” map).
Temple of the Lord
The Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, where all Israelite males were commanded to offer sacrifices to the Lord (Exodus 23:14-19; Deuteronomy 16:16-17), underwent several stages of reconstruction and development over hundreds of years. The first Temple was built by King Solomon to replace the aging Tabernacle, and it was constructed on a threshing floor on high ground on the north side of the city (2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21). Hundreds of years later King Hezekiah expanded the platform surrounding the Temple. When Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in 586 B.C., the Temple was completely destroyed (2 Kings 25:1-21; 2 Chronicles 36:17-21; Jeremiah 39:1-10; 52:1-30). It was rebuilt in 515 B.C. after a group of Jews returned to Judea from exile in Babylon (Ezra 1:5-6:15; Nehemiah 7:5-65). Herod the Great completely rebuilt and expanded the Temple once again around 20 B.C., making it one of the largest temples in the Roman world. Jesus’ first believers often met together in Solomon’s Colonnade, a columned porch that encircled the Temple Mount, perhaps carrying on a tradition started by Jesus himself (John 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12). But Herod’s Temple did not last long: After many Jews revolted against Rome, the Romans eventually recaptured Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple in A.D. 70.
