Jeremiah 39:2
39:1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
KJV
In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city),
And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
What does Jeremiah 39:2 mean?
Jeremiah 39:2 is a verse in the book of Jeremiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עַשְׁתֵּי (ʻashtêy), שָׁנֶה (shâneh), צִדְקִיָּה (Tsidqîyâh). It connects to 13 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
Jeremiah 8:8How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain. in vain made: or, the false pen of the scribes worketh for falsehood
Jeremiah 9:9Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Jeremiah 25:4And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.
Jeremiah 27:1In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Jeremiah 29:6Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.
Jeremiah 39:15Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
Ezekiel 13:11Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.
Ezekiel 30:10Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.
Ezekiel 30:11He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.
Nahum 1:8But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
Matthew 7:25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Revelation 18:8Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
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In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. windows: or, floodgates
1 Chronicles 3:15And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. Johanan: or, Jehochaz.kin.23.30. Jehoiakim: or, Eliakim.kin.23.34. Zedekiah: or, Mathaniah.2.kin.24.17.
2 Kings 25:2And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
Genesis 5:11And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.
Genesis 5:14And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.
Genesis 5:20And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
Genesis 5:27And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
Genesis 5:5And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
Frequently asked questions
What does Jeremiah 39:2 say?
Jeremiah 39:2 (King James Version) reads: "And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up."
Is Jeremiah 39:2 in the Old or New Testament?
Jeremiah 39:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Jeremiah.
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