2 Kings

2 Kings 25:3–4

3By the ninth day of the fourth month,b the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food. 4Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeansc had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden.

They headed toward the Arabah,d

Footnotes

  • b 25:3 Probable reading (see Jeremiah 52:6|JER 52:6); MT does not include fourth.
  • c 25:4 That is, the Babylonians; also in verses 5, 6, 10, 13, 24, 25, and 26
  • d 25:4 Or the Jordan Valley

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2 Kings 25:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
By the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣הbə·ṯiš·‘āhPreposition-b; Number - masculine singularH8672 a nine, nonad
of theלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla·ḥō·ḏešPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2320 (newness), new moon, month
the famineהָרָעָ֖בhā·rā·‘āḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7458 famine, hunger
in the cityבָּעִ֑ירbā·‘îrPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
was so severeוַיֶּחֱזַ֥קway·ye·ḥĕ·zaqConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
that the peopleלְעַ֥םlə·‘amPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH5971 people
of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃hā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
hadהָ֥יָהhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
noוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
foodלֶ֖חֶםle·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food

2 Kings 25:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the cityהָעִ֗ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
was breachedוַתִּבָּקַ֣עwat·tib·bā·qa‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1234 cleave, break open or through
and though the Chaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםwə·ḵaś·dîmConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3778 Chaldean
had surroundedסָבִ֑יבsā·ḇîḇAdverbH5439 circuit, round about
the cityהָעִ֖ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י’an·šêNoun - masculine plural constructH582 man, mankind
of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה׀ham·mil·ḥā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
fled by nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙hal·lay·lāhArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3915 twist, night, adversity
by wayדֶּ֜רֶךְde·reḵNoun - common singular constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the gateשַׁ֣עַר׀ša·‘arNoun - masculine singularH8179 gate
betweenבֵּ֣יןbênPrepositionH996 interval, space between
the two wallsהַחֹמֹתַ֗יִםha·ḥō·mō·ṯa·yimArticle; Noun - fdH2346 wall
nearעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
gardenגַּ֣ןganNoun - common singular constructH1588 enclosure, garden
They headedוַיֵּ֖לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
towardדֶּ֥רֶךְde·reḵNoun - common singular constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
the Arabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH6160 desert-plain, steppe

Cross-references

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2 Kings 25:3 Ezekiel 5:12 · Jeremiah 38:2 · Ezekiel 7:15 · Jeremiah 52:6 · Ezekiel 14:21 · Lamentations 4:4–10 · Leviticus 26:26 · Deuteronomy 28:52–53

2 Kings 25:4 Ezekiel 33:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.