Jeremiah
Jeremiah 39:1–2
1In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city. 2And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached.
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Jeremiah 39:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the ninth | הַ֠תְּשִׁעִית | hat·tə·ši·‘îṯ | Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular | H8671 ninth |
| year | בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה | baš·šā·nāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| of Zedekiah | לְצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ | lə·ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6667 Tsidkijah |
| king | מֶלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֜ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| in the tenth | הָעֲשִׂרִ֗י | hā·‘ă·śi·rî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H6224 tenth |
| month | בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ | ba·ḥō·ḏeš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| Nebuchadnezzar | נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨ר | nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣar | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֤ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| marched | בָּ֠א | bā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Jerusalem | יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| with his entire | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| army | חֵילוֹ֙ | ḥê·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| and laid siege | וַיָּצֻ֖רוּ | way·yā·ṣu·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6696 confine, bind, besiege |
| to | עָלֶֽיהָ׃ס | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
Jeremiah 39:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And on the ninth | בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה | bə·ṯiš·‘āh | Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular | H8672 a nine, nonad |
| day | לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ | la·ḥō·ḏeš | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| of the fourth | הָרְבִיעִ֖י | hā·rə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7243 fourth |
| month | בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ | ba·ḥō·ḏeš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| of Zedekiah’s | לְצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ | lə·ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6667 Tsidkijah |
| eleventh | בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ | bə·‘aš·tê- | Preposition-b; Number - common singular construct | H6249 one |
| year | שָׁנָה֙ | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| the city | הָעִֽיר׃ | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| was breached | הָבְקְעָ֖ה | hā·ḇə·qə·‘āh | Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1234 cleave, break open or through |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 39:1 Ezekiel 24:1–2 · Jeremiah 52:4–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.