Jeremiah
Jeremiah 52:4
4So 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 entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | וַיְהִי֩ | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| in the ninth | הַתְּשִׁעִ֜ית | hat·tə·ši·‘îṯ | Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular | H8671 ninth |
| year | בַשָּׁנָ֨ה | ḇaš·šā·nāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| of Zedekiah’s reign | לְמָלְכ֗וֹ | lə·mā·lə·ḵōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| on the tenth | בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר | be·‘ā·śō·wr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6218 a ten, decade |
| day of the tenth | הָעֲשִׂירִי֮ | hā·‘ă·śî·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 | בָּבֶ֜ל | 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 | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| 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 |
| They encamped | וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ | way·ya·ḥă·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2583 decline, bend down, encamp |
| outside | עָלֶ֑יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| and built | וַיִּבְנ֥וּ | way·yiḇ·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1129 build |
| a siege wall | דָּיֵ֖ק | dā·yêq | Noun - masculine singular | H1785 bulwark, siege-wall |
| all | סָבִֽיב׃ | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| around it | עָלֶ֛יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 39:1 · Zechariah 8:19 · Ezekiel 24:1–2 · Jeremiah 52:7 · Jeremiah 32:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.