Jeremiah

Jeremiah 52:6–7

6By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food. 7Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeansa had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden.

They headed toward the Arabah,b

Footnotes

  • a 52:7 That is, the Babylonians; similarly in verses 8, 9, 14, and 17
  • b 52:7 Or the Jordan Valley

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Jeremiah 52:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
By the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣הbə·ṯiš·‘āhPreposition-b; Number - masculine singularH8672 a nine, nonad
of the fourthהָֽרְבִיעִי֙hā·rə·ḇî·‘îArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH7243 fourth
monthבַּחֹ֤דֶשׁba·ḥō·ḏešPreposition-b, 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
hadהָיָ֥הhā·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

Jeremiah 52:7

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 menאַנְשֵׁ֣י’an·šêNoun - masculine plural constructH582 man, mankind
of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֡הham·mil·ḥā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
fledיִבְרְחוּ֩yiḇ·rə·ḥūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1272 go through, flee
the cityמֵהָעִ֜ירmê·hā·‘îrPreposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement
by nightלַ֗יְלָהlay·lāhNoun - masculine singularH3915 twist, night, adversity
by wayדֶּ֜רֶךְde·reḵNoun - common singular constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the gateשַׁ֤עַרša·‘arNoun - masculine singularH8179 gate
betweenבֵּין־bên-PrepositionH996 interval, space between
the two wallsהַחֹמֹתַ֙יִם֙ha·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 headedוַיֵּלְכ֖וּway·yê·lə·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1980 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

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 52:6 Jeremiah 39:2 · Isaiah 3:1 · 2 Kings 25:3 · Jeremiah 38:9

Jeremiah 52:7 Jeremiah 51:32 · 2 Kings 25:4 · Jeremiah 39:4–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.