Jeremiah 39:1-3
International Standard Version
The Fall of Jerusalem and the Capture of Zedekiah
39 This is how Jerusalem was captured:[a] In the tenth month of the ninth year of the reign of[b] Zedekiah king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came to Jerusalem and laid siege to it. 2 On the ninth day of the fourth month, in the eleventh year of the reign of[c] Zedekiah, the wall of[d] the city was breached. 3 All the officials of the king of Babylon came and sat in the Middle Gate, including[e] Nergal-sarri-usur, governor[f] of Sinmagir,[g] Nabu-sarrussu-ukin the high official,[h] Nergal-sarri-user, the chief official,[i] and[j] all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.
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- Jeremiah 39:1 a in English is 38:28b in Hebrew
- Jeremiah 39:1 The Heb. lacks of the reign of
- Jeremiah 39:2 The Heb. lacks of the reign of
- Jeremiah 39:2 The Heb. lacks the wall of
- Jeremiah 39:3 The Heb. lacks including
- Jeremiah 39:3 Or high official
- Jeremiah 39:3 I.e. a province of Babylon
- Jeremiah 39:3 Lit. the Rab-sa-resi; a Babylonian title for a royal official
- Jeremiah 39:3 Lit. the Rab-mugi, a Babylonian title for a royal official
- Jeremiah 39:3 Or Gate: Nergal-sarezer, Samgar-nebu, Sarsekim, the high official, Nergal-sarezer, the chief official, and
Jeremiah 39:1-3
New International Version
39 1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah(A) king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar(B) king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his whole army and laid siege(C) to it. 2 And on the ninth day of the fourth(D) month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city wall(E) was broken through.(F) 3 Then all the officials(G) of the king of Babylon came and took seats in the Middle Gate: Nergal-Sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim a chief officer, Nergal-Sharezer a high official and all the other officials of the king of Babylon.
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