Jeremiah 52:5

The Fall of Jerusalem Recounted · Jeremiah 52:1–11

Read Jeremiah 52

Translations

Modern

And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.

Traditional

So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

Literal

And the city came to be under siege until the one and tenth year of King Zedekiah.

Latin

Et fuit civitas obsessa usque ad undecimum annum regis Sedeciæ.

Original

Hebrew

English

And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.

Notes

Jeremiah 52:1–34

This chapter retells the story from 2 Kings 24:18–25:30, describing Jerusalem's last month, with some added details and changes. Repeating this passage highlights Jeremiah's honesty as a true prophet of God. Everything Jeremiah predicted about the city's destruction and the end of Judah's kingdom happened. Similarly, his predictions about the Exile, the hardships of the survivors in Babylon, and their return also came true.

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