Jeremiah 52:6

Translations

Modern

By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.

Traditional

And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

Literal

In the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the hunger had become strong in the city, and there was not food for the people of the land.

Latin

Mense autem quarto, nona mensis, obtinuit fames civitatem, et non erant alimenta populo terræ.

Original

Hebrew

English

By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.

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.

Theme notes and profiles

Nebuchadnezzar II

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

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