Jeremiah 39:8

The Fall of Jerusalem

7Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.8The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

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Berean Standard Bible
The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
And the Chaldaeans put the king's house on fire, as well as the houses of the people, and had the walls of Jerusalem broken down.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And the Chaldeans burnt the king’s house, and the houses of the people with fire, and they threw down the wall of Jerusalem.
Free Bible Version
The Babylonians burned down the king's palace and the people's houses, and they demolished Jerusalem's city walls.
Geneva Bible 1599
And the Caldeans burnt the Kings house, and the houses of the people with fire, and brake downe the walles of Ierusalem.
King James (Authorized) Version
¶ And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
Translation for Translators
Meanwhile, the Babylonian army burned the palace and all the other buildings in Jerusalem. And they tore down the city walls.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Then the Chaldeans burned the king's house and the people's houses. They also tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
Noah Webster Bible
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
World English Bible
The Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the people’s houses with fire and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation
And the house of the king, and the house of the people, have the Chaldeans burnt with fire, and the walls of Jerusalem they have broken down.