Jeremiah 52:5

⁴So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.⁵And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.

Summary

Jeremiah 52:5 recounts the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians, highlighting the fulfillment of God's judgment upon the city due to its persistent disobedience and idolatry. This event serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God and the importance of remaining faithful to His commands. The destruction of Jerusalem symbolizes the severity of God's justice when His people forsake Him, underscoring the need for repentance and obedience to avoid similar judgment in our own lives.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. The siege continued about eighteen months; from the tenth day of the tenth month, in the ninth of Zedekiah's reign, to the ninth day of the fourth month, in the eleventh year of his reign; as follows: So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. The siege continued about eighteen months; from the tenth day of the tenth month, in the ninth of Zedekiah's reign, to the ninth day of the fourth month, in the eleventh year of his reign; as follows: Jeremiah 52:6 jer 52:6 jer 52:6 jer 52:6And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month,.... The month Tammuz (o), which answers to part of June and part of July; hence the fast of the fourth month, for the taking of the city, Zac 8:19; the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land; for the common people; though there might be some in the king's palace, and in the houses of princes and noblemen, and officers of the army; yet none for the soldiers, and the meaner sort of people; who therefore were disheartened and enfeebled, that they could not defend the city, or hold out any longer: the famine had been before this time, but was now increased to a prodigious degree, so that the people had no bread to eat; see Jer 38:9. (o) T. Bab. Roshhashana, fol. 18. 2. & Taanith, fol. 28. 2.