Jeremiah 52:6

Verse

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.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Bible in Basic English

In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the store of food in the town was almost gone, so that there was no food for the people of the land.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a famine overpowered the city: and there was no food for the people of the land.

Free Bible Version

By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so bad that the people had nothing left to eat.

Geneva Bible 1599

Now in the fourth moneth, the ninth day of the moneth, the famine was sore in ye citie, so that there was no more bread for ye people of the land.

King James (Authorized) Version

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.

Translation for Translators

When Zedekiah had been ruling for almost eleven years, by July 18 of that year, the ◄famine/lack of food► in the city had become very severe, and there was no more food for the people to eat.

Unlocked Literal Bible

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

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

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

Young's Literal Translation

In the fourth month, in the ninth of the month, when the famine is severe in the city, and there hath been no bread for the people of the land,

Context

The Fall of Jerusalem Recounted

⁵And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.⁶By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food. ⁷Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled the city by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,

Summary

This verse describes the capture of King Zedekiah by the Babylonians during the siege of Jerusalem. Despite attempting to flee under the cover of darkness, Zedekiah and his army were overtaken by the enemy. This event fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah, illustrating the consequences of disobedience to God's warnings and the judgment that befell the unfaithful king. The fall of Jerusalem and the captivity of its leaders serve as a sobering reminder of the importance of heeding God's word and the repercussions of turning away from His guidance.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Then the city was broken up,.... Either its gates were broke open, some one or other of them; or a breach was made in the walls of it, through which the Chaldean army entered: and all the men of war fled; the soldiers, with their officers, not being able to stand before the army of the king of Babylon: and went forth out of the city by night; at which time, very probably, the attack was made, and the gates of the city forced open, or the walls broke down; Josephus (p) says it was taken in the middle of the night: by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; See Gill on Jer 39:4; now the Chaldeans were by the city round about; as part of their army entered into it, the other part surrounded it; or, however, were placed at the gates and avenues all around, that none might escape: and they went by the way of the plain; that is, the men of war or soldiers that fled, together with King Zedekiah, his family and princes; see Jer 39:4. (p) Antiqu. l. 10. c. 8. sect. 2. Ed. Hudson.