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Jeremiah 39:2

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 39:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city,)” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city,)
Jeremiah 39:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 39

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And it came to pass when Jerusalem was taken, (in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and besieged it;
2in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city,)
3that all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, [to wit], Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon.
4And it came to pass that, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king`s garden, through the gate betwixt the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah.
5But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“[And] in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, etc.] The month Tammuz, which answers to part of June, and part of July: the ninth [day] of the month, the city was broken up; or taken by storm; the walls of it were broken by engines and battering rams, so that the Chaldeans could enter it, and take it. This was just a year and a half after it had been besieged, not being able to hold out any longer, because of the famine; (see <245206>Jeremiah 52:6,7).”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“39:2 The Babylonian siege took a long time because the stone walls of Jerusalem were thick and the people’s resistance was strong.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“am 3416, bc 588 the fourth: This was the month Tammuz, which commences with the first moon of July. the siege had lasted just eighteen months. Kg2 25:3 was: Jer 5:10, Jer 52:6, Jer 52:7; Kg2 25:4; Eze 33:21; Mic 2:12, Mic 2:13; Zep 1:10 Jeremiah 39:3”
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