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Jeremiah 39:8

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 39:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the Chaldeans burned the king`s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the Chaldeans burned the king`s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 39:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 39

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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.
6Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.
7Moreover he put out Zedekiah`s eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
8And the Chaldeans burned the king`s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
9Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the residue of the people that remained in the city, the deserters also that fell away to him, and the residue of the people that remained.
10But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, that had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
11Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,
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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 the Chaldeans burnt the king’s house, etc.] His palace: this was a month after the city was taken, as appears from (<245212>Jeremiah 52:12,13); and the houses of the people, with fire; the houses of the common people, as distinct from the king’s house, and the houses of the great men, (<245213>Jeremiah 52:13); though Jarchi interprets of the synagogues. It is in the original text in the singular number, “the house of the people”; which Abarbinel understands of the temple, called, not the house of God, he having departed from it; but the house of the people, a den of thieves; according to Adrichomiusf732, there was a house in Jerusalem called “the house of the vulgar”, or common people,…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“burned . . . the houses-- (Jer 52:12-13). Not immediately after the taking of the city, but in the month after, namely, the fifth month (compare Jer 39:2). The delay was probably caused by the princes having to send to Riblah to know the king's pleasure as to the city.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Compare the marginal reference. The differences between the two accounts are slight. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“burned: Jer 7:20, Jer 9:10-12, Jer 17:27, Jer 21:10, Jer 34:2, Jer 34:22, Jer 37:10, Jer 38:18, Jer 52:13; Kg2 25:9; Ch2 36:19; Isa 5:9; Lam 1:10, Lam 2:2, Lam 2:7; Amo 2:5; Mic 3:12 and brake: Jer 52:14; Kg2 25:10; Neh 1:3 Jeremiah 39:9”
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