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Wednesday, July 30th, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Good News Translation
Jeremiah 52:6
On the ninth day of the fourth month of that same year, when the famine was so bad that the people had nothing left to eat,
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Christian Standard Bible®
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that the common people had no food.
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that the common people had no food.
Hebrew Names Version
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.
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.
King James 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.
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.
English Standard Version
On 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.
On 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.
New American Standard Bible
On 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.
On 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.
New Century Version
By the ninth day of the fourth month, the hunger was terrible in the city; there was no food for the people to eat.
By the ninth day of the fourth month, the hunger was terrible in the city; there was no food for the people to eat.
Amplified Bible
In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.
In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.
World English Bible
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.
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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
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.
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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
On 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.
On 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.
Legacy Standard Bible
On the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine was so strong in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.
On the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine was so strong in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
On the ninth day of the fourth month, when the famine in the city was so severe that there was no food for the people of the land,
On the ninth day of the fourth month, when the famine in the city was so severe that there was no food for the people of the land,
Darby Translation
In the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
In the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
Easy-to-Read Version
By the ninth day of the fourth month of that year, the hunger in the city was very bad. There was no food left for the people in the city to eat.
By the ninth day of the fourth month of that year, the hunger in the city was very bad. There was no food left for the people in the city to eat.
George Lamsa Translation
And in the fifth month, on 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.
And in the fifth month, on 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.
Lexham English Bible
In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine in the city became severe and there was no food for the people of the land.
In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine in the city became severe and there was no food for the people of the land.
Literal Translation
And in the fourth month, in the ninth of the month, the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no food for the people of the land.
And in the fourth month, in the ninth of the month, the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no food for the people of the land.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And in the fourth Moneth, the ix daye of the Moneth, there was so greate honger in the cite: that there were no more vitayles for the people of the londe.
And in the fourth Moneth, the ix daye of the Moneth, there was so greate honger in the cite: that there were no more vitayles for the people of the londe.
American Standard Version
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.
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.
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.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
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.
King James Version (1611)
And in the fourth moneth, in the ninth day of the moneth, the famine was sore in the citie, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
And in the fourth moneth, in the ninth day of the moneth, the famine was sore in the citie, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in the fourth moneth, the ninth day of the moneth, there was a great hunger in the citie, that there were no more victuals for the people of the lande.
And in the fourth moneth, the ninth day of the moneth, there was a great hunger in the citie, that there were no more victuals for the people of the lande.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
on the ninth day of the month, and then the famine was severe in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
on the ninth day of the month, and then the famine was severe in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
English Revised Version
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.
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe in the fourthe monethe, in the nynthe dai of the monethe, hungur helde the citee; and foodis weren not to the puple of the lond.
Forsothe in the fourthe monethe, in the nynthe dai of the monethe, hungur helde the citee; and foodis weren not to the puple of the lond.
Update Bible Version
In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was intense in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
In the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was intense in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
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.
New English Translation
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city was so severe the residents had no food.
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city was so severe the residents had no food.
New King James Version
By the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine had become so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.
By the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine had become so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.
New Living Translation
By July 18 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah's reign, the famine in the city had become very severe, and the last of the food was entirely gone.
By July 18 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah's reign, the famine in the city had become very severe, and the last of the food was entirely gone.
New Life Bible
On the ninth day of the fourth month, the hunger became very bad in the city. There was no food for the people of the land.
On the ninth day of the fourth month, the hunger became very bad in the city. There was no food for the people of the land.
New Revised Standard
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine became so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine became so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In the fourth month on the ninth of the month, when the famine had become severe in the city, - and there had come to be no bread for the people of the land,
In the fourth month on the ninth of the month, when the famine had become severe in the city, - and there had come to be no bread for the people of the land,
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.
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.
Revised Standard Version
On 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.
On 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.
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,
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,
THE MESSAGE
By the fourth month of Zedekiah's eleventh year, on the ninth day of the month, the famine was so bad that there wasn't so much as a crumb of bread for anyone. Then the Babylonians broke through the city walls. Under cover of the night darkness, the entire Judean army fled through an opening in the wall (it was the gate between the two walls above the King's Garden). They slipped through the lines of the Babylonians who surrounded the city and headed for the Jordan into the Arabah Valley, but the Babylonians were in full pursuit. They caught up with them in the Plains of Jericho. But by then Zedekiah's army had deserted and was scattered.
By the fourth month of Zedekiah's eleventh year, on the ninth day of the month, the famine was so bad that there wasn't so much as a crumb of bread for anyone. Then the Babylonians broke through the city walls. Under cover of the night darkness, the entire Judean army fled through an opening in the wall (it was the gate between the two walls above the King's Garden). They slipped through the lines of the Babylonians who surrounded the city and headed for the Jordan into the Arabah Valley, but the Babylonians were in full pursuit. They caught up with them in the Plains of Jericho. But by then Zedekiah's army had deserted and was scattered.
Contextual Overview
1 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eleven years. His mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of the Jeremiah who lived in the city of Libnah. 2 King Zedekiah sinned against the Lord , just as King Jehoiakim had done. 3 The Lord became so angry with the people of Jerusalem and Judah that he banished them from his sight. Zedekiah rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia, 4 and so Nebuchadnezzar came with all his army and attacked Jerusalem on the tenth day of the tenth month of the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign. They set up camp outside the city, built siege walls around it, 5 and kept it under siege until Zedekiah's eleventh year. 6 On the ninth day of the fourth month of that same year, when the famine was so bad that the people had nothing left to eat, 7 the city walls were broken through. Although the Babylonians were surrounding the city, all the soldiers escaped during the night. They left by way of the royal garden, went through the gateway connecting the two walls, and fled in the direction of the Jordan Valley. 8 But the Babylonian army pursued King Zedekiah, captured him in the plains near Jericho, and all his soldiers deserted him. 9 Zedekiah was taken to King Nebuchadnezzar, who was in the city of Riblah in the territory of Hamath, and there Nebuchadnezzar passed sentence on him. 10 At Riblah he put Zedekiah's sons to death while Zedekiah was looking on and he also had the officials of Judah executed.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
am 3416, bc 588
the fourth: Jeremiah 39:2, 2 Kings 25:3, Zechariah 8:19
the famine: Jeremiah 15:2, Jeremiah 19:9, Jeremiah 21:9, Jeremiah 25:10, Jeremiah 38:9, Leviticus 26:26, Deuteronomy 28:52, Deuteronomy 28:53, Deuteronomy 32:24, Isaiah 3:1, Lamentations 4:4-6, Lamentations 5:10, Ezekiel 4:9-17, Ezekiel 5:10-12, Ezekiel 7:15, Ezekiel 14:21
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:55 - in the siege 2 Kings 6:25 - a great famine 2 Kings 25:4 - the city Isaiah 8:21 - hardly bestead Isaiah 22:2 - thy slain Jeremiah 14:18 - go forth Jeremiah 29:17 - Behold Jeremiah 32:24 - because Jeremiah 37:21 - until Jeremiah 41:1 - the seventh month Lamentations 1:11 - seek Ezekiel 31:1 - in the eleventh
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And 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, Zechariah 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 Jeremiah 38:9.
o T. Bab. Roshhashana, fol. 18. 2. & Taanith, fol. 28. 2.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Jeremiah 52:6. And in the fourth month — Jeremiah 39:1, &c. The fourth month answers nearly to our July.
