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JPS Old Testament

Jeremiah 39:8

And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the house of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Zedekiah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Jerusalem;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Zedekiah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Jeremiah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Kings, the Books of;   Rama;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exile;   Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Synagogue;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Nebuzaradan;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Nergal;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jeremiah (2);   Siege;   Zedekiah (2);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ab, Ninth Day of;   Synagogue;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Chaldeans next burned down the king’s palace and the people’s houses and tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
Hebrew Names Version
The Kasdim burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Yerushalayim.
King James Version
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
The Chaldeans burned the king's house and the house of the people, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible
The Chaldeans also burned the king's palace and the houses of the people with fire, and they tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
New Century Version
The Babylonians set fire to the palace and to the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls around Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible
The Chaldeans also burned down the king's palace and the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
World English Bible
The Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Caldeans burnt the Kings house, and the houses of the people with fire, and brake downe the walles of Ierusalem.
Legacy Standard Bible
The Chaldeans also burned with fire the house of the king and the houses of the people, and they tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
The Chaldeans set fire to the palace of the king and to the houses of the people, and they tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
Contemporary English Version
Meanwhile, the Babylonian army had burned the houses in Jerusalem, including the royal palace, and they had broken down the city walls.
Complete Jewish Bible
The Kasdim burned down the royal palace and the people's houses, and they broke down the walls of Yerushalayim.
Darby Translation
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house and the houses of the people with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
Easy-to-Read Version
The army of Babylon set fire to the king's palace and the houses of the people of Jerusalem. And they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
George Lamsa Translation
And the Chaldeans burned the kings house and the houses of the people with fire, and broke down the entire wall of Jerusalem round about.
Good News Translation
Meanwhile, the Babylonians burned down the royal palace and the houses of the people and tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
Lexham English Bible
And the Chaldeans burned the palace of the king and the houses of the people with fire and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
Literal Translation
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house and the houses of the people with fire. And they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Morouer, the Caldees bret vp the kynges palace, with ye other houses of the people, and brake downe the walles off Ierusalem.
American Standard Version
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
And the Chaldaeans put the king's house on fire, as well as the houses of the people, and had the walls of Jerusalem broken down.
King James Version (1611)
And the Caldeans burnt the kings house, and the houses of the people with fire, and brake downe the wals of Ierusalem.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Moreouer, the Chaldees burnt vp the kynges palace, with the other houses of the people, and brake downe the walles of Hierusalem.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So Anameel the son of Salom my father’s brother came to me into the court of the prison, and said, Buy thee my field that is in the land of Benjamin, in Anathoth: for thou hast a right to buy it, and thou art the elder. So I knew that it was the word of the Lord.
English Revised Version
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Caldeis brenten with fier the hous of the kyng, and the hous of the comun puple, and distrieden the wal of Jerusalem.
Update Bible Version
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the house of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
New English Translation
The Babylonians burned down the royal palace, the temple of the Lord , and the people's homes, and they tore down the wall of Jerusalem.
New King James Version
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house and the houses of the people with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
New Living Translation
Meanwhile, the Babylonians burned Jerusalem, including the royal palace and the houses of the people, and they tore down the walls of the city.
New Life Bible
The Babylonians burned the king's house and the houses of the people with fire. And they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
New Revised Standard
The Chaldeans burned the king's house and the houses of the people, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the house of the king, and the houses of the people, did the Chaldeans burn with fire, and the walls of Jerusalem, brake they down;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Chaldeans burnt the king’s house, and the houses of the people with fire, and they threw down the wall of Jerusalem.
Revised Standard Version
The Chalde'ans burned the king's house and the house of the people, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation
And the house of the king, and the house of the people, have the Chaldeans burnt with fire, and the walls of Jerusalem they have broken down.
THE MESSAGE
Meanwhile, the Babylonians burned down the royal palace, the Temple, and all the homes of the people. They leveled the walls of Jerusalem. Nebuzaradan, commander of the king's bodyguard, rounded up everyone left in the city, along with those who had surrendered to him, and herded them off to exile in Babylon. He didn't bother taking the few poor people who had nothing. He left them in the land of Judah to eke out a living as best they could in the vineyards and fields.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The Chaldeans also burned with fire the king's palace and the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.

Contextual Overview

1 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; 2 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city-- 3 that all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sarezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim Rab-saris, Nergal-sarezer Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. 4 And 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, by the gate betwixt the two walls; and he went out the way of the Arabah. 5 But 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. 6 Then 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. 7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon. 8 And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the house of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem. 9 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, the deserters also, that fell away to him, with the rest of the people that remained. 10 But 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 in that day.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

burned: Jeremiah 7:20, Jeremiah 9:10-12, Jeremiah 17:27, Jeremiah 21:10, Jeremiah 34:2, Jeremiah 34:22, Jeremiah 37:10, Jeremiah 38:18, Jeremiah 52:13, 2 Kings 25:9, 2 Chronicles 36:19, Isaiah 5:9, Lamentations 1:10, Lamentations 2:2, Lamentations 2:7, Amos 2:5, Micah 3:12

and brake: Jeremiah 52:14, 2 Kings 25:10, Nehemiah 1:3

Reciprocal: Nehemiah 3:25 - the king's Psalms 79:1 - have laid Isaiah 24:10 - city Isaiah 32:13 - General Jeremiah 5:10 - ye up Jeremiah 20:5 - I will deliver Jeremiah 22:5 - that Jeremiah 32:29 - and set Lamentations 2:9 - gates Ezekiel 16:41 - burn Ezekiel 23:47 - and burn Ezekiel 24:11 - set it

Cross-References

Genesis 39:3
And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
Genesis 39:8
But he refused, and said unto his master's wife: 'Behold, my master, having me, knoweth not what is in the house, and he hath put all that he hath into my hand;
Genesis 39:13
And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
Genesis 39:16
And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
Genesis 39:18
And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and fled out.'
Genesis 39:19
And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke unto him, saying: 'After this manner did thy servant to me'; that his wrath was kindled.
Genesis 39:20
And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were bound; and he was there in the prison.
Proverbs 1:10
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
Proverbs 2:10
For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;
Proverbs 6:29
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Chaldeans burnt the king's house,.... His palace: this was a month after the city was taken, as appears from Jeremiah 52:12;

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, 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 Adrichomius k, there was a house in Jerusalem called "the house of the vulgar", or common people, where public feasts and sports were kept; but the former sense seems best:

and broke down the walls of Jerusalem; demolished all the fortifications of it, and entirely dismantled it, that it might be no more a city of force and strength, as it had been.

k Theatrum Terrae Sanct. p. 154.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare the marginal reference. The differences between the two accounts are slight.


 
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