Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city had become so severe that there was no food for the people to eat. 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. 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. 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. King James Bible 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. 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. 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. NASB 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. NASB 1977 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. 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. 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that the people of the land had no food. 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. 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation On the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city became so severe that the common people had no food. Good News Translation 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, International Standard Version By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine became so severe that there was no food for the people of the land. Majority 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. NET Bible By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city was so severe the residents had no food. New Heart 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. 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. 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIn the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, when the famine is severe in the city, and there has been 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, Smith's Literal Translation In the fourth month, in the ninth to the month, and the famine will be strong in the city, and there was not bread for the people of the land. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, in the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, a famine gripped the city. And there was no nourishment for the people of the land. New American Bible On the ninth day of the fourth month, when famine had gripped the city and the people had no more bread, New Revised Standard Version 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd 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. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And in the seventh month, in the ninth of the month, a famine prevailed in the city and there was no bread for the people of the land OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917In 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible 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,… Cross References 2 Kings 25:3 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. Lamentations 4:9-10 Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce. / The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people. Ezekiel 4:16-17 Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure. / So they will lack food and water; they will be appalled at the sight of one another wasting away in their iniquity. Ezekiel 5:16-17 When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food. / I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will leave you childless. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring a sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.” 2 Kings 6:25 So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver. Leviticus 26:29 You will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters. Deuteronomy 28:53-57 Then you will eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you. / The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived, / refusing to share with any of them the flesh of his children he will eat because he has nothing left in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you within all your gates. ... Lamentations 2:11-12 My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city. / They cry out to their mothers: “Where is the grain and wine?” as they faint like the wounded in the streets of the city, as their lives fade away in the arms of their mothers. Lamentations 5:10 Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger. Isaiah 3:1 For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water, Matthew 24:7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. Luke 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven. Mark 13:8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains. Revelation 6:5-6 And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales. / And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.” Revelation 18:8 Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.” Treasury of Scripture 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. A. Jeremiah 39:2 And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up. 2 Kings 25:3 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land. Zechariah 8:19 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace. the famine Jeremiah 15:2 And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity. Jeremiah 19:9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them. Jeremiah 21:9 He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. Jump to Previous Almost Bread City Eat Famine Food Fourth Month Ninth Prevailed Severe Sore StoreJump to Next Almost Bread City Eat Famine Food Fourth Month Ninth Prevailed Severe Sore StoreJeremiah 52 1. Zedekiah rebels4. Jerusalem is besieged and taken 8. Zedekiah's sons killed, and his own eyes put out, 12. Nebuzaradan burns and spoils the city 24. He carries away the captives 28. The number of Jews carried captive 31. Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin By the ninth day of the fourth month This phrase marks a specific point in time, emphasizing the precision of the biblical narrative. The "ninth day of the fourth month" corresponds to Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar, which is around June or July in the Gregorian calendar. This date is significant as it marks the culmination of the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, which began in the tenth month of the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign (Jeremiah 39:1). The precision of this date underscores the historical reliability of the biblical account and serves as a reminder of the fulfillment of God's warnings through the prophets. Theologically, it highlights God's sovereignty over time and history, as He orchestrates events according to His divine plan. the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew By the ninth [day]בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה (bə·ṯiš·‘āh) Preposition-b | Number - masculine singular Strong's 8672: Nine, ninth of the fourth הָֽרְבִיעִי֙ (hā·rə·ḇî·‘î) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 7243: Fourth, a fourth month, בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ (ba·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month the famine הָרָעָ֖ב (hā·rā·‘āḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger in the city בָּעִ֑יר (bā·‘îr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement was so severe וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק (way·ye·ḥĕ·zaq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer that the people לְעַ֥ם (lə·‘am) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of the land הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land had הָיָ֥ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be no וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no food. לֶ֖חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain Links Jeremiah 52:6 NIVJeremiah 52:6 NLT Jeremiah 52:6 ESV Jeremiah 52:6 NASB Jeremiah 52:6 KJV Jeremiah 52:6 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 52:6 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 52:6 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 52:6 French Bible Jeremiah 52:6 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 52:6 In the fourth month in the ninth (Jer.) |
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