The Fall of Jerusalem and the Fate of Jeremiah
Jeremiah 39–43 (selections)
Biblical Period
Chapter 39
1In the ninth year of King Zedekiah of Judah, in the tenth month, King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon moved against Jerusalem with his whole army, and they laid siege to it. 2And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, on the ninth day of the fourth month, the [walls of] the city were breached. [ . . . ]
8The Chaldeans burned down the king’s…
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