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Selected Verse: Jeremiah 39:2 - King James
Verse
Translation
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Jer 39:2
King James
And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917]
fourth month
That is, July.
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
The eleventh year - in the fourth month - This month in the Hebrew calendar is called Thammuz, and commences with the first new moon of our July. The siege had lasted just eighteen months.
The city was broken up - A breach was made in the wall by which the Chaldeans entered.