Jeremiah 39:1-10

Jeremiah 39:1-10

[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 they besieged  it. [2] And in the eleventh  year  of Zedekiah,  in the fourth  month,  the ninth  day of the month,  the city  was broken up.  [3] And all the princes  of the king  of Babylon  came in,  and sat  in the middle  gate,  even Nergalsharezer,  Samgarnebo,  Sarsechim,  Rabsaris,  Nergalsharezer,  Rabmag,  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  saw  them, and all the men  of war,  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 plain.  [5] But the Chaldeans'  army  pursued  after  them, and overtook  Zedekiah  in the plains  of Jericho:  and when they had taken  him, they brought him up  to Nebuchadnezzar  king  of Babylon  to Riblah  in the land  of Hamath,  where he gave  judgment  [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 with chains,  to carry  him to Babylon.  [8] And the Chaldeans  burned  the king's  house,  of the people,  with fire,  and brake 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,  and those 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,  which had nothing,  in the land  of Judah,  and gave  them vineyards  and fields  at the same time. 

What does Jeremiah 39:1-10 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

What Jeremiah had predicted for so long finally became a reality for Judah. There are four chapters in the Bible that record the fall of Jerusalem, reflecting the importance of this event (39; 52; 2 Kings 25; 2 Chronicles 36).