For because of the (A)anger of the Lord this came about in Jerusalem and Judah, until He drove them out from His presence. And Zedekiah (B)revolted against the king of Babylon. (C)Now it came about in the ninth year of his reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, camped against it, and built a [a](D)bulwark all around [b]it. (E)So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 52:4 I.e., a defensive wall
  2. Jeremiah 52:4 Lit against it

It was because of the Lord’s anger that all this happened to Jerusalem and Judah,(A) and in the end he thrust them from his presence.(B)

Now Zedekiah rebelled(C) against the king of Babylon.

So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth(D) day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem(E) with his whole army. They encamped outside the city and built siege works(F) all around it.(G) The city was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.

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