Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
By the ninth day of the fourth month, the resulting famine had become so severe in the city that no food remained for the people who lived in the land.
New American Standard Bible
On the ninth day of the fourth month
King James Version
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.
Holman 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.
A Conservative Version
On the ninth day of the [fourth] month the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
American Standard Version
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
Amplified
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine [caused by the siege] was severe in the city; there was no food for the people of the land.
Bible in Basic English
Now on the ninth day of the fourth month, the store of food in the town was almost gone, so that there was no food for the people of the land.
Darby Translation
On the ninth of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
Julia Smith Translation
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.
King James 2000
And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no food for the people of the land.
Lexham Expanded Bible
In the ninth month, the famine became severe in the city, and there was no food for the people of the land.
Modern King James verseion
on the ninth of the fourth month, when famine was severe in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the ninth day of the fourth month of that year, there was so great hunger in the city, that there was no sustenance for the people of the land.
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
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
The Emphasized Bible
On the ninth of the month, when the famine had become severe in the city, - and there had come to be no bread for the people of the land,
Webster
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.
World English Bible
On the ninth day of the [fourth] month the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
Youngs Literal Translation
on the ninth of the month -- when the famine is severe in the city, and there hath not been bread for the people of the land,
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Of jerusalem
Babylon » Nebuchadnezzar king of » Besieged and took jerusalem
Famine » Instances of » In jerusalem, from siege
Famine » Instances of, in scripture » During the siege of jerusalem
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Zedekiah
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Captivity of the jews predicted and fulfilled
Siege » Distress of the inhabitants during a
Siege » Instances of » Jerusalem » By nebuchadnezzar
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 25:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Final Invasion Of Nebuchadnezzar
2 The city remained under siege until the eleventh year of the reign of King Zedekiah. 3 By the ninth day of the fourth month, the resulting famine had become so severe in the city that no food remained for the people who lived in the land. 4 The city was breached, and the entire army left during the night through the gate that stood between the two walls beside the royal garden, even though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city. They escaped through the Arabah,
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Cross References
Leviticus 26:26
When I destroy the source of your bread, ten women will bake bread in one oven. Then they'll return back your bread by weight. You'll eat but won't be satisfied.
Deuteronomy 28:52-53
They'll besiege all your cities until your high and fortified walls in which you have trusted collapse throughout the land. Indeed, they will besiege all your cities, which the LORD your God gave you."
Jeremiah 37:21
So King Zedekiah gave the order, and they assigned Jeremiah to the courtyard of the guard. Each day they gave him a loaf of bread from the bakers' street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
Jeremiah 38:2
"This is what the LORD says: "Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, by famine, and by the plague, but the one who goes over to the Chaldeans will live. His life will be spared, and he will live.'
Jeremiah 39:2
On the ninth day of the fourth month, in the eleventh year of the reign of Zedekiah, the wall of the city was breached.
Jeremiah 52:6
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine became so severe that there was no food for the people of the land.
Lamentations 4:4-10
The nursing child's tongue cleaves to its palate from thirst. Young children beg for bread, but no one gives them any.
Ezekiel 4:9-17
"Furthermore, you are to take some wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt, and mix them together in one container. Then you are to make bread from these grains sufficient to supply you through the time during which you'll be sleeping on your side. You are to eat it for 390 days.
Ezekiel 5:10
Fathers will eat their children in your midst. After this, your sons will eat their fathers as I carry out my sentence against you and scatter your survivors to the winds!'
Ezekiel 5:12
A third of you will die by pestilence, starving because of the famine in your midst. Another third will die violently by the violence of war around you. The final third I'll scatter to the wind as I unsheathe my sword to pursue them.
Ezekiel 7:15
The sword lurks outside, but pestilence and famine are on the prowl inside the house. Whoever is in the field will die by violence, while famine and pestilence will devour those in the city.
Ezekiel 14:21
This is what the Lord GOD says, "I'm sending four of my most destructive judgments military invasion, famine, wild animals, and pestilence into Jerusalem to destroy both human beings and livestock in it.
Zechariah 8:19
"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "The fasts that occur in the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months will be joyful and glad times for the house of Judah, replete with cheerful festivals. Therefore, love truth and peace.'"