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Jeremiah 39:8 Cross-References
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“And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.”
Jeremiah 39:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 39:8
The Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire (בָּאֵשׁ שָׂרָפוּ, ba'esh sarafu)—The verb saraph (שָׂרַף) means to burn completely, consume with fire. This was not mere conquest but systematic destruction, fulfilling prophecies that Jerusalem would burn (21:10, 32:29, 34:2, 38:18). Solomon's palace complex, built over 13 years (1 Kings 7:1), became ash in hours. The common houses burned alongside the royal—judgment touches all when covenant is broken.And brake down the walls of Jerusalem (נָתָץ, natatz)—The verb means to tear down, demolish, raze. Jerusalem's fo...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 39:8
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“The remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down”
“then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans”
“and not for good”
“and Jerusalem will become heaps of rubble”
“and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem”
“and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem”
“and there remained but wounded men among them”
“Yahweh of Armies says: Surely many houses will be desolate, even great and beautiful, unoccupied.,In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant., בְּאָזְנָי יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אִם־לֹא בָּתִּים רַבִּים לְשַׁמָּה יִהְיוּ גְּדֹלִים וְטוֹבִים מֵאֵין יוֹשֵׁב׃ ,In mine ears said the LORD of hosts: Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, Even great and fair, without inhabitant.,οὐαὶ οἱ συνάπτοντες οἰκίαν πρὸς οἰκίαν καὶ ἀγρὸν πρὸς ἀγρὸν ἐγγίζοντες ἵνα τοῦ πλησίον ἀφέλωνταί τι μὴ οἰκήσετε μόνοι ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς,For these things have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts: for though many houses should be built, many and fair houses shall be desolate, and there shall be no inhabitants in them.,,,,”
“my anger and my wrath shall be poured out on this place”
“and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem.,But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem., וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי אֵשׁ בִּיהוּדָה וְאָכְלָה אַרְמְנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָם׃ פ ,So will I send a fire upon Judah, And it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.,καὶ ἐξαποστελῶ πῦρ ἐπὶ ιουδαν καὶ καταφάγεται θεμέλια ιερουσαλημ,And I will send a fire on Juda, and it shall devour the foundations of Jerusalem.,,,,”