Jeremiah 52:12

Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
fifth	הַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ ha.cha.mi.Shi	H2549	fifth · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
month	וּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁ u.va.Cho.desh	H2320	the new moon · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
tenth	בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר be.'a.Sor	H6218	ten · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
month	לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ la.Cho.desh	H2320	the new moon · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
nineteenth	תְּשַֽׁע te.sha'-	H8672	nine or (ordinal) ninth · cardinal number, both genders singular construct
year	שְׁנַת֙ she.Nat	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · noun, common feminine singular construct
Nebuchadrezzar	נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר ne.vu.khad.re.Tzar	H5019	Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar · proper noun, a man's name
king	לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ la.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Babylon	בָּבֶ֑ל ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · proper noun, a place name
came	בָּ֗א Ba'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Nebuzar-adan	נְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ ne.vu.zar.'a.Dan	H5018	Nebuzaradan · proper noun, a man's name
captain	רַב rav-	H7227	abundant (in quantity · noun, common masculine singular construct
guard	טַבָּחִ֔ים ta.ba.Chim	H2876	properly · noun, common masculine plural absolute
served	עָמַ֛ד 'a.Mad	H5975	to stand · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Babylon	בָּבֶ֖ל ba.Vel	H894	Babel (i.e. Babylon) · proper noun, a place name
Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם bi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

2 Kings 25:8 And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-a…
Jeremiah 39:9 Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those…
Jeremiah 52:29 In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:
Zechariah 8:19 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tent…
2 Kings 24:12 And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: a…
Genesis 37:36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
Jeremiah 52:14 And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
Zechariah 7:3-5 And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, s…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 52:12-23

We have here an account of the woeful havoc that was made by the Chaldean army, a month after the city was taken, under the command of Nebuzaradan, who was captain of the guard, or general of the army, in this action. In the margin he is called the chief of the slaughter-men, or executioners; for soldiers are but slaughter-men, and God employs them as executioners of his sentence against a sinful people. Nebuzaradan was chief of those soldiers, but, in the execution he did, we have reason to fear he had no eye to God, but he served the king of Babylon and his own designs, now that he came into Jerusalem, into the very bowels of it, as captain of the slaughter-men there. And, 1. He laid the t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 52:12

tenth day--But in Kg2 25:8, it is said "the seventh day." Nebuzara-dan started from Riblah on the "seventh" day and arrived in Jerusalem on the "tenth" day. Seeming discrepancies, when cleared up, confirm the genuineness of Scripture; for they show there was no collusion between the writers; as in all God's works there is latent harmony under outward varieties.

John Gill on Jeremiah 52:12

Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month,.... Hence the fast of the fifth month, for the burning of the city, which was the month Ab, and answers to part of July and part of August, Zechariah 8:19; which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; that is, the nineteenth year of his reign; who reigned in all forty three years, according to Ptolemy's canon: came Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem; or "stood before the king of Babylon" (s); ministered to him, was a servant of his, the provost marshal, or chief marshal; he was sent, and came from Riblah to Jerusalem, with a commission to burn the city. In 2 Kings 25:8…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 52:12-14

Dictionary and topics

Fast — The sole fast required by the law of Moses was that of the great Day of Atonement (q.v.), Lev. 23:26-32. It is called “the fast” (Acts 27:9). The only other mention of a periodical fast in the Old…
Kings, The Books of — The two books of Kings formed originally but one book in the Hebrew Scriptures. The present division into two books was first made by the LXX., which now, with the Vulgate, numbers them as the third…
Nebuzaradan (Nebuzar-Adan) · the inhabitants to Babylon — the inhabitants to Babylon
Zedekiah · to Babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his — to Babylon, blinds his eyes, kills his

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 52:12-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 52:12

John Gill on Jeremiah 52:12

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 52:12-14

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 52:12-23

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Jeremiah 52:12

John Gill on Jeremiah 52:12

Keil & Delitzsch on Jeremiah 52:12-14

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Jeremiah 52:12-21