Now it cameabout in the ninthyearof his reign,on the tenth[day] of the tenthmonth,that Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babyloncame,he and allhis army,againstJerusalem,campedagainstit and builta siegewallallaroundit.
I will campagainstyou encircling[you], And I will setsiegeworksagainstyou, And I will raiseup battletowersagainstyou.
"Pleaseinquireof the LORDon our behalf,for Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylonis warringagainstus; perhapsthe LORDwill dealwith us according to allHis wonderfulacts,so that [the enemy] will withdrawfrom us."
Behold,the siegerampshave reachedthe cityto takeit; and the cityis giveninto the handof the Chaldeanswho fightagainstit, becauseof the sword,the famineand the pestilence;and whatYou have spokenhas cometo pass;and behold,You see[it].
The wordwhichcameto Jeremiahfrom the LORD,when Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylonand allhis army,with allthe kingdomsof the earththat were under his dominionand allthe peoples,were fightingagainstJerusalemand againstallits cities,saying,
Now whenJerusalemwas capturedin the ninthyearof Zedekiahkingof Judah,in the tenthmonth,Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylonand allhis armycameto Jerusalemand laidsiegeto it;
Like watchmenof a fieldthey are againsther roundabout,Becauseshe has rebelledagainst Me,' declaresthe LORD.
Then the citywas brokeninto, and allthe menof warfledand wentforthfrom the cityat nightby wayof the gatebetweenthe two wallswhich[was] by the king'sgarden,though the Chaldeanswere allaroundthe city.And they wentby wayof the Arabah.
"Into his righthandcamethe divination,'Jerusalem,'to setbatteringrams,to openthe mouthfor slaughter,to liftup the voicewith a battlecry,to setbatteringramsagainstthe gates,to castup ramps,to builda siegewall.
A ruin,a ruin,a ruin,I will makeit. Thisalsowill be nomore untilHe comeswhoserightit is, and I will giveit [to Him].'
"He will slayyour daughterson the mainlandwith the sword;and he will makesiegewallsagainstyou, castup a rampagainstyou and raiseup a largeshieldagainstyou.
Now in the twelfthyearof our exile,on the fifthof the tenthmonth,the refugeesfrom Jerusalemcameto me, saying,"The cityhas been taken."
In the twenty-fifthyearof our exile,at the beginningof the year,on the tenthof the month,in the fourteenthyearafterthe citywas taken,on that samedaythe handof the LORDwas upon me and He broughtme there.
I will also bringupon you a swordwhich will executevengeancefor the covenant;and when you gathertogether into your cities,I will sendpestilenceamongyou, so that you shall be deliveredinto enemyhands.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'The fastof the fourth,the fastof the fifth,the fastof the seventhand the fastof the tenth[months] will becomejoy,gladness,and cheerfulfeastsfor the houseof Judah;so lovetruthand peace.'
"For the dayswill comeupon you whenyour enemieswill throwup a barricadeagainst you, and surroundyou and hemyou in on every side,
"But whenyou seeJerusalemsurroundedby armies,thenrecognizethat her desolationis near.
