Jeremiah 39:8 - Easy To Read Version8 The army of Babylon set fire to the king’s house and the houses of the people of Jerusalem. And they broke down the walls of Jerusalem. Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 17698 And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem. Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition8 And the Chaldeans burned the king's house and the houses of the people and broke down the walls of Jerusalem. Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)8 And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible8 The Babylonians burned down the royal palace and the houses of the people, and they destroyed the Jerusalem walls. Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version8 Also, the Chaldeans burned the house of the king and the house of the people with fire, and they overturned the wall of Jerusalem. Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version8 And the Chaldeans burnt the king's house and the houses of the people, with fire, and they threw down the wall of Jerusalem. Féach an chaibidil |
“But if you don’t listen to me and obey me, then bad things will happen. If you carry loads into Jerusalem on the Sabbath {\cf2\super [148]} day, then you are not keeping it a holy day. So I will start a fire that can’t be put out. That fire will start at the gates of Jerusalem, and it will burn until it burns even the palaces. {\cf2\super [149]} ”
The Babylonian army is already attacking the city of Jerusalem. They will soon enter the city and start a fire. They will burn this city down. There are houses in this city where the people of Jerusalem made me angry by offering sacrifices to the false god Baal {\cf2\super [270]} on the housetops. And the people poured out drink offerings to other idol gods. The Babylonian army will burn down those houses.
But I will give the order,’ this message is from the Lord, ‘to bring the Babylonian army back to Jerusalem. That army will fight against Jerusalem. They will capture it and set it on fire and burn it down. And I will destroy the cities in the land of Judah. Those cities will become empty deserts. No people will live there.’”
The Lord destroyed the houses of Jacob. {\cf2\super [9]} \par He destroyed them without mercy.\par He destroyed in his anger\par the fortresses of the Daughter of Judah. {\cf2\super [10]} \par The Lord threw the kingdom of Judah\par and its rulers to the ground.\par He ruined the kingdom of Judah.\par