So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
Parallel translations
- WEB So the city was besieged to the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
- KJV So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
- BSB And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.
- NASB So the city was under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah.
- NLT Jerusalem was kept under siege until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah’s reign.
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Quick answer
The siege of the city dragged on into Zedekiah's eleventh year. Jerusalem's resistance only prolonged its suffering.
Overview
The grinding length of the siege, roughly eighteen months, set the stage for the famine and breach that follow. Jeremiah had urged surrender as the path of mercy, but the city held out under false hopes of deliverance. The slow tightening of the siege displays the patient certainty of God's word, which does not return void.
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