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Jeremiah 52:4

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KJV ORIGINAL

And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.

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In the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon showed up with his entire army at Jerusalem's doorstep. They set up camp around the city and started building siege walls to completely surround it.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When the most powerful empire on earth decides you're the target, there's nowhere to run.

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Within two complete years, I will bring back to this place all the sacred items from the LORD's temple that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon took away from here and carried off to Babylon.

2 Chronicles 36:18

He took all the items from God's temple, both large and small, along with all the treasures from the LORD's house and the treasures belonging to the king and his officials. He carried all of these things away to Babylon.

This is the message that came to Jeremiah from the LORD during the time when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon was attacking Jerusalem and all its surrounding cities. He had brought his entire army, along with forces from all the kingdoms under his control and all their people to fight against them.

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