KJV ORIGINAL
And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
It was the twelfth year since we'd been taken captive. On the fifth day of the tenth month, someone who had escaped from Jerusalem showed up where I was. His message was devastating: 'The city has fallen.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the news you've been dreading finally arrives, and all you can do is face the reality.
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