And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
In the eleventh year of King Zedekiah's reign, on the ninth day of the fourth month, the city walls were completely broken through.
After years of siege, Jerusalem's defenses finally fell, sometimes the thing you're dreading most actually happens.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes the exact moment when the Babylonian army breached the walls of Jerusalem in 586 BC, marking the climax of a long siege during King Zedekiah's reign. Zedekiah had been installed as a puppet king by Babylon but rebelled, leading to this devastating invasion as a fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophecies about judgment for Judah's unfaithfulness. This event signified the end of the independent Kingdom of Judah and the start of the Babylonian exile, scattering the people and destroying the temple.
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