- The city:
- This was the very message which God had promised to the prophet. "[That] he that escapethª in that¹ dayª shall comeª° unto¹ thee, to cause [thee] to hearª [it] with [thine] ears?ª" {Ezk 24:26} + "And also¹ for the innocentª bloodª that¹ he shed:ª° for he filledª°¹ Jerusalemª with innocentª blood;ª which the LORDª wouldª° not¹ pardon.ª° ... And the kingª of Egyptª cameª° not¹ againª° any more¹ out of his land:ª¹ for¹ the kingª of Babylonª had takenª° from the river²¹¹ of Egyptª unto¹ the river²¹¹ Euphratesª all¹ that¹ pertained¹ to the kingª of Egypt.ª" {2Kg 24:4-7} + "Therefore he broughtª° upon¹ them¹ the kingª of the Chaldees,ª who slewª° their young menª with the swordª in the houseª of their sanctuary,ª and had no compassionª°¹ upon¹ young manª or maiden,ª old man,ª or him that stooped for age:ª he gaveª° [them] all¹ into his hand.ª ... To fulfilª° the wordª of the LORDª by the mouthª of Jeremiah,ª until¹ the landª had enjoyedª°¹ her sabbaths:ª [for] as long asª¹ she lay desolateª° she kept sabbath,ª° to fulfilª° threescore and tenª years.ª" {2Ch 36:17-21} + "[And] in the eleventhªª yearª of Zedekiah,ª in the fourthª month,ª the ninthª [day] of the month,ª the cityª was broken up.ª° ... And the Chaldeansª burnedª° the king'sª house,ª and the housesª of the people,ª with fire,ª and brake downª° the wallsª of Jerusalem.ª" {Jer 39:2-8} + "And it came to pass¹ in the ninthª yearª of his reign,ª° in the tenthª month,ª in the tenthª [day] of the month,ª [that] Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylonª came,ª° he¹ and all¹ his army,ª against¹ Jerusalem,ª and pitchedª° against¹ it, and builtª° fortsª against¹ it round about.ª ... And all¹ the armyª of the Chaldeans,ª that¹ [were] with¹ the captainª of the guard,ª brake downª° all¹ the wallsª of Jerusalemª round about.ª" {Jer 52:4-14}
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