Jeremiah 39:8
“¶ And the Caldeans burnt the kings house, and the houses of the people with fire, and brake downe the wals of Ierusalem.”
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Jeremiah 39:8 Context
6Then the king of Babylon slewe the sonnes of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Iudah. 7Moreouer he put out Zedekiahs eyes, and bound him with chaines, to cary him to Babylon. 8¶ And the Caldeans burnt the kings house, and the houses of the people with fire, and brake downe the wals of Ierusalem. 9Then Nebuzaradan the captaine of the guard caried away captiue into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the citie, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained. 10But Nebuzaradan the captaine of the guard left of the poore of the people which had nothing, in the land of Iudah, and gaue them vineyards and fieldes at the same time.
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And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
- King James Version
The Chaldeans also burned with fire the king's palace and the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the Chaldaeans put the king's house on fire, as well as the houses of the people, and had the walls of Jerusalem broken down.
- Basic English Bible
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house and the houses of the people with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
- Darby Bible
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
- Webster's Bible
The Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
- World English Bible
And the house of the king, and the house of the people, have the Chaldeans burnt with fire, and the walls of Jerusalem they have broken down.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the house of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible