The Meaning of Jeremiah 52:5 Explained

Jeremiah 52:5

KJV: So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

YLT: and the city cometh into siege till the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

Darby: And the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

ASV: So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Jeremiah 52:5?

MEANING: What does Jeremiah 52:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Jeremiah 52:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Jeremiah 52:5?

What is the context of Jeremiah 52:5?

The Fall of Jerusalem Recounted (Jeremiah 52:1-11)
The Fall of Jerusalem Reviewed (Jeremiah 52:1-11)
The Fall of Jerusalem .( A .) .( B .) .( C .) (Jeremiah 52:1-30)
The Fall of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 52:1-34)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

What does Jeremiah 52:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 52

¹ Zedekiah rebels
⁴ Jerusalem is besieged and taken
⁸ Zedekiah's sons killed, and his own eyes put out,
¹² Nebuzaradan burns and spoils the city
²⁴ He carries away the captives
²⁸ The number of Jews carried captive
³¹ Evil-Merodach advances Jehoiachin

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 52:5 mean?

So was the city besieged until one [and] ten the year of King Zedekiah

וַתָּבֹ֥א הָעִ֖יר בַּמָּצ֑וֹר עַ֚ד עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ

וַתָּבֹ֥א	So was
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הָעִ֖יר	the city
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish.
בַּמָּצ֑וֹר	besieged
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מָצֹור Sense: siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment, siege works.
עַ֚ד	until
Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
עַשְׁתֵּ֣י	one
Parse: Number, common singular construct Root: עַשְׁתֵּי Sense: one, eleven, eleventh.
עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה	[and] ten
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: עָשָׂר Sense: ten, -teen (in combination with other numbers).
שָׁנָ֔ה	the year
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year.
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	of King
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ	Zedekiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: צִדְקִיָּה Sense: the last king of Judah renamed from ‘Mattaniah’ by Nebuchadnezzar; son of Josiah by wife Hamutal; placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar when he carried his nephew Jehoiakim in captivity.

What are the major concepts related to Jeremiah 52:5?

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