The Fall of Jerusalem
Jeremiah 46
In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, Nebuchadnezzar's army breaks into Jerusalem, and Jeremiah is freed from the court of the prison and placed in the care of Godolias. The Lord then sends word through Jeremiah promising Ebedmelech the Ethiopian that he will be spared from the coming disaster because he trusted in the Lord.
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The Septuagint (LXX) in Greek, with Charles Thomson’s 1808 and Sir Lancelot Brenton’s 1851 English translations, set beside the King James Version and the Jewish Masoretic text (JPS 1917) where they align, so you can compare the Greek and the Hebrew. All public domain; choose which to show with the controls above.
Thomson 1808Septuagint
Brenton 1851Septuagint
Greek · BrentonSeptuagint
KJV 1769Masoretic
JPS 1917Masoretic
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ThomsonAND it came to pass that in the ninth year and ninth month of Sedekias king of Juda, [that] Nabuchodonosar king of Babylon, with all his army, came against Jerusalem and besieged it.
BrentonAnd it came to pass in the ninth month of Sedekias king of Juda, that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
GreekΚαὶ ἐγένετο τῷ μηνὶ τῷ ἐννάτῳ τοῦ Σεδεκία βασιλέως Ἰούδα, παρεγένετο Ναβουχοδονόσορ βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος, καὶ πᾶσα ἡ δύναμις αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλὴμ, καὶ ἐπολιόρκουν αὐτήν.
KJVIn the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
JPSin the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and besieged it;
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ThomsonAnd in the eleventh year of Sedekias in the fourth month on the ninth day of the month, a breach was made into the city;
BrentonAnd in the eleventh year of Sedekias, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
GreekΚαὶ ἐν τῷ ἑνδεκάτῳ ἔτει τοῦ Σεδεκία, ἐν τῷ μηνὶ τῷ τετάρτῳ, ἐννάτῃ τοῦ μηνὸς, ἐῤῥάγη ἡ πόλις,
KJVAnd in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
JPSin the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city—
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Thomsonand all the generals of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the middle gate; namely, Marganasar, and Samagoth and Nabusachar and Nabuseris, Nagargas, Naserrabamath, and the rest of the generals of the king of Babylon;
BrentonAnd all the leaders of the king of Babylon went in, and sat in the middle gate, Marganasar, and Samagoth, and Nabusachar, and Nabusaris, Nagargas, Naserrabamath, and the rest of the leaders of the king of Babylon,
Greekκαὶ εἰσῆλθον πάντες οἱ ἡγούμενοι βασιλέως Βαβυλῶνος, καὶ ἐκάθισαν ἐν πύλῃ τῇ μέσῃ Μαργανασὰρ, καὶ Σαμαγὼθ, καὶ Ναβουσάχαρ, καὶ Ναβουσαρεὶς, Ναγαργᾶς, Νασεῤῥαβαμὰθ, καὶ οἱ κατάλοιποι ἡγεμόνες βασιλέως Βαβυλῶνος.
KJVAnd all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.
JPSthat all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sarezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim Rab-saris, Nergal-sarezer Rab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.
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Thomsonand they sent and took Jeremias out of the court of the prison and committed him to Godolias son of Achikam son of Saphan. And when they brought him out he sat down among the people.
Brentonand they sent, and took Jeremias out of the court of the prison, and gave him in charge to Godolias the son of Achicam, the son of Saphan: and they brought him out, and he sat in the midst of the people.
GreekΚαὶ ἀπέστειλαν, καὶ ἔλαβον τὸν Ἱερεμίαν ἐξ αὐλῆς τῆς φυλακῆς, καὶ ἔδωκαν αὐτὸν πρὸς τὸν Γοδολίαν υἱὸν Ἀχεικὰμ, υἱοῦ Σαφὰν, καὶ ἐξήγαγον αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ λαοῦ.
KJVEven they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.
JPSthey sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home; so he dwelt among the people.
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ThomsonNow there had come to Jeremias in the court of the prison a word of the Lord, saying,
BrentonAnd the word of the Lord came to Jeremias in the court of the prison, saying,
GreekΚαὶ πρὸς Ἱερεμίαν ἐγένετο λόγος Κυρίου ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ τῆς φυλακῆς, λέγων,
KJVNow the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
JPSNow the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying:
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ThomsonGo and say to Abdemelech the Ethiopian, Thus said the Lord the God of Israel: Behold I will bring My words on this city for evils and not for good.
BrentonGo and say to Abdemelech the Ethiopian, Thus said the Lord God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good.
Greekπορεύου καὶ εἰπὲ πρὸς Ἀβδεμέλεχ τὸν Αἰθίοπα, οὕτως εἶπε Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς Ἰσραὴλ, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ φέρω τοὺς λόγους μου ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν ταύτην εἰς κακὰ καὶ οὐκ εἰς ἀγαθά.
KJVGo and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.
JPS’Go, and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring My words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished before thee in that day.
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ThomsonBut I will save thee on that day and not deliver thee into the hands of those men of whom thou art afraid.
BrentonBut I will save thee in that day, and I will by no means deliver thee into the hands of the men before whom thou art afraid.
GreekΚαὶ σώσω σε ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ οὐ μὴ δώσω σε εἰς χεῖρας τῶν ἀνθρώπων ὧν σὺ φοβῇ ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτῶν,
KJVBut I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.
JPSBut I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD; and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.
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ThomsonFor I will save thee and thou shalt not fall by the sword. And thou shalt have thy life for a spoil, because thou hast trusted in Me, said the Lord.
BrentonFor I will surely save thee, and thou shalt by no means fall by the sword; and thou shalt find thy life, because thou didst trust in me, saith the Lord.
Greekὅτι σώζων σώσω σε, καὶ ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ οὐ μὴ πέσῃς· καὶ ἔσται ἡ ψυχή σου εἰς εὕρημα, ὅτι ἐπεποίθεις ἐπʼ ἐμοὶ, φησὶ Κύριος.
KJVFor I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.
JPSFor I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee; because thou hast put thy trust in Me, saith the LORD.’