Jeremiah 52 · Verse 14

Jeremiah 52:14

And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
Jeremiah 52:14, King James Version

Jeremiah 52:14 in other translations

BSBAnd the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.
WEBAll the army of the Chaldeans, who were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem all around.
ASVAnd all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
YLTand all the walls of Jerusalem round about broken down have all the forces of the Chaldeans that are with the chief of the executioners.
DARBYAnd all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the body-guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
BBEAnd the walls round Jerusalem were broken down by the Chaldaean army which was with the captain.
WebsterAnd all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, broke down all the walls of Jerusalem on every side.

What does Jeremiah 52:14 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 52:12-23

The Chaldean army made woful havoc. But nothing is so particularly related here, as the carrying away of the articles in the temple. The remembrance of their beauty and value shows us the more the evil of sin.

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Jeremiah 52:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
חֹמ֥וֹתcho.Mot[the] walls ofH2346
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
סָבִ֑יבsa.Vivall aroundH5439
נָֽתְצוּ֙na.te.Tzuthey broke downH5422
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
חֵ֣ילcheil[the] army ofH2428
כַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.Dim[the] ChaldeansH3778
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834
אֶת\־'et-[was] withH854
רַב\־rav-[the] chief ofH7227
טַבָּחִֽים\׃ta.ba.Chim[the] bodyguardsH2876

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 52:14

  • Nehemiah 1:3

    And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

  • 2 Kings 25:10

    And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

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2Ki 25:10; Ne 1:3

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Context

  • Jeremiah 52:13

    And burned the house of the Lord, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:

  • Jeremiah 52:14

    And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.

  • Jeremiah 52:15

    Then Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.

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Jeremiah 52:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y todo el ejército de los Caldeos, que venía con el capitán de la guardia, destruyó todos los muros de Jerusalem en derredor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et toute l’armée des Chaldéens qui était avec le chef des gardes abattit toutes les murailles qui étaient autour de Jérusalem.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und das ganze Heer der Chaldäer, welches bei dem Obersten der Trabanten war, riß alle Mauern von Jerusalem ringsum nieder.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et totum murum Jerusalem per circuitum destruxit cunctus exercitus Chaldæorum qui erat cum magistro militiæ.