Jeremiah 39:1

In 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.

Cross-reference

Jeremiah 52:4-7 gives the same account with additional details — the siege begins and the wall is breached.

Jeremiah 34:22 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 34:22 prophesies the Babylonians' return to capture and burn Jerusalem; 39:1 records the start of that return.

Jeremiah 34:1 Historical context

Jeremiah 34:1 describes the same siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar's army, parallel to the event in 39:1.

Jeremiah 1:12 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 1:12 assures God watches to fulfill His word — this siege fulfills Jeremiah's prophecies of judgment.

Jeremiah 4:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 4:13 announces the invader like clouds and whirlwind — the same Babylonian army now besieging Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 6:3 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 6:3 prophesies shepherds (enemies) coming against Jerusalem; 39:1 records the fulfillment as Nebuchadnezzar besieges it.

Jeremiah 21:2 Historical context

Jeremiah 21:2 records Zedekiah's plea for deliverance during the very siege that 39:1 narrates, directly linking the events.

Jeremiah 21:1 Historical context

Jeremiah 21:1 sets the scene for Zedekiah's inquiry during the same siege described in 39:1, providing the historical context.

Jeremiah 44:2 Historical context

Jeremiah 44:2 recalls the disaster that befell Jerusalem, referencing the destruction that followed the siege in 39:1.

Jeremiah 42:18 Historical context

Jeremiah 42:18 looks back at the wrath poured on Jerusalem during the siege of 39:1 as a warning for the remnant.

Jeremiah 32:1 Historical context

Jeremiah 32:1 dates a prophecy to the tenth year, continuing the same siege started in 39:1's ninth year.

Jeremiah 50:17 describes Nebuchadnezzar devouring Israel, alluding to the siege of Jerusalem recorded in 39:1.

Ezekiel 24:1 marks the same date — the word of the Lord comes to Ezekiel on the very day the siege begins.

Ezekiel 24:2 commands to record this date — the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.

2 Kings 25:2-7 continues the narrative — the city falls, and Zedekiah is captured and punished.

2 Kings 25:1 records the same event with identical phrasing — the siege of Jerusalem begins.

Ezra 5:12 Parallel

Ezra 5:12 explicitly attributes the siege to God's judgment for ancestral sin — reinforcing the cause.

Ezekiel 40:1 Historical context

Ezekiel 40:1 dates his temple vision to after the fall of Jerusalem — using the event described here as a chronological anchor.

2 Chronicles 36:17 narrates the same Babylonian siege and destruction — God giving Judah into Nebuchadnezzar's hand.

Deuteronomy 28:52 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 28:15 warns of curses for disobedience — the siege of Jerusalem is a direct fulfillment of those covenant curses.

Lamentations 1:14 mourns the yoke of sins that led to this siege — linking the historical event to its spiritual cause.

Ezekiel 4:2 Parallel

Ezekiel 4:2 describes a symbolic siege act that mirrors the historical siege here — a vivid parallel between prophecy and event.

Zechariah 8:19 Historical context

Zechariah 8:19 mentions the fast of the tenth month, which commemorates this siege, and promises its transformation.

Ezra 2:1 Historical context

Ezra 2:1 records the return from exile that began with this siege — linking the event to its reversal.

Nehemiah 7:6 Historical context

Nehemiah 7:6 also lists those returning from the exile caused by this siege — a later historical note.

1 Kings 8:37 Related theme

1 Kings 8:37 mentions enemy siege as a covenant curse — this siege fulfills that prayer condition.