Jeremiah Chapter 34 verse 7 Holy Bible
when the king of Babylon's army was fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and against Azekah; for these `alone' remained of the cities of Judah `as' fortified cities.
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When the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and against all the towns of Judah which had not been taken, against Lachish and against Azekah; for these were the last of the walled towns of Judah.
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And the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah; for these were amongst the cities of Judah, the fenced cities that were left.
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When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah.
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when the king of Babylon's army was fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish and against Azekah; for these [alone] remained of the cities of Judah [as] fortified cities.
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and the forces of the king of Babylon are fighting against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that are left -- against Lachish, and against Azekah, for these have been left among the cities of Judah, cities of fortresses.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) Against Lachish, and against Azekah . . .--The two cities are named in this book for the first time. Lachish was one of the strongest towns of the Amorites in the time of Joshua (Joshua 10:3; Joshua 10:5), and was situated in the Shephelah, or lowland district (Joshua 15:39). It was restored or fortified by Rehoboam, as a defence against the northern kingdom (2Chronicles 11:9). Amaziah took refuge there on his flight from the conspiracy at Jerusalem (2 Chron. 14:19; 2Chronicles 25:27). It was taken by Sennacherib on his way from Assyria to Egypt, and made the monarch's headquarters (2Chronicles 32:9; 2Kings 18:17). A slab at Kouyunjik (Layard's Nineveh and Babylon, 149-152; Monuments of Nineveh, 2nd Series, Plates xxi, 24) represents the siege of Lakhisha by the armies of Sennacherib, and gives something like a ground-plan of the city. Its site has not been identified with certainty, but ruins still known as Um-lakis are found between Gaza and Eleutheropolis. It is mentioned here as being, next to Jerusalem, one of the strongest fortresses of the kingdom of Judah, which as yet had resisted the attack of Nebuchadnezzar's armies. Azekah, less conspicuous in history, was also in the Shephelah region, and is named with other cities in Joshua 10:10-11; Joshua 15:35. The Philistines were encamped between it and Shochoh in the days of Saul (1Samuel 17:1). It also was fortified by Rehoboam (2Chronicles 11:9). Its site has not been ascertained, but Eusebius and Jerome speak of it as lying between Eleutheropolis and Jerusalem. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewas the armyוְחֵ֣יל (wə·ḥêl)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strengthof the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4428: A kingof Babylonבָּבֶ֗ל (bā·ḇel)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital citywas fightingנִלְחָמִים֙ (nil·ḥā·mîm)Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battleagainstעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (yə·rū·šā·lim)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israeland the remainingהַנּֽוֹתָר֑וֹת (han·nō·w·ṯā·rō·wṯ)Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine pluralStrong's 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preservecitiesעָרֵ֥י (‘ā·rê)Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 5892: Excitementof Judah—יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelitesagainstאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toLachishלָכִישׁ֙ (lā·ḵîš)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 3923: Lachish -- a Canaanite city Southwest of Jerusalemand Azekah.עֲזֵקָ֔ה (‘ă·zê·qāh)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 5825: Azekah -- a place in JudahForכִּ֣י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctiontheseהֵ֗נָּה (hên·nāh)Pronoun - third person feminine pluralStrong's 2007: Themselveswere the only remainingנִשְׁאֲר֛וּ (niš·’ă·rū)Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundantfortifiedמִבְצָֽר׃ (miḇ·ṣār)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4013: A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defendercitiesבְּעָרֵ֥י (bə·‘ā·rê)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 5892: Excitementleftעָרֵ֥י (‘ā·rê)Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 5892: Excitementin Judah.יְהוּדָ֖ה (yə·hū·ḏāh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four IsraelitesJump to PreviousAlone Army Azekah Aze'kah Babylon Babylon's Cities Defenced Fighting Fortified Fought Jerusalem Judah Lachish Remaining
