Quotes About History

Jeremiah had written on a single scroll about all the disaster that would come upon Babylon—all these words that had been written concerning Babylon.

When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His motherís name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.

So in the ninth year of Zedekiahís reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.

And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiahís eleventh year.

On the tenth day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzarís reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem.

He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.

Moreover, the Chaldeans broke up the bronze pillars and stands and the bronze Sea in the house of the LORD, and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.

The bronze capital atop one pillar was five cubits high, with a network of bronze pomegranates all around. The second pillar, with its pomegranates, was similar.

Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;

in Nebuchadnezzarís eighteenth year, 832 people from Jerusalem;

in Nebuchadnezzarís twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away 745 Jews. So in all, 4,600 people were taken away.

On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison.

This is what the Lord GOD says: ëThis is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her.

Because of all your abominations, I will do to you what I have never done before and will never do again.

Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south.

“Now say to this rebellious house: ëDo you not know what these things mean?í Tell them, ëBehold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.

So I asked them: ëWhat is this high place to which you go?í (And to this day it is called Bamah.)

The older was named Oholah, and her sister was named Oholibah. They became Mine and gave birth to sons and daughters. As for their identities, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusalem.

“Son of man, write down todayís date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.

“Now you, son of man, take up a lament for Tyre.

The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains.