52:12 On the tenth 1 day of the fifth month, 2 in the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard 3 who served 4 the king of Babylon, arrived in Jerusalem.
25:8 “Therefore, the Lord who rules over all 7 says, ‘You have not listened to what I said. 8
1 tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 25:8 has “seventh.”
2 sn The tenth day of the month would have been August 17, 586
3 tn For the meaning of this phrase see BDB 371 s.v. טַבָּח 2 and compare the usage in Gen 39:1.
4 tn Heb “stood before.”
5 tn Heb “poor of the people.”
9 tn Heb “what was evil in the eyes of the
13 tn Heb “Yahweh of armies.”
14 tn Heb “You have not listened to my words.”
17 tn The seventh month apparently refers to the anniversary of the assassination of Gedaliah, governor of Judah (Jer 40:13-14; 41:1), in approximately 581
21 sn The fasts of the fifth and seventh months, mentioned previously (7:5), are listed here along with the observances of the fourth and tenth months. The latter commemorated the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonians on January 15, 588