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.”
6 tn Heb “what was evil in the eyes of the
7 tn Heb “Yahweh of armies.”
8 tn Heb “You have not listened to my words.”
9 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
10 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