2 Kings 25:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city had become so severe that there was no food for the people to eat.

New Living Translation
By July 18 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah’s reign, the famine in the city had become very severe, and the last of the food was entirely gone.

English Standard Version
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.

Berean Study Bible
By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.

New American Standard Bible
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.

NASB 1995
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.

NASB 1977
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.

Amplified Bible
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine [caused by the siege] was severe in the city; there was no food for the people of the land.

Christian Standard Bible
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that the common people had no food.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was so severe in the city that the people of the land had no food.

Good News Translation
On the ninth day of the fourth month of that same year, when the famine was so bad that the people had nothing left to eat,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
On the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city became so severe that the common people had no food.

International Standard Version
By the ninth day of the fourth month, the resulting famine had become so severe in the city that no food remained for the people who lived in the land.

NET Bible
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine in the city was so severe the residents had no food.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

New King James Version
By the ninth day of the fourth month the famine had become so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.

King James 2000 Bible
And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no food for the people of the land.

New Heart English Bible
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

World English Bible
On the ninth day of the [fourth] month the famine was severe in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

American King James Version
And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

American Standard Version
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

A Faithful Version
On the ninth day of the fourth month, when famine was severe in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land,

Darby Bible Translation
On the ninth of the [fourth] month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

English Revised Version
On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

Webster's Bible Translation
And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And the ninth day of the moneth the famine was sore in the citie, so that there was no bread for the people of the lande.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And the ninth day of the moneth, there was so great hunger in the citie, that there was no bread for the people of the lande.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But on ye nyenth daye of the fourth moneth was the honger so stronge in the cite, that the people of the londe had nothinge to eate.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
On the ninth of the month, when the famine is severe in the city, then there has not been bread for the people of the land.

Young's Literal Translation
on the ninth of the month -- when the famine is severe in the city, and there hath not been bread for the people of the land,

Smith's Literal Translation
In the ninth to the month and the famine will be strong in the city, and there was not bread for the people of the land.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The ninth day of the month: and a famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

Catholic Public Domain Version
on the ninth day of the month. And a famine prevailed in the city; neither was there bread for the people of the land.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And in year eleven of King Tsedeqia, in the fifth month, on the ninth of the month, a famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

Lamsa Bible
And in the eleventh year of King Zedekiah, on the ninth day of the fifth month, the famine was severe in the city and there was no bread for the people of the land.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
On the ninth day of the [fourth] month the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
















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