On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine became so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land — the protracted siege results in famine (רָעָב, *ra'av*). The specific dating—ninth day of the fourth month—provides chronological precision. The famine indicates the complete severance of Jerusalem's food supply and the failure of any relief efforts.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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