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In the eleventh year and fourth month of Zedekiah, on the ninth day of the month

This is after Zedekiah had been king of Judah for more than ten years, in the fourth month of the Hebrew calendar. The eleventh day is near the beginning of July on Western calendars. Alternate translation: "On the ninth day of the fourth month of the eleventh year that Zedekiah was king" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-hebrewmonths)

eleventh ... fourth

See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal