Jeremiah 39
1 In the
ninth year of
Zedekiah king of
Judah, in the
tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of
Babylon and all his
army against
Jerusalem, and they
besieged it.
2 And in the
eleventh year of
Zedekiah, in the
fourth month, the
ninth day of the
month, the
city was broken
up.
3 And all the
princes of the
king of
Babylon came
in, and
sat in the
middle gate, even
Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the
residue of the
princes of the
king of
Babylon. 4 And it came to pass, that when
Zedekiah the
king of
Judah saw them, and all the
men of
war, then they
fled, and went
forth out of the
city by
night, by the
way of the
king's garden, by the
gate betwixt the two
walls: and he went
out the
way of the
plain. 5 But the
Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and
overtook Zedekiah in the
plains of
Jericho: and when they had
taken him, they brought him
up to
Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon to
Riblah in the
land of
Hamath, where he
gave judgment upon him.
6 Then the
king of
Babylon slew the
sons of
Zedekiah in
Riblah before his
eyes: also the
king of
Babylon slew all the
nobles of
Judah. 7 Moreover he put
out Zedekiah's eyes, and
bound him with
chains, to
carry him to
Babylon. 8 And the
Chaldeans burned the
king's house, and the
houses of the
people, with
fire, and brake
down the
walls of
Jerusalem. 9 Then
Nebuzaradan the
captain of the
guard carried away
captive into
Babylon the
remnant of the
people that
remained in the
city, and those that fell
away, that
fell to him, with the
rest of the
people that
remained.
10 But
Nebuzaradan the
captain of the
guard left of the
poor of the
people, which had
nothing, in the
land of
Judah, and
gave them
vineyards and
fields at the same
time. 11 Now
Nebuchadrezzar king of
Babylon gave
charge concerning
Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the
captain of the
guard, saying,
12 Take him, and look
well to him, and
do him no
harm; but
do unto him even as he shall
say unto thee.
13 So
Nebuzaradan the
captain of the
guard sent, and
Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and
Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the
king of
Babylon's princes; 14 Even they
sent, and
took Jeremiah out of the
court of the
prison, and
committed him unto
Gedaliah the
son of
Ahikam the
son of
Shaphan, that he should
carry him
home: so he
dwelt among the
people. 15 Now the
word of the
LORD came unto
Jeremiah, while he was shut
up in the
court of the
prison, saying,
16 Go and
speak to
Ebedmelech the
Ethiopian, saying, Thus
saith the
LORD of
hosts, the
God of
Israel; Behold, I will
bring my
words upon this
city for
evil, and not for
good; and they shall be accomplished in that
day before thee.
17 But I will
deliver thee in that
day, saith the
LORD: and thou shalt not be
given into the
hand of the
men of
whom thou art
afraid.
18 For I will
surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not
fall by the
sword, but thy
life shall be for a
prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy
trust in me,
saith the
LORD.