Jeremiah:39

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* And it came to pass when Jerusalem was taken , 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 . * In the eleventh year of Zedekiah , in the fourth month , on the ninth of the month , the city was broken into ; * and all the princes of the king of Babylon came in , and sat in the middle gate : Nergal-sharezer , Samgar-nebu , Sarsechim , chief chamberlain , Nergal-sharezer , chief magian , and all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon . * And it came to pass when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them , that they fled , and went forth out of the city by night , by the way of the king 's garden , by the gate between the two walls ; and he went out the way of the plain . * And the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them , and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho ; and they took him , and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon , unto Riblah in the land of Hamath ; and he pronounced judgment upon him . * And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes , and the king of Babylon slaughtered all the nobles of Judah ; * and he put out the eyes of Zedekiah , and bound him with chains of brass , to carry him to Babylon . * And the Chaldeans burned the king 's house and the houses of the people with fire , and broke down the walls of Jerusalem . * And Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard carried away captive into Babylon the rest of the people that were left in the city , and the deserters that had deserted to him , with the rest of the people that were left . * But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard left [certain ] of the people , the poor who had nothing , in the land of Judah , and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time . * And Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had given charge concerning Jeremiah by Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard , saying , * Take him , and keep an eye upon him , and do him no harm ; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee . * So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard sent , and Nebushazban , chief chamberlain , and Nergal-sharezer , chief magian , and all the king of Babylon 's princes , * even they sent , and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard and committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan , that he should conduct him away home . And he dwelt among the people . * And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah , while he was shut up in the court of the guard , saying , * Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian , saying , Thus saith Jehovah of hosts , the God of Israel : Behold , I will bring my words upon this city for evil , and not for good , and they shall come to pass before thy face in that day . * And I will deliver thee in that day , saith Jehovah ; and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid ; * for I will certainly save thee , and thou shalt not fall by the sword , but thou shalt have thy life for a prey ; for thou hast put thy confidence in me , saith Jehovah .

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