Jeremiah:39

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* In the ninth year of Zedekiah the king of Judah , in the tenth month , that Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem , and they besieged it . * in the eleventh year of Zedekiah , in the fourth month , on the ninth day of the month , was the city broken in . * And then came all the princes of the king of Babylon , and sat down in the middle gate ; Neregal –sharezer , Samgar –nebu , Sarsechim , the chief of the eunuchs , Neregal –sharezer , the chief of the magi , with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon . * And it came to pass when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them , and all the men of war , 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 by the way of the plain . * But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them , and they overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho ; and they took him , and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Chamath : and he called him to account . * And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes ; also all the nobles of Judah did the king of Babylon slaughter . * And the eyes of Zedekiah did he blind ; and he bound him with brazen fetters , to carry him to Babylon . * And the house of the king , and the houses of the people did the Chaldeans burn with fire , and the walls of Jerusalem did they pull down . * And the rest of the people that remained in the city , and those who had run away that had run away to him , with the rest of the people that remained , did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry off into exile to Babylon . * But of the poorest of the people , who had nothing , did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard leave some in the land of Judah , and gave them vineyards and arable fields at the same time . * And Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah through means of Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard , saying , * Take him , and direct thy eyes to him , and do him not the least harm ; but as he may speak unto thee , even so do thou with him . * Then sent Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard , and Nebushazban , the chief of the eunuchs , and Neregal –sharezer , the chief of the magi , and all the chiefs of the king of Babylon ,–– * Even they sent , and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison , and they committed him unto Gedalyahu the son of Achikam the son of Shaphan , to carry him home : and he remained in the midst of the people . * But unto Jeremiah was come the word of the Lord while he was shut up in the court of the prison , saying , * Go and say to ‘Ebed –melech the Cushi as followeth , Thus hath said the Lord of hosts , the God of Israel , Behold , I will bring my words against this city for evil , and not for good ; and they shall be accomplished before thee on that day . * But I will deliver thee on that day , saith the Lord ; and thou shalt not be given up into the hand of the men of whom thou hast dread . * For I will surely let thee escape , and thou shalt not fall by the sword ; but thy life shall be unto thee as a booty ; because thou hast put thy trust in me , saith the Lord .

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