Jeremiah 39
39
The Fall of Jerusalem
1In the ninth year of Zedekiah, the king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and laid siege to it. 2In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was taken by assault. 3And all the officials of the king of Babylon came and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim the chief officer, Nergal-sharezer the high official, with all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon. 4And then#Literally “And it was” when#Literally “as that” Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the soldiers#Literally “the men of the war” with him, they fled and went out at night from the city by the way of the garden of the king through the gate between the walls. And they went out toward the Jordan Valley. 5But 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 the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath. And he pronounced sentence#Literally “judgments” on him. 6And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah at Riblah before his eyes. The king of Babylon also slaughtered all the nobles of Judah. 7Then he blinded the eyes of Zedekiah and tied him up with bronze fetters to bring him to Babylon. 8And the Chaldeans burned the palace#Or “house” of the king and the houses#Hebrew “house” of the people with fire and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
9Then the rest of the people who were left in the city, and those deserting who had deserted to him, and the rest of the people who remained, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard,#Hebrew “guards” deported to Babylon. 10And some of the poor people, who had nothing,#Literally “who there was not for them something” Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard,#Hebrew “guards” left in the land of Judah. And he gave them vineyards and fields on that day.
11And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon commanded concerning Jeremiah through#Literally “in the hand of” Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard,#Hebrew “guards” saying,#Literally “to say” 12“Take him and set your eyes on him. And you must not do something bad to him, but only#Literally “but if” that which he speaks to you, so do with him.” 13So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard,#Hebrew “guards” sent word, along with#Literally “and” Nebushazban the chief officer, and Nergal-sharezer the high official, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon. 14And they sent and took Jeremiah from the courtyard of the guard and gave him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him to the house, so he stayed in the midst of the people.
Ebed-melech is Rewarded for His Faith
15And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah at his confinement in the courtyard of the guard, saying,#Literally “to say” 16“Go and say to Ebed-melech the Cushite, saying,#Literally “to say” ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “Look, I am about to bring my words to pass against this city for evil and not for good. And they will be before you#Literally “to the face of you” on that day. 17But I will rescue you on that day,” declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh, “and you will not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are frightened.#Literally “who you are frightened from the face of them” 18For surely I will save you, and you will not fall by the sword. But your life will be for you as booty because you have trusted in me,” declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh.’ ”
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Jeremiah 39
39
1In the tenth month of the ninth year of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his whole army arrived at Jerusalem and besieged it. 2On the ninth day of the fourth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah's reign, the city wall was broken through. 3All the officials of the king of Babylon came in and took over the city, making their headquarters at the Middle Gate. They were Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag,#39:3. “Rabsaris” and “Rabmag” are functions that are not clear. However, the clearly refer to high royal officials. and all the other officials of the king of Babylon.
4When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the defenders saw them there, they ran away. They escaped from the city during the night through the king's garden, passing through the gate between the two walls, and took the road to the Arabah.#39:4. “The Arabah”: the Jordan Valley. 5But the Babylonian army chased after them and caught up with Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They captured him and brought him before Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he put him on trial and punished him. 6The king of Babylon had Zedekiah's sons killed as Zedekiah watched, and he also executed all of Judah's leaders there in Riblah. 7Then he had Zedekiah's eyes gouged out, and had him bound with bronze chains and taken away to Babylon. 8The Babylonians burned down the king's palace and the people's houses, and they demolished Jerusalem's city walls.
9Then Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried off to Babylon the rest of the people who had stayed in the city, together with those who had deserted and gone over to him. 10But he left behind in the land of Judah some of the poorest people who didn't have any property. He gave them vineyards and fields at that time.
11Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders to Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard regarding Jeremiah, saying, 12“Go and get Jeremiah and watch out that nothing bad happens to him. Do whatever he wants.” 13So Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard, Nebushazban the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the army captains of the king of Babylon 14took Jeremiah from the guard's courtyard, and they handed him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. Jeremiah stayed there with his own people.
15During the time that Jeremiah had been kept prisoner in the guard's courtyard, a message from the Lord had come to him: 16“Go and tell Ebed-melech the Cushite that this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I am about to keep my promise I made against this city—to harm it and not to help it—you'll see it for yourself when it happens. 17But when that day comes I'm going to save you, declares the Lord. You won't be handed over to the people you're afraid of. 18I promise to rescue you so that you're won't be killed. Your reward will be your life, because you trusted in me, declares the Lord.”
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