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Jeremiah 39

Jerusalem Captured

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 1Now when Jerusalem was captured  2 ain the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came to Jerusalem and laid siege to it;

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in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the city wall was  abreached.

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Then all the  aofficials of the king of Babylon came in and sat down at the  bMiddle Gate: Nergal-sar-ezer, Samgar-nebu, Sar-sekim the  1Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the  2Rab-mag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.

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When Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, they  afled and went out of the city at night by way of the king's garden through the gate  bbetween the two walls; and he went out toward the  1Arabah.

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But the army of the  aChaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the  bplains of Jericho; and they seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at  cRiblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.

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Then the  aking of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah  bbefore his eyes at Riblah; the king of Babylon also slew all the  cnobles of Judah.

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He then  ablinded Zedekiah's eyes and bound him in  bfetters of bronze to bring him to  cBabylon.

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The Chaldeans also  aburned with fire the king's palace and the houses of the people, and they  bbroke down the walls of Jerusalem.

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As for the rest of the people who were left in the city, the  1 adeserters who had gone over to him and  bthe rest of the people who remained,  cNebuzaradan the  dcaptain of the bodyguard carried them into exile in Babylon.

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But some of the  apoorest people who had nothing,  aNebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard left behind in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields  1at that time.

Jeremiah Spared

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Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave orders about  aJeremiah through Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, saying,

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"Take him and  1look after him, and  ado nothing harmful to him, but rather deal with him just as he tells you."

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So Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard sent word, along with Nebushazban the  1Rab-saris, and Nergal-sar-ezer the  2Rab-mag, and all the leading officers of the king of Babylon;

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they even sent and  atook Jeremiah out of the court of the guardhouse and entrusted him to  bGedaliah, the son of  cAhikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So he stayed among the people.

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Now the word of the LORD had come to Jeremiah while he was  aconfined in the court of the guardhouse, saying,

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"Go and speak to  aEbed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, `Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Behold, I am about to bring My words on this city  bfor disaster and not for  1prosperity; and they will  ctake place before you on that day.

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"But I will  adeliver you on that day," declares the LORD, "and you will not be given into the hand of the men whom you dread.

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"For I will certainly rescue you, and you will not fall by the sword; but you will have your own  alife as booty, because you have  btrusted in Me," declares the LORD.' "



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