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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 Nebuzar-adan 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 Nebuzar-adan 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 Nebuzar-adan 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 Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and
Nebushasban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, 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 L
ORD
came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison,
saying,
16
Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the L
ORD
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 L
ORD
:
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 L
ORD
.
CHAPTER 40
The word that came to Jeremiah from the L
ORD
, after that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard
had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were
carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon.
2
And
the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The L
ORD
thy God hath pronounced this
evil upon this place.
3
Now the L
ORD
hath brought
it,
and done according as he hath said: because
ye have sinned against the L
ORD
, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon
you.
4
And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which
were
upon thine hand. If it
seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it
seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land
is
before thee: whither
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