Jeremiah 39

1 ♥ 📝 A nd it came to pass when Jerusalem was taken, (in the ninth^H8671 year^H8141 of Zedekiah^H6667 king^H4428 of Judah,^H3063 in the tenth^H6224 month,^H2320 came^H935 Nebuchadrezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 and all his army^H2428 against Jerusalem,^H3389 and besieged^H6696 it;

2 ♥ 📝 in the eleventh^H6249 year^H8141 of Zedekiah,^H6667 in the fourth^H7243 month,^H2320 the ninth^H8672 day of the month,^H2320 a breach^H1234 was made in the city,)^H5892

3 ♥ 📝 that all the princes^H8269 of the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 came in,^H935 and sat^H3427 in^H935 the middle^H8432 gate,^H8179 [to wit], Nergal-sharezer,^H5371 Samgar-nebo,^H5562 Sarsechim,^H8310 Rab-saris,^H7249 Nergal-sharezer,^H5371 Rab-mag,^H7248 with all the rest of the princes^H8269 of the king^H4428 of Babylon.^H894

4 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass that, when Zedekiah^H6667 the king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 and all the men^H582 of war^H4421 saw^H7200 them, then they fled,^H1272 and went forth^H3318 out^H3318 of the city^H5892 by night,^H3915 by the way^H1870 of the king's^H4428 garden,^H1588 through the gate^H8179 betwixt the two walls;^H2346 and he went out^H3318 toward the Arabah.^H6160

5 ♥ 📝 But the army^H2428 of the Chaldeans^H3778 pursued^H7291 after^H310 them, and overtook^H5381 Zedekiah^H6667 in the plains^H6160 of Jericho:^H3405 and when they had taken^H3947 him, they brought^H3947 him up^H5927 to Nebuchadrezzar king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 to Riblah^H7247 in the land^H776 of Hamath;^H2574 and he gave^H1696 judgment^H4941 upon him.

6 ♥ 📝 Then the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 slew^H7819 the sons^H1121 of Zedekiah^H6667 in Riblah^H7247 before his eyes:^H5869 also the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 slew^H7819 all the nobles^H2715 of Judah.^H3063

7 ♥ 📝 Moreover he put out^H5786 Zedekiah's^H6667 eyes,^H5869 and bound^H631 him in fetters,^H5178 to carry^H935 him to Babylon.^H894

8 ♥ 📝 And the Chaldeans^H3778 burned^H8313 the king's^H4428 house,^H1004 and the houses^H1004 of the people,^H5971 with fire,^H784 and brake down^H5422 the walls^H2346 of Jerusalem.^H3389

9 ♥ 📝 Then Nebuzaradan^H5018 the captain^H7227 of the guard^H2876 carried away captive^H1540 into Babylon^H894 the residue^H3499 of the people^H5971 that remained^H7604 in the city,^H5892 the deserters also that fell^H5307 away^H5307 to him, and the residue^H3499 of the people^H5971 that remained.^H7604

10 ♥ 📝 But Nebuzaradan^H5018 the captain^H7227 of the guard^H2876 left^H7604 of the poor^H1800 of the people,^H5971 that had nothing,^H3972 in the land^H776 of Judah,^H3063 and gave^H5414 them vineyards^H3754 and fields^H3010 at the same time.^H3117

11 ♥ 📝 Now Nebuchadrezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 gave charge^H6680 concerning Jeremiah^H3414 to^H3027 Nebuzaradan^H5018 the captain^H7227 of the guard,^H2876 saying,^H559

12 ♥ 📝 Take^H3947 him, and look well^H5869 to him, and do^H6213 him no harm;^H3972 but do^H6213 unto him even as he shall say^H1696 unto thee.

13 ♥ 📝 So Nebuzaradan^H5018 the captain^H7227 of the guard^H2876 sent,^H7971 and Nebushazban,^H5021 Rab-saris,^H7249 and Nergal-sharezer,^H5371 Rab-mag,^H7248 and all the chief officers^H7227 of the king^H4428 of Babylon;^H894

14 ♥ 📝 they sent,^H7971 and took^H3947 Jeremiah^H3414 out of the court^H2691 of the guard,^H4307 and committed^H5414 him unto Gedaliah^H1436 the son^H1121 of Ahikam,^H296 the son^H1121 of Shaphan,^H8227 that he should carry^H3318 him home:^H1004 so he dwelt^H3427 among^H8432 the people.^H5971

15 ♥ 📝 Now the word^H1697 of Jehovah^H3068 came unto Jeremiah,^H3414 while he was shut up^H6113 in the court^H2691 of the guard,^H4307 saying,^H559

16 ♥ 📝 Go,^H1980 and speak^H559 to Ebed-melech^H5663 the Ethiopian,^H3569 saying,^H559 Thus saith^H559 Jehovah^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 the God^H430 of Israel:^H3478 Behold, I will bring^H935 my words^H1697 upon this city^H5892 for evil,^H7451 and not for good;^H2896 and they shall be accomplished before^H6440 thee in that day.^H3117

17 ♥ 📝 But I will deliver^H5337 thee in that day,^H3117 saith^H5002 Jehovah;^H3068 and thou shalt not be given^H5414 into the hand^H3027 of the men^H582 of whom^H6440 thou art afraid.^H3016

18 ♥ 📝 For I will surely^H4422 save^H4422 thee, and thou shalt not fall^H5307 by the sword,^H2719 but thy life^H5315 shall be for a prey^H7998 unto thee; because thou hast put thy trust^H982 in me, saith^H5002 Jehovah.^H3068