Jeremias 39

¹ In the ninth yeere of Zedekiah King of Iudah in the tenth moneth, came Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel and all his hoste against Ierusalem, and they besieged it.

² [And] in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth [day] of the month, the city was brokenThe gates and walls were broken down.up.

³ And all the princes of the King of Babel came in, and sate in the middle gate, euen Neregal, Sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Neregal, Sharezer, Rab-mag with all the residue of the princes of the King of Babel.

⁴ And it came to pass, when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by theWhich was a postern door, read (2Ki_25:4).gate between the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.

⁵ But the Chaldeans' army pursued them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon toWhich is called Antioch in Syria.Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.

⁶ Then the King of Babel slewe the sonnes of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the King of Babel slewe all the nobles of Iudah.

⁷ Moreouer he put out Zedekiahs eyes, and bound him in chaines, to cary him to Babel.

⁸ And the Caldeans burnt the Kings house, and the houses of the people with fire, and brake downe the walles of Ierusalem.

⁹ Then Nebuzar-adan the chiefe stewarde caried away captiue into Babel the remnant of the people, that remained in the citie, and those that were fled and fallen vnto him, with the rest of the people that remained.

¹⁰ But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of theFor the rich and the mighty who put their trust in their shifts and means, were by God's just judgments most rigorously handled.poor of the people, who had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

¹¹ Nowe Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel gaue charge concerning Ieremiah vnto Nebuzar-adan the chiefe stewarde, saying,

¹² Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do to himThus God preserved his prophet by his means, whom he made the scourge to punish the king, and them that were his enemies.even as he shall say to thee.

¹³ So Nebuzar-adan the chiefe steward sent, and Nebushazban, Rabsaris, and Neregal, Sharezar, Rab-mag, and all the King of Babels princes:

¹⁴ Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him toWhom the king of Babel had now appointed governor over the rest of the Jews that he left behind.Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.

¹⁵ Now the worde of the Lord came vnto Ieremiah, while he was shut vp in the court of the prison, saying,

¹⁶ Go and speake to Ebed-melech the blacke More, saying, Thus saith the Lorde of hostes the God of Israel, Beholde, I wil bring my wordes vpon this citie for euill, and not for good, and they shalbe accomplished in that day before thee.

¹⁷ But I wil deliuer thee in that day, saith the Lorde, and thou shalt not be giuen into the hand of the men whome thou fearest.

¹⁸ For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prize to thee: because thouThus God recompensed his zeal and favour which he showed to his prophet in his troubles.hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.