Jer 39 | ABEn | STEP | And it came to pass in the [ 2 year 1 ninth] of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the [ 2 month 1 tenth], came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his force against Jerusalem, and they assaulted it.

Jeremiah 39

CHAPTER 39 The Fall of Jerusalem

1 And it came to pass in the [²year ¹ninth] of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the [²month ¹tenth], came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his force against Jerusalem, and they assaulted it. 2 And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the [²month ¹fourth], ninth of the month, [³was broken asunder ¹the ²city]. 3 And [⁶entered ¹all ²the ³governors ⁴of the king ⁵of Babylon] and sat at the gate, the one in the middle, Nergal-sharezer, Samgar, and Nebo-sarsechim, and Nebu-sarkes and Nergal, Sharezer, Rab-mag, and the rest of the governors of the king of Babylon. 4 And it came to pass as [⁴saw ⁵them ¹Zedekiah ²king ³of Judah], and all the men warriors, that they fled and went forth at night from the city according to the way of the garden of the king through the gate between the wall and the fortification around the wall. And they went forth by the way of Araba. 5 And [⁵pursued ¹the ²force ³of the ⁴Chaldeans] after them. And they seized Zedekiah on the other side of Jericho, and they led him to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah the city in the land of Hamath. And he spoke against him with judgment. 6 And [⁴slew ¹the ²king ³of Babylon] the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes; and all the rulers of Judah he slew. 7 And the eyes of Zedekiah he blinded. And he bound him with shackles, and he led him unto Babylon. 8 And the house of the king, and the houses of the people [³set on fire ¹the ²Chaldeans] with fire, and the wall of Jerusalem they demolished. 9 And the extra of the people, and the ones being left behind in the city, and the ones falling in -- these, they fell to the king of Babylon. 10 And the rest of the people, and the ones being left behind [⁴removed ¹Nabuzar-adan ²the ³chief guard] unto Babylon. And of the poor of the people, the ones who were not anything, [⁴left behind ¹Nabuzar-adan ²the ³chief guard] in the land of Judah. And he gave to them vineyards and fields in that day. 11 And [⁴gave charge ¹Nebuchadnezzar ²king ³of Babylon] concerning Jeremiah in the hand of Nebuzar-adan the chief guard, saying, 12 Take him and put your eyes upon him! and you should not do to him anything bad; but as it should be said to you, thus you shall do for him! 13 And [⁴sent ¹Nabuzar-adan ²the ³chief guard], and Nabushasban and Rab-sares and Nergel and Sharezer and Rab-mag and all the governers of the king of Babylon. 14 And they sent and took Jeremiah from out of the courtyard of the guard, and they gave him to Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, and they led him out. And he sat in the midst of the people. 15 And to Jeremiah came the word of the lord in the courtyard of the guard, saying, 16 Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian! saying, Thus said the lord God of Israel, Behold, I bring my words upon this city for bad things, and not for good things. And they shall be before you in that day. 17 And I shall deliver you in that day, says the lord, and I will not give you into the hands of the men whom you fear from their face. 18 For by delivering, I shall deliver you, and by the broadsword in no way shall you fall. And [²will be ¹your life] for gain, for you relied upon me, says the lord.