Chapter 39 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month,
came Nebuchadrezza king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they
besieged it.
And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the
month, the city was broken up.
And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in and sat in the middle gate,
even Nogal-Shariza, Sam-Gonibo, Sar-Sakim, Rab-Zerus, Nogal-Shariza,
Rab-Bag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.
And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the
men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of
the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls.
And he went out the way of the plain.
But the Chaldeans army pursued 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.
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.
Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to
Babylon.
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house and the houses of the people with fire,
and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
Then Nebuchadnezzar Adon, 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.
But Nebuchadnezzar Adon, 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.
Now Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, gave charge concerning Jeremiah,
to Nebuchadnezzar Adon, the captain of the guard, saying, Take him, and look well to
him, and do him no harm, but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
So Nebuchadnezzar Adon, the captain of the guard, sent, and Nebuchadnezzar,
and Nebuchadnezzar, and Nebuchadnezzar, and Nebuchadnezzar, and Nebuchadnezzar,
and all the king of Babylon's princes.
Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him
unto Gerdaliah, the son of Ahicham, the son of Shaphan, that he should carry
him home, so he dwelt among the people.
Now the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court
of the prison, saying, Go and speak to Ebed-melech, the Ethiopian, saying,
Thus saith the Lord 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.
But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord, and thou shalt not be
given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid, 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 Lord.