^aIn the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it. ²And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up. ³And ^ball the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and ^csat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, ^dRab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, ^eRab-mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. ⁴And it came to pass, that ^fwhen 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. ⁵But 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 ^gRiblah in the land of Hamath, where ^hhe gave judgment upon him. ⁶Then the king of Babylon slew ⁱthe sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: ^kalso the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. ⁷Moreover he ^lput out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains to carry him to Babylon.

⁸And ^mthe Chaldeans burnt the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem. ⁹Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and ⁿthose that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained. ¹⁰But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left ^oof the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

¹¹Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard, saying, ¹²Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee. ¹³So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, ^dRab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, ^eRab-mag, and all the king of Babylon’s princes; ¹⁴even they sent, and ^ptook Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and ^qcommitted him unto ^rGedaliah the son of ^sAhikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt ^tamong the people.

¹⁵Now the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, ^pwhile he was ^ushut up in the court of the prison, saying, ¹⁶Go and speak to ^vEbed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, ^wI will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not ^xfor good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee. ¹⁷But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men ^yof whom thou art afraid. ¹⁸For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but ^zthy life shall be for a prey unto thee: ^abecause thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord.

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a ver. 1, 2, 2 Kin. 25. 1–4. ch. 52. 4–7.
b ch. 38. 17, 18, 22.
cComp. ch. 1. 15.
d ver. 13. Dan. 1. 3. Comp. 2 Kin. 18. 17.
e ver. 13. Matt. 2. 1 (Gk.). Comp. Dan. 2. 2, 12, &c.
fTo ver. 10, 2 Kin. 25. 4–12. ch. 52. 7–16.
gSee 2 Kin. 23. 33.
hSee Ezek. 17. 15.
iSee ch. 38. 23.
kSo ch. 52. 10.
l Ezek. 12. 13, compared with ch. 32. 4.
m ch. 38. 18, 23. See ch. 21. 10. Comp. 2 Kin. 25. 8. ch. 52. 12.
nSee ch. 37. 13.
oSo ch. 40. 7.
d ver. 13. Dan. 1. 3. Comp. 2 Kin. 18. 17.
e ver. 13. Matt. 2. 1 (Gk.). Comp. Dan. 2. 2, 12, &c.
p ch. 38. 28. See ch. 32. 2.
q ch. 40. 5. Comp. ch. 40. 1–4.
r 2 Kin. 25. 22–25. ch. 40. 5–9, 11–16. & 41. 1–4, 6, 9, 10, 16, 18. & 43. 6.
sSee 2 Kin. 22. 12.
tSee ch. 37. 12.
p ch. 38. 28. See ch. 32. 2.
uSee ch. 36. 5.
vSee ch. 38. 7.
w Dan. 9. 12.
xSee ch. 14. 11.
y ch. 22. 25.
zSee ch. 21. 9.
a 1 Chr. 5. 20. So Ps. 37. 40. See Ps. 25. 2.

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