Jeremiah 39 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

The Walls of Jerusalem Torn Down

1 [fn]Now when ^H834 Jerusalem ^H3389 was captured ^H3920 [fn]in the ninth ^H8671 year ^H8141 of Zedekiah ^H6667 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063, in the tenth ^H6224 month ^H2320, Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 and all ^H3605 his military ^H2428 force ^H2428 came ^H935 to Jerusalem ^H3389 and laid ^H6696 siege ^H6696 to it;

2 in the eleventh ^H6249 H6240 year ^H8141 of Zedekiah ^H6667, in the fourth ^H7243 month ^H2320, in the ninth ^H8672 day of the month ^H2320, the city ^H5892 was breached ^H1234. 3 Then all ^H3605 the officials ^H8269 of the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 came ^H935 in ^H935 and sat ^H3427 down ^H3427 at the Middle ^H8432 Gate ^H8179: Nergal-sar-ezer ^H5371, Samgar-nebu ^H5562, Sar-sekim ^H8310 the [fn]Rab-saris ^H7249, Nergal-sar-ezer ^H5371 the [fn]Rab-mag ^H7248, and all ^H3605 the rest ^H7611 of the officials ^H8269 of the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894. 4 Now it happened that when ^H834 Zedekiah ^H6667 the king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 and all ^H3605 the men ^H376 of war ^H4421 saw ^H7200 them, they fled ^H1272 and went ^H3318 out ^H3318 of the city ^H5892 at night ^H3915 by way ^H1870 of the king’s ^H4428 garden ^H1588 through the gate ^H8179 between ^H996 the two walls ^H2346; and he went ^H3318 out ^H3318 toward ^H1870 the [fn]Arabah ^H6160. 5 But the military ^H2428 force ^H2428 of the Chaldeans ^H3778 pursued ^H7291 them and overtook ^H5381 Zedekiah ^H6667 in the [fn]plains ^H6160 of Jericho ^H3405; and they took ^H3947 him and brought ^H5927 him up ^H5927 to Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 at Riblah ^H7247 in the land ^H776 of Hamath ^H2574, and he spoke ^H1696 judgment ^H1696 on him. 6 Then the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 slaughtered ^H7819 the sons ^H1121 of Zedekiah ^H6667 before his eyes ^H5869 at Riblah ^H7247; the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 also slaughtered ^H7819 all ^H3605 the nobles ^H2715 of Judah ^H3063. 7 He then blinded ^H5786 Zedekiah’s ^H6667 eyes ^H5869 and bound ^H631 him in fetters ^H5178 of ^H5178 bronze ^H5178 to bring ^H935 him to Babylon ^H894. 8 The Chaldeans ^H3778 also burned ^H8313 with fire ^H784 the house ^H1004 of the king ^H4428 and the houses ^H1004 of the people ^H5971, and they tore ^H5422 down ^H5422 the walls ^H2346 of Jerusalem ^H3389. 9 And as for the rest ^H3499 of the people ^H5971 who remained ^H7604 in the city ^H5892, the [fn]defectors ^H5307 who ^H834 had gone ^H5307 over ^H5307 to him and the rest ^H3499 of the people ^H5971 who remained ^H7604, Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the bodyguard ^H2876 took ^H1540 them away ^H1540 into ^H1540 exile ^H1540 in Babylon ^H894. 10 But some ^H4480 of the poorest ^H1800 people ^H5971 who ^H834 had ^H369 nothing ^H369 H3972, Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the bodyguard ^H2876 had ^H7604 them remain ^H7604 in the land ^H776 of Judah ^H3063 and gave ^H5414 them vineyards ^H3754 and fields ^H3010 [fn]at that time ^H3117.

Jeremiah Delivered

11 Now Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 gave ^H6680 a command ^H6680 about ^H5921 Jeremiah ^H3414 through ^H3027 Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the bodyguard ^H2876, saying ^H559,

12 “Take ^H3947 him and set ^H7760 your eyes ^H5869 to look after ^H5921 him and do ^H6213 nothing ^H408 H3972 harmful ^H7451 to him, but rather ^H3588 H518 deal ^H6213 with him just ^H834 as he speaks ^H1696 to you.” 13 So Nebuzaradan ^H5018 the captain ^H7227 of the bodyguard ^H2876 sent ^H7971 word, along with Nebushazban ^H5021 the [fn]Rab-saris ^H7249 and Nergal-sar-ezer ^H5371 the [fn]Rab-mag ^H7248 and all ^H3605 the leading ^H7227 officers ^H7227 of the king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894; 14 they even sent ^H7971 and took ^H3947 Jeremiah ^H3414 out ^H7971 of the court ^H2691 of the guard ^H4307 and gave ^H5414 him over to Gedaliah ^H1436, the son ^H1121 of Ahikam ^H296, the son ^H1121 of Shaphan ^H8227, to take ^H3318 him home ^H1004. So he stayed ^H3427 among ^H8432 the people ^H5971.

15 Now the word ^H1697 of Yahweh ^H3068 had come ^H1961 to Jeremiah ^H3414 while he was confined ^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 ^H3541 says ^H559 Yahweh ^H3068 of hosts ^H6635, the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478, “Behold ^H2009, I am about to bring ^H935 My words ^H1697 on this ^H2088 city ^H5892 for [fn]calamity ^H7451 and not for [fn]prosperity ^H2896; and they will take ^H1961 place ^H1961 before ^H6440 you on that day ^H3117. 17 But I will deliver ^H5337 you on that day ^H3117,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068, “and you will not be given ^H5414 into the hand ^H3027 of the men ^H376 of whom ^H834 you are terrified ^H3016. 18 For I will certainly ^H4422 provide ^H4422 you escape ^H4422, and you will not fall ^H5307 by the sword ^H2719; but you will have ^H1961 your own life ^H5315 as spoil ^H7998 because ^H3588 you have trusted ^H982 in Me,” declares ^H5002 Yahweh ^H3068.’”