Jeremiah 39
King James Bible: Purple Letter EditionERP 
1In 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 all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nerga-lsharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. 4And 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 between {betwixt} the two walls; and he went out the way of the Arabah {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 Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him. 6Then 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. 7Moreover, he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon. 8And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem. 9Then Nebuzar-adan, the captain of the guard, carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people who remained in the city, and those who fell away, who fell to him, with the rest of the people who remained. 10But Nebuzar-adan, the captain of the guard, left of the poor of the people, who 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 the Rabsaris, and Nerga-lsharezer the Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon's princes, 14Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home; so he dwelt among the people.

15Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying, 16Go 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. 17But 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. 18For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prize {prey} unto thee; because thou hast put thy trust in Me, saith the LORD.

King James Bible: Purple Letter Edition
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