39In the tenth month of the ninth year that Zedekiah was king of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia came with his whole army and attacked Jerusalem.H8671H8141H6667H4428H3063H6224H2320H935H5019H4428H894H2428H3389H6696 2On the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah's eleventh year as king, the city walls were broken through.H6249H6240H8141H6667H7243H2320H8672H2320H5892H1234 3(When Jerusalem was captured, all the high officials of the king of Babylonia came and took their places at the Middle Gate, including Nergal Sharezer, Samgar Nebo, Sarsechim, and another Nergal Sharezer. )H8269H4428H894H935H3427H8432H8179H5371H5562H8310H7249H5371H7248H7611H8269H4428H894 4When King Zedekiah and all his soldiers saw what was happening, they tried to escape from the city during the night. They left by way of the royal garden, went through the gateway connecting the two walls, and escaped in the direction of the Jordan Valley.H6667H4428H3063H7200H582H4421H1272H3318H5892H3915H1870H4428H1588H8179H2346H3318H1870H6160 5But the Babylonian army pursued them and captured Zedekiah in the plains near Jericho. Then they took him to King Nebuchadnezzar, who was in the city of Riblah in the territory of Hamath, and there Nebuchadnezzar passed sentence on him.H3778H2428H7291H310H5381H6667H6160H3405H3947H5927H5019H4428H894H7247H776H2574H1696H4941 6At Riblah he put Zedekiah's sons to death while Zedekiah was looking on, and he also had the officials of Judah executed.H4428H894H7819H1121H6667H7247H5869H4428H894H7819H2715H3063 7After that, he had Zedekiah's eyes put out and had him placed in chains to be taken to Babylonia.H5786H6667H5869H631H5178H935H894 8Meanwhile, the Babylonians burned down the royal palace and the houses of the people and tore down the walls of Jerusalem.H3778H8313H4428H1004H1004H5971H784H5422H2346H3389 9Finally Nebuzaradan, the commanding officer, took away as prisoners to Babylonia the people who were left in the city, together with those who had deserted to him.H5018H7227H2876H1540H894H3499H5971H7604H5892H5307H5307H3499H5971H7604 10He left in the land of Judah some of the poorest people, who owned no property, and he gave them vineyards and fields.H5018H7227H2876H7604H1800H5971H3972H776H3063H5414H3754H3010H3117 11But King Nebuchadnezzar commanded Nebuzaradan, the commanding officer, to give the following order:H5019H4428H894H6680H3414H3027H5018H7227H2876H559 12"Go and find Jeremiah and take good care of him. Do not harm him, but do for him whatever he wants."H3947H5869H7760H6213H3972H7451H6213H1696 13So Nebuzaradan, together with the high officials Nebushazban and Nergal Sharezer and all the other officers of the king of Babylonia,H5018H7227H2876H7971H5021H7249H5371H7248H4428H894H7227 14had me brought from the palace courtyard. They put me under the care of Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, who was to see that I got home safely. And so I stayed there among the people.H7971H3947H3414H2691H4307H5414H1436H1121H296H1121H8227H3318H1004H3427H8432H5971 15While I was still imprisoned in the palace courtyard, the LORD told meH1697H3068H3414H6113H2691H4307H559 16to tell Ebedmelech the Ethiopian that the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, had said, "Just as I said I would, I am going to bring upon this city destruction and not prosperity. And when this happens, you will be there to see it.H1980H559H5663H3569H559H559H3068H6635H430H3478H935H1697H5892H7451H2896H3117H6440 17But I, the LORD, will protect you, and you will not be handed over to the people you are afraid of.H5337H3117H5002H3068H5414H3027H582H6440H3016 18I will keep you safe, and you will not be put to death. You will escape with your life because you have put your trust in me. I, the LORD, have spoken."H4422H4422H5307H2719H5315H7998H982H5002H3068
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