KJ3 Literal Translation
Jeremiah 39
Jerusalem is taken. Zedekiah's eyes are blinded, and he is sent to Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar commands good for Jeremiah.
1In the ninth year of Zedekiah, king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
2In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth of the month, the city was breached.
3And all the rulers of the king of Babylon came in and sat in the middle gate: Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, chief of the eunuchs, Nergal-sharezer, chief magician, and all the rest of the rulers of the king of Babylon.
4And it happened when Zedekiah, king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, they fled and went out from the city by night, the way of the king's garden, by the gate between the two walls. And he went by the way of the Arabah.
5But the Chaldean army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the Arabah of Jericho. And they took him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he spoke judgment on him.
6And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes at Riblah. And the king of Babylon slaughtered all the rulers of Judah.
7And he blinded the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in bronze fetters, to make him go 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.
9And the rest of the people who remained in the city, and those who fell away, who fell to him, even the rest of the people who remained, Nebuzaradan, the chief of the executioners, exiled to Babylon.
10But Nebuzaradan, the chief of the executioners, left some of the poor people, who had not a thing to themselves, in the land of Judah. And he gave to them vineyards and fields on that day.
11And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon commanded concerning Jeremiah by the hand of Nebuzaradan the chief of the executioners, saying:
12Take him and set your eyes on him. But do not do anything evil to him, but do with him even as he shall say to you.
13And Nebuzaradan, the chief of the executioners, and Nebushasban the chief of the eunuchs, and Nergal-sharezer, chief magician, and all the rulers of the king of Babylon, sent,
14even they sent and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison. And they gave him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to cause him to go out to the house; and he lived among the people.
15And the Word of Jehovah was to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
16Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Cushite, saying, So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing My words on this city for an evil thing, and not for a good thing . And they shall be before you in that day.
17But I will deliver you in that day, a statement of Jehovah, and you shall not be given into the hand of the men, of those whom you fear.
18For delivering I will deliver you, and you shall not fall by the sword; but your life shall be a prize to you, because you have trusted in Me, a statement of Jehovah.
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