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 39:1 ¶ And it came to pass when Jerusalem was taken, (in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and besieged it;

 39:1 ¶ In 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.

 39:2 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city,)

 39:2 [And] in the eleventh°° year° of Zedekiah,° in the fourth° month,° the ninth° [day] of the month,° the city° was broken up.°°

 39:3 that all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, [to wit], Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, with all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon.

 39:3 And all° the princes° of the king° of Babylon° came in,°° and sat°° in the middle° gate,° [even] Nergalsharezer,° Samgarnebo,° Sarsechim,° Rabsaris,° Nergalsharezer,° Rabmag,° with all° the residue° of the princes° of the king° of Babylon.°

 39:4 ¶ And it came to pass that, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, through the gate betwixt the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah.

 39:4 ¶ And 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° betwixt° the two walls:° and he went out°° the way° of the plain.°

 39:5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment upon him.

 39:5 But 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.

 39:6 Then 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.

 39:6 Then 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.°

 39:7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.

 39:7 Moreover he put out°° Zedekiah's°° eyes,° and bound°° him with chains,° to carry°° him to Babylon.°

 39:8 ¶ And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.

 39:8 ¶ And the Chaldeans° burned°° the king's° house,° and the houses° of the people,° with fire,° and brake down°° the walls° of Jerusalem.°

 39:9 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the residue of the people that remained in the city, the deserters also that fell away to him, and the residue of the people that remained.

 39:9 Then° Nebuzaradan° the captain° of the guard° carried away captive°° into Babylon° the remnant° of the people° that remained°° in the city,° and those that fell away,°° that° fell°° to° him, with° the rest° of the people° that remained.°°

 39:10 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, that had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

 39:10 But Nebuzaradan° the captain° of the guard° left°° of the poor° of° the people,° which° had nothing,°° in the land° of Judah,° and gave°° them vineyards° and fields° at the same° time.°

 39:11 ¶ Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,

 39:11 ¶ Now Nebuchadrezzar° king° of Babylon° gave charge°° concerning° Jeremiah° to° Nebuzaradan° the captain° of the guard,° saying,°°

 39:12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.

 39:12 Take°° him, and look well°°° to° him, and do°° him no°° harm;°° but°° do°° unto° him even° as° he shall say°° unto° thee.

 39:13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushazban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon;

 39:13 So Nebuzaradan° the captain° of the guard° sent,°° and Nebushasban,° Rabsaris,° and Nergalsharezer,° Rabmag,° and all° the king° of Babylon's° princes;°

 39:14 they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard, 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.

 39:14 Even 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.°

 39:15 ¶ Now the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying,

 39:15 ¶ Now the word° of the LORD° came° unto° Jeremiah,° while he was° shut up°° in the court° of the prison,° saying,°°

 39:16 Go, and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith Jehovah 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 before thee in that day.

 39:16 Go°° and speak°° to Ebedmelech° 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.

 39:17 But I will deliver thee in that day, saith Jehovah; and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.

 39:17 But 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.°°°°

 39:18 For I will surely save thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee; because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith Jehovah.

 39:18 For° I will surely°° deliver°° thee, and thou shalt not° fall°° by the sword,° but thy life° shall be° for a prey° unto thee: because° thou hast put thy trust°° in me, saith°° the LORD.°