Jeremiah · Bible in Basic English
Jeremiah 39 Bible in Basic English
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1 And it came about, that when Jerusalem was taken, (in the ninth year of Zedekiah, king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, with all his army, came against Jerusalem, shutting it in on every side;
1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem, and besieged it.
2 In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the town was broken into:)
2 In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city.
3 All the captains of the king of Babylon came in and took their places in the middle doorway of the town, Nergal-shar-ezer, ruler of Sin-magir, the Rabmag, and Nebushazban, the Rab-saris, and all the captains of the king of Babylon.
3 All the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate: Nergal Sharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim the Rabsaris, Nergal Sharezer the Rabmag, with all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon.
4 And when Zedekiah, king of Judah, and all the men of war saw it, they went in flight from the town by night, by the way of the king's garden, through the doorway between the two walls: and they went out by the Arabah.
4 When Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then they fled and went out of the city by night, by the way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah.
5 But the Chaldaean army went after them and overtook Zedekiah in the lowlands of Jericho: and they made him a prisoner and took him up to Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, to Riblah in the land of Hamath, to be judged by him.
5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. When they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he pronounced judgment on him.
6 Then the king of Babylon put the sons of Zedekiah to death before his eyes in Riblah: and the king of Babylon put to death all the great men of Judah.
6 Then the king of Babylon killed Zedekiah’s sons in Riblah before his eyes. The king of Babylon also killed all the nobles of Judah.
7 And more than this, he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and had him put in chains to take him away to Babylon.
7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
8 And the Chaldaeans put the king's house on fire, as well as the houses of the people, and had the walls of Jerusalem broken down.
8 The Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the people’s houses with fire and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
9 Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, took away to Babylon as prisoners, all the rest of the workmen who were still in the town, as well as those who had given themselves up to him, and all the rest of the people.
9 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the rest of the people who remained in the city, the deserters also who fell away to him, and the rest of the people who remained.
10 But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, let the poorest of the people, who had nothing whatever, go on living in the land of Judah, and gave them vine-gardens and fields at the same time.
10 But Nebuzaradan 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.
11 Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, gave orders about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, saying,
11 Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon commanded Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard concerning Jeremiah, saying,
12 Take him and keep an eye on him and see that no evil comes to him; but do with him whatever he says to you.
12 “Take him and take care of him. Do him no harm; but do to him even as he tells you.”
13 So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, sent Nebushazban, the Rab-saris, and Nergal-shar-ezer, the Rabmag, and all the chief captains of the king of Babylon,
13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, Nebushazban, Rabsaris, and Nergal Sharezer, Rabmag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon
14 And they sent and took Jeremiah out of the place of the watchmen, and gave him into the care of Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him to his house: so he was living among the people.
14 sent and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard, and committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should bring him home. So he lived among the people.
15 Now the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the place of the armed watchmen, saying,
15 Now Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying,
16 Go and say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: See, my words will come true for this town, for evil and not for good: they will come about before your eyes on that day.
16 “Go, and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will bring my words on this city for evil, and not for good; and they will be accomplished before you in that day.
17 But I will keep you safe on that day, says the Lord: you will not be given into the hands of the men you are fearing.
17 But I will deliver you in that day,” says Yahweh; “and you will not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid.
18 For I will certainly let you go free, and you will not be put to the sword, but your life will be given to you out of the hands of your attackers: because you have put your faith in me, says the Lord.
18 For I will surely save you. You won’t fall by the sword, but you will escape with your life, because you have put your trust in me,” says Yahweh.’”
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Ebed-melech
A Cushite court official who interceded with the king and pulled Jeremiah out of the cistern, and whom the LORD promised to deliver.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 38:7; Jeremiah 38:10; Jeremiah 39:16
Nebushazban
A Babylonian official, the Rabsaris, who joined in sending for Jeremiah and releasing him from the courtyard of the guard.
Cited in the guide: Jeremiah 39:13
Cross references (18)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Ezekiel 24:1–2; Jeremiah 52:4–7; Zechariah 8:19; 2 Kings 25:1–12
- 2 Jeremiah 52:6–7; Jeremiah 5:10; Micah 2:12–13; 2 Kings 25:3–4; Zephaniah 1:10
- 3 Jeremiah 21:4; Jeremiah 38:17; Jeremiah 39:13; Jeremiah 1:15; 2 Kings 17:30
- 4 2 Chronicles 32:5; Amos 2:14; Deuteronomy 32:24–30; Ezekiel 12:12; Deuteronomy 28:25
- 5 2 Kings 23:33; Joshua 5:10; Jeremiah 38:23; Joshua 4:13; Jeremiah 38:18
- 6 Jeremiah 52:10; Jeremiah 21:7; Deuteronomy 28:34; 2 Kings 25:7; Jeremiah 34:19–21
- 7 Ezekiel 12:13; Jeremiah 32:4–5; Judges 16:21; 2 Kings 25:7; Jeremiah 52:11
- 8 Nehemiah 1:3; Jeremiah 21:10; Jeremiah 38:18; 2 Kings 25:9–10; Micah 3:12
- 9 Jeremiah 40:1; Genesis 37:36; 2 Kings 25:20; Jeremiah 10:18; 2 Kings 25:11
- 10 2 Kings 25:12; Jeremiah 40:7; Jeremiah 52:16; Ezekiel 33:24
- 11 Acts 24:23; Jeremiah 15:21; Jeremiah 37:2; Job 5:19; Jeremiah 15:11
- 12 Proverbs 16:7; Psalm 105:14–15; Jeremiah 40:4; Proverbs 21:1; Acts 7:10
- 13 Jeremiah 39:3; Jeremiah 39:9
- 14 Jeremiah 38:28; 2 Kings 22:12; Jeremiah 26:24; 2 Kings 25:22–25; Psalm 105:19
- 15 2 Timothy 2:9; Jeremiah 39:14; Jeremiah 37:21; Jeremiah 36:1–5; Jeremiah 32:1–2
- 16 Daniel 9:12; Zechariah 1:6; Joshua 23:14–15; Jeremiah 26:20; Jeremiah 44:28–29
- 17 Psalm 41:1–2; Psalm 50:15; Psalm 91:14–15; Jeremiah 1:19; 2 Samuel 24:14
- 18 Psalm 34:22; Jeremiah 38:2; Jeremiah 21:9; Ephesians 1:12; Psalm 84:12
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences