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
2
[And]
in
the
eleventh
year
of
Zedekiah,
in
the
fourth
month,
the
ninth
[day]
of
the
month,
the
city
was
broken
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.
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.
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.
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.
7
Moreover
he
put
out
Zedekiah’s
eyes,
and
bound
him
with
chains,
to
carry
him
to
Babylon.
8
And
the
Chaldeans
burned
the
king’s
house,
and
the
houses
of
the
people,
with
fire,
and
brake
down
the
walls
of
Jerusalem.
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.
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.
11
Now
Nebuchadrezzar
king
of
Babylon
gave
charge
concerning
Jeremiah
to
Nebuzaradan
the
captain
of
the
guard,
saying,
12
Take
him,
and
look
well
to
him,
and
do
him
no
harm;
but
do
unto
him
even
as
he
shall
say
unto
thee.
13
So
Nebuzaradan
the
captain
of
the
guard
sent,
and
Nebushasban,
Rabsaris,
and
Nergalsharezer,
Rabmag,
and
all
the
king
of
Babylon’s
princes;
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.
15
Now
the
word
of
the
LORD
came
unto
Jeremiah,
while
he
was
shut
up
in
the
court
of
the
prison,
saying,
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.
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.
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.