Jeremiah 39:11-18

11Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave orders about 1Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, saying, 12“Take him and 2look after him, and 3do nothing harmful to him, but rather deal with him just as he tells you.” 13So Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard sent word, along with Nebushazban the 4Rab-saris, and Nergal-sar-ezer the 5Rab-mag, and all the leading officers of the king of Babylon; 14they even sent and 6took Jeremiah out of the court of the guardhouse and entrusted him to 7Gedaliah, the son of 8Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So he stayed among the people.

15Now the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah while he was 9confined in the court of the guardhouse, saying, 16“Go and speak to 10Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “Behold, I am about to bring My words on this city 11for disaster and not for 12prosperity; and they will 13take place before you on that day. 17But I will 14deliver you on that day,” declares the Lord, “and you will not be given into the hand of the men whom you dread. 18For I will certainly rescue you, and you will not fall by the sword; but you will have your own 15life as booty, because you have 16trusted in Me,” declares the Lord.’”