Jeremiah 39:11-18

11Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave orders regarding 1Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, saying, 12“Take him and 2look after him, and 3do not do anything 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, Nergal-sar-ezer the 5Rab-mag, and all the leading officers of the king of Babylon; 14they even sent word and 6took Jeremiah out of the courtyard 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 courtyard of the guardhouse, saying, 16“Go and speak to 10Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, ‘This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold, I am going 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 14save you on that day,” declares the Lord, “and you will not be handed over to the men of whom you are afraid. 18For I will assuredly rescue you, and you will not fall by the sword; but you will have your own 15life as plunder, because you have 16trusted in Me,” declares the Lord.’”