Jeremiah 39:3-13

3Then allH3605 the 1officialsH8269 of the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 cameH935 inH935 and satH3427 downH3427 at the 2MiddleH8432 GateH8179: Nergal-sar-ezerH5371, Samgar-nebuH5562, Sar-sekimH8310 the 3Rab-sarisH7249, Nergal-sar-ezerH5371 the 4Rab-magH7248, and allH3605 the restH7611 of the officialsH8269 of the kingH4428 of BabylonH894. 4And whenH3512 ZedekiahH6667 the kingH4428 of JudahH3063 and allH3605 the menH376 of warH4421 sawH7200 them, they 5fledH1272 and leftH3318 the cityH5892 at nightH3915 by wayH1870 of the king’sH4428 gardenH1588 through the gateH8179 6betweenH996 the two wallsH2346; and he wentH3318 outH3318 towardH1870 the 7ArabahH6160. 5But the armyH2428 of the 8ChaldeansH3778 pursuedH7291 them and overtookH5381 ZedekiahH6667 in the 9plainsH6160 of JerichoH3405; and they tookH3947 him and broughtH5927 him upH5927 to NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 at 10RiblahH7247 in the landH776 of HamathH2574, and he 11passedH1696 sentenceH1696 on him. 6Then the 12kingH4428 of BabylonH894 slaughteredH7819 the sonsH1121 of ZedekiahH6667 13before his eyesH5869 at RiblahH7247; the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 also slaughteredH7819 allH3605 the 14noblesH2715 of JudahH3063. 7He then 15blindedH5786 Zedekiah’sH6667 eyesH5869 and boundH631 him in 16shacklesH5178 ofH5178 bronzeH5178 to bringH935 him to 17BabylonH894. 8The ChaldeansH3778 also 18burnedH8313 the king’sH4428 palaceH1004 and the housesH1004 of the peopleH5971 with fireH784, and they 19toreH5422 downH5422 the wallsH2346 of JerusalemH3389. 9And as for the restH3499 of the peopleH5971 who were leftH7604 in the cityH5892, the 20desertersH5307 whoH834 had desertedH5307 to him and 21the restH3499 of the peopleH5971 who remainedH7604, 22NebuzaradanH5018 the 23captainH7227 of the bodyguardH2876 tookH1540 them intoH1540 exileH1540 in BabylonH894. 10But someH4480 of the 24poorestH1800 peopleH5971, whoH834 hadH369 nothingH369H3972, 25NebuzaradanH5018 the captainH7227 of the bodyguardH2876 leftH7604 behindH7604 in the landH776 of JudahH3063, and gaveH5414 them vineyardsH3754 and fieldsH3010 26at that timeH3117.

11Now NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 gaveH6680 ordersH6680 regardingH5921 27JeremiahH3414 throughH3027 NebuzaradanH5018 the captainH7227 of the bodyguardH2876, sayingH559, 12“TakeH3947 him and 28lookH5869H7760 afterH5921 him, and 29do not doH6213 anythingH3972 harmfulH7451 to him, but ratherH3588H518 dealH6213 with him justH3512 asH3512 he tellsH1696 you.” 13So NebuzaradanH5018 the captainH7227 of the bodyguardH2876 sentH7971 word, along with NebushazbanH5021 the 30Rab-sarisH7249, Nergal-sar-ezerH5371 the 31Rab-magH7248, and allH3605 the leadingH7227 officersH7227 of the kingH4428 of BabylonH894;