Jeremiah 39
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Jeremiah 39:3-5

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.

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Notes

  1. 1. Jeremiah 39:3 Jer 38:17 ↩
  2. 2. Jeremiah 39:3 Jer 21:4 ↩
  3. 3. Jeremiah 39:3 I.e., chief official ↩
  4. 4. Jeremiah 39:3 I.e., title of a high official ↩
  5. 5. Jeremiah 39:4 2 Kin 25:4; Is 30:16; Jer 52:7; Amos 2:14 ↩
  6. 6. Jeremiah 39:4 2 Chr 32:5 ↩
  7. 7. Jeremiah 39:4 I.e., Jordan valley ↩
  8. 8. Jeremiah 39:5 Jer 32:4, 5; 38:18, 23; 52:8 ↩
  9. 9. Jeremiah 39:5 Josh 4:13; 5:10 ↩
  10. 10. Jeremiah 39:5 2 Kin 23:33; Jer 52:9, 26, 27 ↩
  11. 11. Jeremiah 39:5 Lit spoke judgments with ↩

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