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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 it.
And in the eleventh ° year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
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.
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.
Take him, and look well ° to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
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.
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
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.
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.
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.

New Defender's Study Bible Notes

39:5 overtook Zedekiah. Because of Zedekiah’s refusal to accept Jeremiah’s advice and his prophecies, the latter finally had their tragic fulfillment (Jeremiah 39:4-9). See footnote on Jeremiah 34:5.


39:7 Zedekiah’s eyes. Because Zedekiah rejected God’s word through Jeremiah, his sons and all his nobles were slain before his eyes (Jeremiah 39:6) and his city was burned (Jeremiah 39:8). Jeremiah, however, was allowed to stay with the “poor of the people” in the land (Jeremiah 39:10).


39:7 carry him to Babylon. The final remnant of Jewish reign over the promised land ended with Zedekiah’s deportation. This event, therefore, apparently marks the beginning of the “times of the Gentiles” (Luke 21:24), which have persisted until the present.


39:16 Ebed-melech the Ethiopian. Jeremiah 39:16-18 describes how God rewarded Ebed-melech for his intercession on behalf of Jeremiah (see Jeremiah 38:7-13).


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