³ Then all ^(A)the officials of the king of Babylon came ^(B)and sat in the middle gate: Nergal-sar-ezer of Samgar, Nebu-sar-sekim ^(C)the Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, with all the rest of the officers of the king of Babylon.

¹⁷ Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: ^(A)If you will surrender to ^(B)the officials of the king of Babylon, ^(C)then your life shall be spared, and this city shall not be burned with fire, and you and your house shall live.

⁴ ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ^(A)Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands and with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and against the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the walls. ^(B)And I will bring them together into the midst of this city.

¹³ So ^(A)Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, ^(B)and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon

¹⁵ For behold, ^(A)I am calling all the tribes of the kingdoms of the north, declares the Lord, ^(B)and they shall come, and every one shall set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all its walls all around and against all the cities of Judah.

³⁰ The men of ^(A)Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,