Jeremiah 39:11-15

English Standard Version

The Lord Delivers Jeremiah

¹¹ Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave command concerning Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, saying, ^12 (A)“Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but deal with him as he tells you.” ¹³ So ^(B)Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, ^(C)and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon ¹⁴ sent and took Jeremiah from ^(D)the court of the guard. They entrusted him to ^(E)Gedaliah the son of ^(F)Ahikam, son of ^(G)Shaphan, that he should take him home. So ^(H)he lived among the people.

¹⁵ The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah ^(I)while he was shut up in the court of the guard: