Jeremiah 39
New King James Version
The Fall of Jerusalem(A)
39 In the (B)ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem, and besieged it. 2 In the (C)eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the [a]city was penetrated.
3 (D)Then all the princes of the king of Babylon came in and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-Sharezer, Samgar-Nebo, Sarsechim, [b]Rabsaris, Nergal-Sarezer, [c]Rabmag, with the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon.
4 (E)So it was, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, that they fled and went out of the city by night, by way of the king’s garden, by the gate between the two walls. And he went out by way of the [d]plain. 5 But the Chaldean army pursued them and (F)overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. And when they had captured him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, to (G)Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced judgment on him. 6 Then the king of Babylon killed the sons of Zedekiah before his (H)eyes in Riblah; the king of Babylon also killed all the (I)nobles of Judah. 7 Moreover (J)he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with bronze [e]fetters to carry him off to Babylon. 8 (K)And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house and the houses of the people with (L)fire, and broke down the (M)walls of Jerusalem. 9 (N)Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive to Babylon the remnant of the people who remained in the city and those who (O)defected to him, with the rest of the people who remained. 10 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left in the land of Judah the (P)poor people, who had nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields [f]at the same time.
Jeremiah Goes Free
11 Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying, 12 “Take him and look after him, and do him no (Q)harm; but do to him just as he says to you.” 13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent Nebushasban, Rabsaris, Nergal-Sharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon’s chief officers; 14 then they sent someone (R)to take Jeremiah from the court of the prison, and committed him (S)to Gedaliah the son of (T)Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, that he should take him home. So he dwelt among the people.
15 Meanwhile the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying, 16 “Go and speak to (U)Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, (V)I will bring My words upon this city for adversity and not for good, and they shall be performed in that day before you. 17 But I will deliver you in that day,” says the Lord, “and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid. 18 For I will surely deliver you, and you shall not fall by the sword; but (W)your life shall be as a prize to you, (X)because you have put your trust in Me,” says the Lord.’ ”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 39:2 city wall was breached
- Jeremiah 39:3 A title, probably Chief Officer; also v. 13
- Jeremiah 39:3 A title, probably Troop Commander; also v. 13
- Jeremiah 39:4 Or Arabah; the Jordan Valley
- Jeremiah 39:7 chains
- Jeremiah 39:10 Lit. on that day
Jeremiah 39
New American Standard Bible
Jerusalem Captured
39 [a]Now when Jerusalem was captured [b](A)in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came to Jerusalem and laid siege to it; 2 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the city wall was (B)breached. 3 Then all the (C)officials of the king of Babylon came in and sat down at the (D)Middle Gate: Nergal-sar-ezer, Samgar-nebu, Sar-sekim the [c]Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the [d]Rab-mag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon. 4 And when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, they (E)fled and left the city at night by way of the king’s garden through the gate (F)between the two walls; and he went out toward the [e]Arabah. 5 But the army of the (G)Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the (H)plains of Jericho; and they took him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at (I)Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he [f]passed sentence on him. 6 Then the (J)king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah (K)before his eyes at Riblah; the king of Babylon also slaughtered all the (L)nobles of Judah. 7 He then (M)blinded Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in (N)shackles of bronze to bring him to (O)Babylon. 8 The Chaldeans also (P)burned the king’s palace and the houses of the people with fire, and they (Q)tore down the walls of Jerusalem. 9 And as for the rest of the people who were left in the city, the (R)deserters who had deserted to him and (S)the rest of the people who remained, (T)Nebuzaradan the (U)captain of the bodyguard took them into exile in Babylon. 10 But some of the (V)poorest people, who had nothing, (W)Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard left behind in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields [g]at that time.
Jeremiah Spared
11 Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave orders regarding (X)Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, saying, 12 “Take him and [h]look after him, and (Y)do not do anything harmful to him, but rather deal with him just as he tells you.” 13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard sent word, along with Nebushazban the [i]Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the [j]Rab-mag, and all the leading officers of the king of Babylon; 14 they even sent word and (Z)took Jeremiah out of the courtyard of the guardhouse and entrusted him to (AA)Gedaliah, the son of (AB)Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So he stayed among the people.
15 Now the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah while he was (AC)confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse, saying, 16 “Go and speak to (AD)Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, ‘This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Behold, I am going to bring My words on this city (AE)for disaster and not for [k]prosperity; and they will (AF)take place before you on that day. 17 But I will (AG)save you on that day,” declares the Lord, “and you will not be handed over to the men of whom you are afraid. 18 For I will assuredly rescue you, and you will not fall by the sword; but you will have your own (AH)life as plunder, because you have (AI)trusted in Me,” declares the Lord.’”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 39:1 Ch 38:28b in Heb
- Jeremiah 39:1 Ch 39:1 in Heb
- Jeremiah 39:3 I.e., chief official
- Jeremiah 39:3 I.e., title of a high official
- Jeremiah 39:4 I.e., Jordan valley
- Jeremiah 39:5 Lit spoke judgments with
- Jeremiah 39:10 Lit on that day
- Jeremiah 39:12 Lit set your eyes on
- Jeremiah 39:13 I.e., chief official
- Jeremiah 39:13 I.e., title of a high official
- Jeremiah 39:16 Lit good
Jeremiah 39
King James Version
39 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.
2 And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.
6 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.
7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
8 And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
9 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.
10 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.
11 Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,
12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon's princes;
14 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.
15 Now the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,
16 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.
17 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.
18 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.
Jeremías 39
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Caída de Jerusalén
39 [a](A) Y aconteció que Jerusalén al fin fue tomada [b]en el año noveno de Sedequías, rey de Judá, en el décimo mes, cuando vino Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, con todo su ejército contra Jerusalén, y la sitiaron. 2 En el año undécimo de Sedequías, en el mes cuarto, a los nueve días del mes, se abrió una brecha en el muro de la ciudad(B). 3 Entonces todos los oficiales del rey de Babilonia(C) entraron y se sentaron en la puerta Central: Nergal Sarezer, Samgar Nebo, Sarse Quim el Rabsaris[c], Nergal Sarezer el Rabmag[d] y todos los demás oficiales del rey de Babilonia(D).
4 Cuando los vieron Sedequías, rey de Judá, y todos los hombres de guerra, huyeron y salieron de noche de la ciudad por el camino del jardín del rey, por la puerta entre los dos muros(E), y se fueron[e] por el camino del Arabá[f](F). 5 Pero el ejército de los caldeos los persiguió, y alcanzaron a Sedequías en los llanos[g] de Jericó(G); lo apresaron y lo llevaron a Ribla en la tierra de Hamat, donde Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia(H), dictó sentencia contra él(I). 6 Entonces el rey de Babilonia degolló a los hijos de Sedequías ante sus ojos(J) en Ribla; también el rey de Babilonia degolló a todos los nobles de Judá(K). 7 Después le sacó los ojos a Sedequías y lo ató(L) con grillos de bronce para llevarlo a Babilonia(M).
8 Los caldeos prendieron fuego al palacio[h] del rey y a las casas del pueblo(N) y derribaron los muros de Jerusalén(O). 9 En cuanto al resto del pueblo que quedaba en la ciudad, a los desertores que se habían pasado[i] a él, y los demás del pueblo(P) que quedaban(Q), Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia(R), los llevó cautivos a Babilonia(S). 10 Pero a algunos de los más pobres del pueblo que no tenían nada, Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, los dejó en la tierra de Judá, y aquel día les dio viñas y campos(T).
11 Y Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia(U), dio órdenes a[j] Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, respecto a Jeremías, diciéndole: 12 «Tómalo y vela por él[k], y no le hagas daño alguno(V); sino que harás con él conforme a lo que él mismo te diga». 13 Entonces dio[l] órdenes Nabuzaradán, capitán de la guardia, junto con Nebusazbán el Rabsaris[m], y Nergal Sarezer el Rabmag[n], y todos los oficiales principales del rey de Babilonia; 14 y enviaron a sacar a Jeremías del patio de la guardia y lo pusieron al cuidado de Gedalías, hijo de Ahicam, hijo de Safán(W), para que lo llevara a casa. Y Jeremías se quedó en medio del pueblo(X).
15 La palabra del Señor había venido a Jeremías mientras estaba detenido en el patio de la guardia(Y), diciéndole: 16 «Ve y dile al etíope Ebed Melec(Z): “Así dice el Señor de los ejércitos, el Dios de Israel: ‘Ciertamente, traigo Mis palabras sobre esta ciudad para mal y no para bien(AA); y se cumplirán delante de ti(AB) en aquel día. 17 Pero Yo te libraré en aquel día’, declara el Señor, ‘y no serás entregado en manos de los hombres que temes(AC). 18 Porque ciertamente te libraré, y no caerás a espada; antes bien, tendrás tu vida por botín(AD), porque confiaste en Mí(AE)’, declara el Señor”».
Footnotes
- 39:1 En el texto heb. cap. 38:28b.
- 39:1 En el texto heb. cap. 39:1.
- 39:3 I.e. oficial principal.
- 39:3 I.e. título de un alto oficial.
- 39:4 Lit. y salió; véase cap. 52:7.
- 39:4 I.e. del valle del Jordán.
- 39:5 Lit. el Arabá.
- 39:8 Lit. casa.
- 39:9 Lit. caídos que habían caído.
- 39:11 O por mano de.
- 39:12 Lit. pon tus ojos en él.
- 39:13 Lit. envió.
- 39:13 I.e. oficial principal.
- 39:13 I.e. título de un alto oficial.
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