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Jeremiah, Set Free, Remembers Ebed-melech

11 King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon gave command concerning Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, saying,(A) 12 “Take him, look after him well, and do him no harm, but deal with him as he may ask you.” 13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon sent 14 and took Jeremiah from the court of the guard. They entrusted him to Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan to be brought home. So he stayed with his own people.(B)

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11 And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon commanded concerning Jeremiah through[a] Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard,[b] saying,[c] 12 “Take him and set your eyes on him. And you must not do something bad to him, but only[d] that which he speaks to you, so do with him.” 13 So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard,[e] sent word, along with[f] Nebushazban the chief officer, and Nergal-sharezer the high official, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon. 14 And they sent and took Jeremiah from the courtyard of the guard and gave him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him to the house, so he stayed in the midst of the people.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 39:11 Literally “in the hand of”
  2. Jeremiah 39:11 Hebrew “guards”
  3. Jeremiah 39:11 Literally “to say”
  4. Jeremiah 39:12 Literally “but if”
  5. Jeremiah 39:13 Hebrew “guards”
  6. Jeremiah 39:13 Literally “and”