1In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon pulled up with his whole squad and besieged Jerusalem. Savage vibes.

2Fast forward to the eleventh year, fourth month, ninth day—boom, the city got wrecked.

3All the bosses from Babylon rolled in and chilled at the middle gate, like Nergal–sharezer, Samgar–nebo, and the rest of the crew.

4When Zedekiah saw them and all his warriors, they dipped outta the city at night through the king's garden. No cap.

5But the Chaldeans chased them down and caught Zedekiah in Jericho's plains, then brought him to Nebuchadnezzar for judgment.

6Then Nebuchadnezzar straight-up took out Zedekiah's sons right in front of him and wiped out all the nobles of Judah.

7He also blinded Zedekiah and chained him up to take him to Babylon.

8The Chaldeans torched the king's crib and the people's houses, demolishing Jerusalem's walls like it was nothing.

9Nebuzar–adan, the captain, took the last of the people left in the city to Babylon, including those who switched sides.

10But Nebuzar–adan left the poor folks who had nothing in Judah and hooked them up with vineyards and fields.

11Now, Nebuchadrezzar told Nebuzar–adan to keep an eye on Jeremiah.

12He said, "Take care of him, no harm, just do whatever he asks."

13So Nebuzar–adan sent out the crew, including Nebushasban and Nergal–sharezer, to handle Jeremiah.

14They pulled Jeremiah out of prison and gave him to Gedaliah, so he could chill at home with the people.

15While Jeremiah was locked up, the Lord hit him up with a message.

16He told him to go talk to Ebed–melech and drop this: "Yo, I’m about to bring my words on this city for bad, not good—trust it’ll happen."

17But I got you on that day, says the Lord: you won’t be handed over to those you’re scared of.

18I’ll deliver you for sure; you won’t bite the dust, your life will be safe because you trust in me, says the Lord.

1In 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.

2And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.

3And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal–sharezer, Samgar–nebo, Sarsechim, Rab–saris, Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.

4And 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.

5But 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.

6Then 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.

7Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.

8And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.

9Then Nebuzar–adan 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.

10But Nebuzar–adan 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.

11Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard, saying,

12Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.

13So Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab–saris, and Nergal–sharezer, Rab–mag, and all the king of Babylon’s princes;

14Even 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.

15Now the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

16Go and speak to Ebed–melech 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.

17But 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.

18For 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.