Context 7He then blinded Zedekiahs eyes and bound him in fetters of bronze to bring him to Babylon. 8The Chaldeans also burned with fire the kings palace and the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem. 9As for the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had gone over to him and the rest of the people who remained, Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard carried them into exile in Babylon. 10But some of the poorest people who had nothing, Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard left behind in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at that time. Jeremiah Spared 11Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, saying, 12Take him and look after him, and do nothing harmful to him, but rather deal with him just as he tells you. 13So Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard sent word, along with Nebushazban the Rab-saris, and Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, and all the leading officers of the king of Babylon; 14they even sent and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guardhouse and entrusted him to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So he stayed among the people. 15Now the word of the LORD had come to Jeremiah while he was confined in the court of the guardhouse, saying, 16Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I am about to bring My words on this city for disaster and not for prosperity; and they will take place before you on that day. 17But I will deliver you on that day, declares the LORD, and you will not be given into the hand of the men whom you dread. 18For I will certainly rescue you, and you will not fall by the sword; but you will have your own life as booty, because you have trusted in Me, declares the LORD. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionMoreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon. Douay-Rheims Bible He also put out the eyes of Sedecias: and bound him with fetters, to be carried to Babylon. Darby Bible Translation and he put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with chains of brass, to carry him to Babylon. English Revised Version Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon. Webster's Bible Translation Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon. World English Bible Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon. Young's Literal Translation And the eyes of Zedekiah he hath blinded, and he bindeth him with brazen fetters, to bring him in to Babylon. Library Ebedmelech the Ethiopian'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.'--JER. xxxix. 18. Ebedmelech is a singular anticipation of that other Ethiopian eunuch whom Philip met on the desert road to Gaza. It is prophetic that on the eve of the fall of the nation, a heathen man should be entering into union with God. It is a picture in little of the rejection of Israel and the ingathering of the Gentiles. … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Last Agony Eastern Wise-Men, or Magi, visit Jesus, the New-Born King. How those who Use Food Intemperately and those who Use it Sparingly are to be Admonished. 'As Sodom' Carried Captive into Babylon Jeremiah Links Jeremiah 39:7 NIV • Jeremiah 39:7 NLT • Jeremiah 39:7 ESV • Jeremiah 39:7 NASB • Jeremiah 39:7 KJV • Jeremiah 39:7 Bible Apps • Jeremiah 39:7 Parallel • Bible Hub |