Verse 16
Jeremiah 39:16
New Living Translation
16
“Say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, ‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: I will do to this city everything I have threatened. I will send disaster, not prosperity. You will see its destruction,
Original Language Text
hebrew
הָל֣וֹךְ וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֡ לְ/עֶבֶד מֶ֨לֶךְ הַ/כּוּשִׁ֜י לֵ/אמֹ֗ר כֹּֽה אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנְ/נִי֩ מבי מֵבִ֨יא אֶת דְּבָרַ֜/י אֶל הָ/עִ֥יר הַ/זֹּ֛את לְ/רָעָ֖ה וְ/לֹ֣א לְ/טוֹבָ֑ה וְ/הָי֥וּ לְ/פָנֶ֖י/ךָ בַּ/יּ֥וֹם הַ/הֽוּא
English Translation
Go and say to the servant of the king of Cush, thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing my words to this city for disaster and not for good, and they shall be before you on that day.
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Chapter 39 Context
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In January of the ninth year of King Zedekiah’s reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came with his...
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Two and a half years later, on July 18 in the eleventh year of Zedekiah’s reign, a section of the ci...
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All the officers of the Babylonian army came in and sat in triumph at the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharez...
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When King Zedekiah of Judah and all the soldiers saw that the Babylonians had broken into the city,...
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But the Babylonian troops chased them and overtook Zedekiah on the plains of Jericho. They captured...
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The king of Babylon made Zedekiah watch as he slaughtered his sons at Riblah. The king of Babylon al...
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Then he gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in bronze chains to lead him away to Babylon.
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Meanwhile, the Babylonians burned Jerusalem, including the royal palace and the houses of the people...
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Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took as exiles to Babylon the rest of the people who rem...
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But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind in the land of Judah, and he assig...
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King Nebuchadnezzar had told Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, to find Jeremiah.
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“See that he isn’t hurt,” he said. “Look after him well, and give him anything he wants.”
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So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard; Nebushazban, a chief officer; Nergal-sharezer, the king’s...
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sent messengers to bring Jeremiah out of the prison. They put him under the care of Gedaliah son of...
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The LORD had given the following message to Jeremiah while he was still in prison:
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16
“Say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, ‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God (Elohim) of Is...
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but I will rescue you from those you fear so much.
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Because you trusted me, I will give you your life as a reward. I will rescue you and keep you safe....
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