Verse 16
Jeremiah 39:16
World English Bible, British Edition
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“Go, and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, ‘The LORD of Armies,
the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: “Behold, I will bring my words on this city for evil, and not for good; and they
will be accomplished before you in that day.
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
1
In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon and...
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2
In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day
of the month, a breach was made...
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3
All the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle
gate: Nergal Sharezer, Samgarn...
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4
When Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then
they fled and went out of the...
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5
But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them, and overtook Zedekiah
in the plains of Jericho. When the...
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6
Then the king of Babylon killed Zedekiah’s sons in Riblah before his
eyes. The king of Babylon also...
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7
Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in fetters, to carry
him to Babylon.
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8
The Chaldeans burnt the king’s house and the people’s houses with
fire and broke down the walls of J...
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9
Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon
the rest of the people w...
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10
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people,
who had nothing, in the lan...
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11
Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon commanded Nebuzaradan the
captain of the guard concerning Jeremia...
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12
“Take him and take care of him. Do him no harm; but do to him even
as he tells you.”
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13
So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, Nebushazban, Rabsaris,
and Nergal Sharezer, Rabmag, and all...
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14
sent and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard, and committed
him to Gedaliah the son of Ahika...
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15
Now the LORD’s word came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in
the court of the guard, saying,
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16
“Go, and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, ‘The LORD of Armies,
the God (Elohim) of Israel,...
17
But I will deliver you in that day,” says the LORD; “and you will not
be given into the hand of the...
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18
For I will surely save you. You won’t fall by the sword, but you will
escape with your life, because...
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