Verse 16
Jeremiah 39:16
English Revised Version
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Go, and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God (Elohim) of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished before thee 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
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(IN the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylo...
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in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made...
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that all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-shareze...
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And it came to pass that when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then they...
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But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: an...
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Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babyl...
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Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
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And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down t...
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Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the residue of the peopl...
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But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the l...
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Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the...
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Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.
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So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushazban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rab-m...
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they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son...
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Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying,
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Go, and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God (Elohim) o...
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But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of th...
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