Jeremiah 3939JeremiahThe fall of JerusalemBrenton Septuagint

Brenton SeptuagintBerean Standard Bible

1. The Fall of Jerusalem

   (2 Kings 25:1–12; 2 Chronicles 36:15–21)

2. 1BrentonAnd it came to pass in the ninth month of Sedekias king of Juda, that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon came, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.BSBBSB: In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city.
3. 2BrentonAnd in the eleventh year of Sedekias, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.BSBBSB: And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached.
4. 3BrentonAnd all the leaders of the king of Babylon went in, and sat in the middle gate, Marganasar, and Samagoth, and Nabusachar, and Nabusaris, Nagargas, Naserrabamath, and the rest of the leaders of the king of Babylon,BSBBSB: Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.

5. Jeremiah Delivered

6. 11Brentonand they sent, and took Jeremias out of the court of the prison, and gave him in charge to Godolias the son of Achicam, the son of Saphan: and they brought him out, and he sat in the midst of the people.BSBBSB: Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying,
7. 15BrentonAnd the word of the Lord came to Jeremias in the court of the prison, saying,BSBBSB: And while Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD had come to him:
8. 16BrentonGo and say to Abdemelech the Ethiopian, Thus said the Lord God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good.BSBBSB: “Go and tell Ebed-melech the Cushite that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to fulfill My words against this city for harm and not for good, and on that day they will be fulfilled before your eyes.
9. 17BrentonBut I will save thee in that day, and I will by no means deliver thee into the hands of the men before whom thou art afraid.BSBBSB: But I will deliver you on that day, declares the LORD, and you will not be delivered into the hands of the men whom you fear.
10. 18BrentonFor I will surely save thee, and thou shalt by no means fall by the sword; and thou shalt find thy life, because thou didst trust in me, saith the Lord.BSBBSB: For I will surely rescue you so that you do not fall by the sword. Because you have trusted in Me, you will escape with your life like a spoil of war, declares the LORD.’”

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