The Fall of Jerusalem
Jeremiah 46, verse 1. Now it came to pass in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and besieged it. Jeremiah 46, verse 2. Then in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was broken apart. Jeremiah 46, verse 3. All the leaders of the king of Babylon went in and sat in the middle gate: Nergal-Sharezer, Samgar-Nebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergal-Sarezer, and Rabmag, with the rest of the rulers of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah Is Released to Gedaliah
Jeremiah 46, verse 4. They sent and took Jeremiah from the court of the prison, and committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan; then they brought him out and sat him in the midst of the people. Jeremiah 46, verse 5. The word of the Lord then came to Jeremiah in the court of the prison, saying, Jeremiah 46, verse 6. “Go and say to Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian, ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: “Behold, I will bring My words upon this city for calamities and not for good. Jeremiah 46, verse 7. But I shall deliver you in that day, and I shall not give you into the hands of the men before whose presence you are afraid. Jeremiah 46, verse 8. For I shall surely deliver you, and you shall not fall by the sword. Instead, your life shall be as finding a treasure, because you trusted in Me,” says the Lord.’”