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).
And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh ... year , the city was breached.
Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate : vvv vvv Nergal-sharezer of Samgar , vvv vvv Nebo-sarsekim vvv the Rabsaris , vvv vvv Nergal-sharezer vvv the Rabmag , and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.
- When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers ... saw them , they fled. They left the city at night ... by way of the king’s garden , through the gate between the two walls , and they went out along the route to the Arabah.
But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook - Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They seized him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath , where he pronounced judgment on him.
There at Riblah the king of Babylon - slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes , - and he ... also killed all the nobles of Judah.
- Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.
- The Chaldeans set fire to ... the palace of the king and to the houses of the people , and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
Then vvv Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried away to Babylon the remnant of the people who had remained in the city , along with the deserters who had defected to him - - -.
But Nebuzaradan - - left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property ... , and at that time he gave vineyards and fields.
Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah - through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard , saying ,
“ Take him , look after ... him , and do not let any harm ... come do for him whatever he says ... ....”
- So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard , Nebushazban vvv the Rabsaris , vvv vvv Nergal-sharezer vvv the Rabmag , and all the captains of the king of Babylon
had Jeremiah - brought ... - from the courtyard of the guard , and they turned him over - to Gedaliah son of Ahikam , the son of Shaphan , to take him home. So (Jeremiah -) remained among his own people.
And while (Jeremiah -) had been confined in the courtyard of the guard , the word of the LORD had come to (him) - :
“ Go and tell vvv 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.
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 ....
For I will surely rescue you ... so that you do not fall by the sword. Because you have trusted you will escape your life like a spoil of war , declares the LORD. ’”