Focused Passage

Jeremiah 39:11-14

Jerusalem Falls, Zedekiah Is Captured, and the LORD Preserves His Servants

The chapter moves from the Babylonian siege and breach of Jerusalem, to Zedekiah's flight and capture, to the destruction and deportation of the city, to Jeremiah's release, and finally to the LORD's promise of deliverance for Ebed-Melek.

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11Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying,

12“Take him, look after him, and do not let any harm come to him; do for him whatever he says.”

13So Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the captains of the king of Babylon

14had 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.

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Verse 11

Cross-references

Jeremiah 40:4Classic cross-references Acts 24:23Classic cross-references Jeremiah 15:21Classic cross-references Jeremiah 40:1Classic cross-references

Original words

Now Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רH5019Noun - proper - masculine singularkingמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Babylonבָּבֶ֖לH894Noun - proper - feminine singularhad given ordersוַיְצַ֛וH6680Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularaboutעַֽל־H5921PrepositionJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּH3414Noun - proper - masculine singularthroughבְּיַ֛דH3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructNebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ןH5018Noun - proper - masculine singularcaptainרַב־H7227Noun - masculine singular constructof the guardטַבָּחִ֖יםH2876Noun - masculine pluralsayingלֵאמֹֽר׃H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct

Verse 12

Cross-references

Proverbs 16:7Classic cross-references Jeremiah 40:4Classic cross-references Proverbs 21:1Classic cross-references Psalms 105:14Classic cross-references

Original words

Take himקָחֶ֗נּוּH3947Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine singularlook afterוְעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙H5869Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular. . .שִׂ֣יםH7760Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularhimעָלָ֔יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularand do notוְאַל־H408Conjunctive waw | Adverblet anyמְא֣וּמָהH3972Noun - masculine singularharmרָּ֑עH7451Adjective - masculine singular. . .כִּ֗יH3588Conjunctioncomeתַּ֥עַשׂH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singularto himל֖וֹPreposition | third person masculine singulardoעֲשֵׂ֥הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularfor himעִמּֽוֹ׃H5973Preposition | third person masculine singularאםאםH518Conjunctionwhateverכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙H834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativehe saysיְדַבֵּ֣רH1696Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .אֵלֶ֔יךָH413Preposition | second person masculine singular. . .כֵּ֖ןH3651Adverb

Verse 13

Cross-references

Jeremiah 39:3Classic cross-references

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-וַיִּשְׁלַ֞חH7971Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularSo Nebuzaradanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָ֣ןH5018Noun - proper - masculine singularcaptainרַב־H7227Noun - masculine singular constructof the guardטַבָּחִ֗יםH2876Noun - masculine pluralNebushazbanוּנְבֽוּשַׁזְבָּן֙H5021Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularvvvרַב־H7249Noun - masculine singularthe Rabsarisסָרִ֔יסH7249Noun - masculine singularvvvוְנֵרְגַ֥לH5371vvvשַׂר־H5371Nergal-sharezerאֶ֖צֶרH5371Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularvvvרַב־H7248Noun - masculine singular constructthe Rabmagמָ֑גH7248Noun - masculine singularand allוְכֹ֖לH3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructthe captainsרַבֵּ֥יH7227Noun - masculine plural constructof the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428Noun - masculine singular constructof Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃H894Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

Nebushazban is possibly a variant of Nebo-sarsekim; see verse 3.

Verse 14

Cross-references

2 Kings 25:22Classic cross-references Jeremiah 38:28Classic cross-references Jeremiah 40:5Classic cross-references Jeremiah 40:6Classic cross-references 2 Kings 22:12Classic cross-references

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had Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּH3414Noun - proper - masculine singularbroughtוַיִּשְׁלְחוּ֩H7971Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .וַיִּקְח֨וּH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶֽת־H853Direct object markerfrom the courtyardמֵחֲצַ֣רH2691Preposition-m | Noun - common singular constructof the guardהַמַּטָּרָ֗הH4307Article | Noun - feminine singularand they turned him overוַיִּתְּנ֤וּH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֹתוֹ֙H853Direct object marker | third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙H1436Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣םH296Noun - proper - masculine singularthe sonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Shaphanשָׁפָ֔ןH8227Noun - proper - masculine singularto takeלְהוֹצִאֵ֖הוּH3318Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularhimאֶל־H413Prepositionhomeהַבָּ֑יִתH1004Article | Noun - masculine singularSo [Jeremiah] remainedוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבH3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularamongבְּת֥וֹךְH8432Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructhis own peopleהָעָֽם׃סH5971Article | Noun - masculine singular

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