Jeremiah 46

1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it. 2 In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the city was breached. 3 All the commanders of the king of Babylon came in and sat in the Middle Gate — Nergal-sharezer, Samagoth, Nabusachar, Nabusaris, Nagargasnaser the Rab-mag, and the rest of the commanders of the king of Babylon. [a] 14 They sent and took Jeremiah from the courtyard of the guard and handed him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan; they brought him out, and he lived among the people.

15 The word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah in the courtyard of the guard: 16 “Go and say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Look, I am bringing my words on this city for harm and not for good.” 17 “But I will rescue you on that day, and I will not give you into the hands of the men you are afraid of.” 18 “For I will surely rescue you; you will not fall by the sword, and your life will be your prize, because you trusted in me, says the Lord.”