11. Nebuchadnezzar also gave an order about Jeremiah to commander Nebuzaradan:
12. “Find Jeremiah and take care of him. Don’t hurt him. Give him whatever he asks for.”
13. So Nebuzaradan, the commander of the king’s special guards, Nebushazban, a chief officer in the army of Babylon, Nergal-Sharezer, a high official, and all the other officers of the army of Babylon sent for Jeremiah.
14. They had Jeremiah taken out of the Temple yard where he had been under the guard of the king of Judah. They turned Jeremiah over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan. Gedaliah had orders to take Jeremiah back home. So Jeremiah was taken home, and he stayed among his own people.
15. While the guards were watching Jeremiah in the Temple yard, a message from the Lord came to him. This was the message: