7. Then he blinded the eyes of Zedekiah and tied him up with bronze fetters to bring him to Babylon.
8. And the Chaldeans burned the palace of the king and the houses of the people with fire and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
9. Then the rest of the people who were left in the city, and those deserting who had deserted to him, and the rest of the people who remained, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, deported to Babylon.
10. And some of the poor people, who had nothing, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, left in the land of Judah. And he gave them vineyards and fields on that day.
11. And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon commanded concerning Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, saying,
12. “Take him and set your eyes on him. And you must not do something bad to him, but only that which he speaks to you, so do with him.”
13. So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, sent word, along with Nebushazban the chief officer, and Nergal-sharezer the high official, and all the chief officers of the king of Babylon.
14. And they sent and took Jeremiah from the courtyard of the guard and gave him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him to the house, so he stayed in the midst of the people.
15. And the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah at his confinement in the courtyard of the guard, saying,
16. “Go and say to Ebed-melech the Cushite, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel: “Look, I am about to bring my words to pass against this city for evil and not for good. And they will be before you on that day.
17. But I will rescue you on that day,” declares Yahweh, “and you will not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are frightened.
18. For surely I will save you, and you will not fall by the sword. But your life will be for you as booty because you have trusted in me,” declares Yahweh.’ ”