Jeremiah 40:1-3

Contemporary English Version

Jeremiah Is Set Free

40 I was led away in chains along with the people of Judah and Jerusalem who were being taken to Babylonia. Nebuzaradan was the officer in charge of the guard, and while we were stopped at Ramah, the Lord caused him to set me free. ² Nebuzaradan said:

Jeremiah, the Lord your God warned your people that he would bring disaster on this land. ³ But they continued to rebel against him, and now he has punished them just as he threatened.