Jeremiah 39:14-16

Contemporary English Version

¹⁴ sent some of their troops to bring me from the courtyard of the royal palace guards. They put me in the care of Gedaliah son of Ahikam^[a] and told him to take me to my home. And so I was allowed to stay with the people who remained in Judah.

The Lord Promises To Protect Ebedmelech

¹⁵ While I was a prisoner in the courtyard of the palace guard, the Lord told me to say ¹⁶ to Ebedmelech from Ethiopia:^[b]

I am the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel. I warned everyone that I would bring disaster, not prosperity, to this city. Now very soon I will do what I said, and you will see it happen.