⁹ Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague.^(A) But whoever goes out and surrenders^(B) to the Babylonians who are besieging you will live; they will escape with their lives.^(C)

¹⁹ King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid^(A) of the Jews who have gone over^(B) to the Babylonians, for the Babylonians may hand me over to them and they will mistreat me.”

⁹ Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard carried into exile to Babylon the people who remained in the city, along with those who had gone over to him,^(A) and the rest of the people.^(B)

¹⁵ Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard carried into exile^(A) some of the poorest people and those who remained in the city, along with the rest of the craftsmen^[a] and those who had deserted^(B) to the king of Babylon.