Jeremiah 40:1-2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 40
Jeremiah Still in Judah. 1 The word[a] which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after Nebuzaradan, captain of the bodyguard, had released him in Ramah, where he found him a prisoner in chains among the captives of Jerusalem and Judah being exiled to Babylon.(A) 2 The captain of the bodyguard took charge of Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord, your God, decreed ruin for this place.
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