September 23, 2026, Jeremiah 39:1-10
September 23, 2026, Jeremiah 39:1-10
39 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth
month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem
and besieged it. 2 In the eleventh year of
Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, a breach was made
in the city. 3 Then all the officials of the
king of Babylon came and sat in the middle gate: Nergal-sar-ezer of
Samgar, Nebu-sar-sekim the Rab-saris, Nergal-sar-ezer the Rab-mag, with
all the rest of the officers of the king of Babylon. 4 When
Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled, going out of
the city at night by way of the king's garden through the gate between the two
walls; and they went toward the Arabah. 5 But
the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains
of Jericho. And when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar
king of Babylon, at Riblah, in the land of Hamath; and he passed
sentence on him. 6 The king of
Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah at Riblah before his eyes,
and the king of Babylon slaughtered all the nobles of Judah. 7 He
put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in chains to take him to
Babylon. 8 The Chaldeans burned the king's house
and the house of the people, and broke down the walls of Jerusalem. 9 Then Nebuzaradan,
the captain of the guard, carried into exile to Babylon the rest of the
people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to him, and the
people who remained. 10 Nebuzaradan, the captain of
the guard, left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned
nothing, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
Have you ever tried to avoid the consequences of your sin?
How successful were you? Have you noticed that our sin impacts not only us but
many times, the life of those we love? Pray today that God will forgive you
from your sins and that the Holy Spirit will help you repent from your sins.
Debbie Walker
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