Jeremiah 40:1-3

Christian Standard Bible

Jeremiah Stays in Judah

40 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Nebuzaradan, captain of the guards, released him at Ramah.^(A) When he found him, he was bound in chains with all the exiles of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon. ² The captain of the guards took Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God decreed this disaster on this place,^{(B) 3} and the Lord has fulfilled it. He has done just what he decreed. Because you people have sinned against the Lord^(C) and have not obeyed him, this thing has happened.