14 had Jeremiah brought from the guard’s courtyard(A) and turned him over to Gedaliah(B) son of Ahikam,(C) son of Shaphan, to take him home. So he settled among his own people.

15 Now the word of the Lord had come to Jeremiah when he was confined in the guard’s courtyard:(D) 16 “Go tell Ebed-melech the Cushite,(E) ‘This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: I am about to fulfill my words for disaster and not for good against this city. They will take place before your eyes on that day.

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