Then allthe officialsof the kingof Babyloncamein and satdownat the MiddleGate:Nergal-sar-ezer,Samgar-nebu,Sar-sekimthe Rab-saris,Nergal-sar-ezer[the] Rab-mag,and allthe restof the officialsof the kingof Babylon.
The menof BabylonmadeSuccoth-benoth,the menof CuthmadeNergal,the menof HamathmadeAshima,
"For, behold,I am callingallthe familiesof the kingdomsof the north,"declaresthe LORD;"and they will comeand they will seteachonehis throneat the entranceof the gatesof Jerusalem,and againstallits wallsroundaboutand againstallthe citiesof Judah.
Thussaysthe LORDGodof Israel,"Behold,I am about to turnbackthe weaponsof warwhichare in your hands,with whichyou are warringagainstthe kingof Babylonand the Chaldeanswho are besiegingyou outsidethe wall;and I will gatherthem into the centerof thiscity.
Then Jeremiahsaidto Zedekiah,"Thussaysthe LORDGodof hosts,the Godof Israel,'Ifyou will indeedgoout to the officersof the kingof Babylon,then you will live,thiscitywill not be burnedwith fire,and you and your householdwill survive.
So Nebuzaradanthe captainof the bodyguardsent[word], along with Nebushazbanthe Rab-saris,and Nergal-sar-ezerthe Rab-mag,and allthe leadingofficersof the kingof Babylon;
"Becauseof the multitudeof his horses,the dust[raised by] them will coveryou; your wallswill shakeat the noiseof cavalryand wagonsand chariotswhen he entersyour gatesas men entera citythat is breached.
