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Jeremiah 38-41
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wolfpurplemoonJeremiah is imprisoned for his demoralising prophecies, as he says that anyone who stays in Jerusalem to fight the Babylonians will die and anyone who surrenders will live. This is understandably upsetting to the soldiers who are doing their best to defend their city.
The Babylonians don't do capturing a city half heartedly, after about 18 months of siege they finally break through and capture the king and all the officials who are all put to death before they burnt down the palace, temple and people's homes and took everyone who was left captive.
The King of Babylon frees Jeremiah and he is given food and a present. I guess he likes a man who prophesied that he'd be victorious in a big siege and who says he's on a mission from God, probably makes him feel special.
Ishmael tries to get revenge for the death of the royal family by murdering the man put in place to rule the land and also a bunch of other people who happened to be there at the time and some other people who came to mourn at the temple (except for a few who promise him food in exchange for their lives). He then takes everyone else captive and marches them off. The captives are then rescued but Ishmael gets away.
The Babylonians don't do capturing a city half heartedly, after about 18 months of siege they finally break through and capture the king and all the officials who are all put to death before they burnt down the palace, temple and people's homes and took everyone who was left captive.
The King of Babylon frees Jeremiah and he is given food and a present. I guess he likes a man who prophesied that he'd be victorious in a big siege and who says he's on a mission from God, probably makes him feel special.
Ishmael tries to get revenge for the death of the royal family by murdering the man put in place to rule the land and also a bunch of other people who happened to be there at the time and some other people who came to mourn at the temple (except for a few who promise him food in exchange for their lives). He then takes everyone else captive and marches them off. The captives are then rescued but Ishmael gets away.
