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Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, saying,

While he was at the Gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah the son of Hananiah was there; and he arrested Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "You are deserting to the Chaldeans!"

So Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was captured.

Lift up a signal flag against the walls of Babylon; Post a strong guard, Station sentries, Set up an ambush! For the LORD has both planned and performed What He spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.

So the entire army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the guard tore down all the walls around Jerusalem.

Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took into exile some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen.

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

The captain of the guard also took the bowls, the firepans, the basins, the pots, the lampstands, the pans, and the drink offering bowls, whatever was fine gold, and whatever was fine silver.

Then the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest, with the three officers of the temple.

in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took into exile 745 Jewish people; there were 4,600 people in all.

"Be ready, and be prepared, you and all your contingents that are assembled around you, and be a guard for them.

"Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued.

"But I will remove the northern army far from you, And I will drive it into a dry and desolate land, Its advance guard into the eastern sea, And its rear guard into the western sea. And its stench will ascend and its odor of decay will come up, Because it has done great things."

Do not trust in a neighbor; Do not have confidence in a close friend. Guard your lips From her who lies in your arms.

I will stand at my guard post And station myself on the watchtower; And I will keep watch to see what He will say to me, And how I may reply when I am reprimanded.

"But be on guard against people, for they will hand you over to the courts and flog you in their synagogues;

Now as for the centurion and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the other things that were happening, they became extremely frightened and said, "Truly this was the Son of God!"

Pilate said to them, "You have a guard; go, make it as secure as you know how."

And they went and made the tomb secure with the guard, sealing the stone.

Now while they were on their way, some of the men from the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.