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88 destruction of Jerusalem. He, after taking all the Precious vessels out of the temple, and robbing the city of all the riches it contained, set fire to the buildings, and every part of the city was soon consumed by the flames. The principal persons of distinct tion whom he found in the city were put to death. Most of the rest of the nation were carried captive to Babylon. - Some of the poorer sort of people, however, remained in the land under the government of Gedaliah. Nebuzaradan treated the prophet.Jeremiah with great kindness, and gave him his choice, whether to go to Babylon, or to remain in Judah. Jeremiah preferred to stay in his own country, where he undoubtedly hoped to pass the rest of his days amidst the rains of Jerusalem. But in this he was disappointed. For Gedaliah was shortly after murdered by Ishmael, who wished to usurp the government, and the remainder of the people fled into Egypt, forcibly carrying Jeremiah along with them.