1
At the same time Eved-Melekh awoke beneath the tree in the garden.
2
He believed he had slept only a short while.
3
He looked at the figs he had carried and found them fresh as though no long time had passed.
4
But when he approached the city, the roads, buildings, people, and speech seemed strange.
5
He asked concerning Yirmeyahu and Tzidqiyahu.
6
Those who heard him wondered, because he spoke of people dead for generations.