Jeremiah 37:1–9

And ^aking Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of ^bConiah the son of Jehoiakim, ^acwhom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. ^2dBut neither he, ^dnor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah. ³And Zedekiah the king sent ^eJehucal the son of ^efShelemiah and ^gZephaniah the son of ^hMaaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the Lord our God for us. ⁴Now Jeremiah ⁱcame in and went out among the people: ^kfor they had not put him into prison. ⁵Then ^lPharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, ^mthey departed from Jerusalem.

⁶Then came the word of the Lord unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying, ⁷Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, ⁿthat sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, ^oPharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, ^oshall return to Egypt into their own land. ⁸And ^pthe Chaldeans shall come again, and ^pfight against this city, and ^ptake it, and ^prburn it with fire. ⁹Thus saith the Lord; Deceive not your selves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart.