37Zedekiah^p son of Josiah was made king^q of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he reigned in place of Jehoiachin^a^r son of Jehoiakim. ²Neither he nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid any attention^s to the words the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.

³King Zedekiah, however, sent^t Jehukal^u son of Shelemiah with the priest Zephaniah^v son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah the prophet with this message: “Please pray^w to the Lord our God for us.”

⁴Now Jeremiah was free to come and go among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.^x ⁵Pharaoh’s army had marched out of Egypt,^y and when the Babylonians^b who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them, they withdrew^z from Jerusalem.^a

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Footnotes

aHebrew Koniah, a variant of Jehoiachin
bOr Chaldeans; also in verses 8, 9, 13 and 14

Cross references

pSee 2 Ki 24:17
q 1 Sa 11:1; Eze 17:13
rSee 2 Ki 24:8, 12; Jer 22:24
sSee 2 Ki 24:19
tver 17; Jer 38:14
u Jer 38:1
vSee 2 Ki 25:18; Jer 29:25; 52:24
wSee Ex 8:28; See Nu 21:7; 1 Sa 12:19; 1 Ki 13:6; 2 Ki 19:4; Jer 42:2
xver 15; Jer 32:2
ySee Ge 15:18; Isa 31:1; Eze 17:15
z Jer 34:21
aSee Isa 30:5; Jer 34:11

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Zedekiah the son of Josiah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah, reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim. But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the Lord that he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet.

King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Please pray for us to the Lord our God.” Now Jeremiah was still going in and out among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison. The army of Pharaoh had come out of Egypt. And when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Zedekiah son of Josiah reigned as king in the land of Judah in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim, for King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon made him king. He and his officers and the people of the land did not obey the words of the Lord that he spoke through the prophet Jeremiah.

Nevertheless, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, requesting, “Please pray to the Lord our God on our behalf!” Jeremiah was going about his daily tasks among the people, for he had not yet been put into the prison. Pharaoh’s army had left Egypt, and when the Chaldeans, who were besieging Jerusalem, heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem.

NLTNew Living Translation

Zedekiah son of Josiah succeeded Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim as the king of Judah. He was appointed by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. But neither King Zedekiah nor his attendants nor the people who were left in the land listened to what the Lord said through Jeremiah.

Nevertheless, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, son of Maaseiah, to ask Jeremiah, “Please pray to the Lord our God for us.” Jeremiah had not yet been imprisoned, so he could come and go among the people as he pleased.

At this time the army of Pharaoh Hophra of Egypt appeared at the southern border of Judah. When the Babylonian army heard about it, they withdrew from their siege of Jerusalem.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And king Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, whom Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had made king, reigned as king in the land of Judah in place of Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim. But he and his servants and the people of the land did not listen to the words of Yahweh that he spoke by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet. And king Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Please pray for us to Yahweh our God.” Now Jeremiah was coming and going out in the midst of the people and they had not put him in the house of imprisonment. And the army of Pharaoh had come out from Egypt, and the Chaldeans, who were laying siege to Jerusalem, heard their report and they withdrew from Jerusalem.

KJV 1900King James Version

And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah. And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the Lord our God for us. Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison. Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

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