37Now King ^aZedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. ²^bBut neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land gave heed to the words of the Lord which He spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.

³And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and ^cZephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, ^d“Pray now to the Lord our God for us.” ⁴Now Jeremiah was coming and going among the people, for they had not yet put him in prison. ⁵Then ^ePharaoh’s army came up from Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

⁶Then the word of the Lord came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, ⁷“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Thus you shall say to the king of Judah, ^fwho sent you to Me to inquire of Me: “Behold, Pharaoh’s army which has come up to help you will return to Egypt, to their own land. ⁸^gAnd the Chaldeans shall come back and fight against this city, and take it and burn it with fire.” ’ ⁹Thus says the Lord: ‘Do not deceive yourselves, saying, “The Chaldeans will surely depart from us,” for they will not depart.

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Cross references

a 2 Kin. 24:17; 1 Chr. 3:15; 2 Chr. 36:10; Jer. 22:24
b 2 Kin. 24:19, 20; 2 Chr. 36:12–16; [Prov. 29:12]
c Jer. 21:1, 2; 29:25; 52:24
d 1 Kin. 13:6; Jer. 42:2; Acts 8:24
e 2 Kin. 24:7; Jer. 37:7; Ezek. 17:15
f Is. 36:6; Jer. 21:2; Ezek. 17:17
g 2 Chr. 36:19; Jer. 34:22