Jeremiah 37:1–9

¹And reign doth king Zedekiah son of Josiah instead of Coniah son of Jehoiakim whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had caused to reign in the land of Judah, ²and he hath not hearkened, he, and his servants, and the people of the land, unto the words of Jehovah, that He spake by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet. ³And Zedekiah the king sendeth Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest, unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying, ‘Pray, we beseech thee, for us unto Jehovah our God.’ ⁴And Jeremiah is coming in and going out in the midst of the people, (and they have not put him in the prison-house), ⁵and the force of Pharaoh hath come out of Egypt, and the Chaldeans, who are laying siege against Jerusalem, hear their report, and go up from off Jerusalem. ⁶And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying: ⁷‘Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Thus do ye say unto the king of Judah, who is sending you unto Me, to seek Me: Lo, the force of Pharaoh that is coming out to you for help hath turned back to its land, to Egypt, ⁸and the Chaldeans have turned back, and fought against this city, and captured it, and burnt it with fire.

⁹‘Thus said Jehovah: Lift not up your souls saying, The Chaldeans surely go from off us, for they do not go;