1. The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, with all his army, all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his dominion, and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem and against all its cities, saying:
2. “the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘Go, and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, the Lord says, “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire.
3. You won’t escape out of his hand, but will surely be taken and delivered into his hand. Your eyes will see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he will speak with you mouth to mouth. You will go to Babylon.”’
4. “Yet hear the Lord’s word, O Zedekiah king of Judah: the Lord says concerning you, ‘You won’t die by the sword.