1 Now 1Zedekiah the son of JosiahwhomNebuchadnezzarking of Babylon had 2madeking in the land of Judah, reigned as king in place of 3Coniah the son of Jehoiakim.
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But 4neither he nor his servantsnor the people of the landlistened to the words of the LORDwhich He spokethroughJeremiah the prophet.
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Yet 5KingZedekiahsentJehucal the son of Shelemiah, and 6Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "7Pleasepray to the LORD our God on our behalf."
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Now Jeremiah was still coming in and going out among the people, for they had not yet 8put him in the prison*.
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Meanwhile, 9Pharaoh'sarmy had set out from Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who had been besieging*Jerusalemheard the report about them, they 10lifted the siege from Jerusalem.
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Then the word of the LORDcame to Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
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"Thussays the LORDGod of Israel, '11Thus you are to say to the king of Judah, who sent you to Me to inquire of Me: "Behold, 12Pharaoh'sarmy which has come out for your assistance is going to return to its own land of Egypt.