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Now at that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the ^(C1)courtyard of the guard, which was at the house of the king of Judah,

because Zedekiah king of Judah had ^(C1)imprisoned him, saying, "Why do you ^(C2)prophesy, saying, '^(C3)This is what the LORD says: "Behold, I am going to ^(C4)hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will take it;

and Zedekiah king of Judah will ^(C1)not escape from the hand of the Chaldeans, but he will certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon, and he will ^(C2)speak with him ^(F1)face to face and see him eye to eye.

Then he will ^(C1)take Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will be there until I visit him," declares the LORD. "If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will ^(C2)not succeed"'?"