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Now ^(C1)Zedekiah the son of Josiah whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had ^(C2)made king in the land of Judah, reigned as king in place of ^(C3)Coniah the son of Jehoiakim.

But ^(C1)neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the LORD which He spoke through Jeremiah the prophet.

Yet ^(C1)King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and ^(C2)the priest Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "^(C3)Please pray to the LORD our God in our behalf."

Now Jeremiah was still coming and going among the people, for they had not yet ^(C1)put him in prison.

Meanwhile, ^(C1)Pharaoh's army had set out from Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who had been besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them, they ^(C2)withdrew from Jerusalem.