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Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem

Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem,

when the army of the king of Babylon was fighting against Jerusalem and all the remaining cities of Judah, that is, Lachish and Azekah, for they alone remained as fortified cities among the cities of Judah.

When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah.