2 Chronicles 36:13-15

International Standard Version

¹³ Zedekiah rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear allegiance in the name of^[a] God. Instead, he stiffened his resolve,^[b] and hardened his heart, and would not return to the Lord God of Israel.

Nebuchadnezzar’s Third Capture of Jerusalem^(A)

¹⁴ Meanwhile, all the officials who supervised the priests and the people remained unfaithful, following the detestable example of the surrounding nations. They polluted the Lord’s Temple that he had consecrated in Jerusalem. ¹⁵ The Lord God of their ancestors pleaded with them time and again through his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on the place of his residence,