²⁰ And those who had escaped from the sword he ^(A)took away into exile to Babylon; and ^(B)they were slaves to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia,

³⁰ Thus says Yahweh, ‘Behold, I am going to give over ^(A)Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt to the hand of his enemies, to the hand of those who seek his life, just as I gave over ^(B)Zedekiah king of Judah to the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy and was seeking his life.’”

¹³ This is the ^[a]message which Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the ^(A)coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to ^(B)strike down the land of Egypt: