^25 (A)The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is ^(B)like a roaring lion ^(C)tearing the prey; they have devoured human lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst.

^2 (A)“Son of man, ^(B)raise a lamentation over ^(C)Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him:

^30 (A)And his servants carried him dead in a chariot from ^(B)Megiddo and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own tomb. ^(C)And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's place.

Jehoahaz's Reign and Captivity

^31 (D)Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was ^(E)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.