Jeremiah 52:2-4

New Catholic Bible

² He did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord, just as Jehoiakim had done. ³ Indeed Jerusalem and Judah so aroused the anger of the Lord that he cast them away from his presence.

Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. ⁴ Therefore, in the ninth year of his reign, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, advanced against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped around the city and constructed siege-works against it on every side. Read full chapter