² “Please ^(A)inquire of the Lord in our behalf, because ^(B)Nebuchadnezzar king of ^(C)Babylon is making war against us; perhaps the Lord will deal with us ^(D)in accordance with all His ^[a]wonderful acts, so that the enemy will withdraw from us.”

¹⁷ Now King Zedekiah sent men and took him out; and in his palace the king ^(A)secretly asked him and said, “Is there a ^(B)word from the Lord?” And Jeremiah said, “There is!” Then he said, “You will be ^(C)handed over to the king of Babylon!”