King Zedekiah of Judah had imprisoned him, saying, “Why are you prophesying as you do? You say, ‘This is what the Lord says: Look, I am about to hand this city over to Babylon’s king, and he will capture it. King Zedekiah of Judah will not escape from the Chaldeans; indeed, he will certainly be handed over to Babylon’s king. They will speak face to face[a] and meet eye to eye.(A) He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will stay until I attend to him—this is the Lord’s declaration. For you will fight the Chaldeans, but you will not succeed.’”(B)

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  1. 32:4 Lit His mouth will speak with his mouth

Now Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him there, saying, “Why do you prophesy(A) as you do? You say, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am about to give this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will capture(B) it. Zedekiah(C) king of Judah will not escape(D) the Babylonians[a](E) but will certainly be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him with his own eyes. He will take(F) Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will remain until I deal with him,(G) declares the Lord. If you fight against the Babylonians, you will not succeed.’”(H)

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  1. Jeremiah 32:4 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 5, 24, 25, 28, 29 and 43