5 And a military force of Chal·deʹans+ went chasing after the king, and they got to overtake him+ in the desert plains of Jerʹi·cho;+ and all his own military force was scattered from his side.

8 “‘And like the bad figs that cannot be eaten for badness,+ this in fact is what Jehovah has said: “So I shall give Zed·e·kiʹah+ the king of Judah and his princes and the remnant of Jerusalem who are remaining over in this land+ and those who are dwelling in the land of Egypt+—

21 And Zed·e·kiʹah the king of Judah+ and his princes I shall give into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those seeking for their soul and into the hand of the military forces of the king of Babylon+ who are withdrawing from against YOU men.’+

17 And King Zed·e·kiʹah proceeded to send and take him, and the king began asking him questions in his house in a place of concealment.+ And he went on to say: “Does there exist a word from Jehovah?” To this Jeremiah said: “There does exist!” And he said further: “Into the hand of the king of Babylon you will be given!”+

18 But if you will not go out to the princes of the king of Babylon, this city must also be given into the hand of the Chal·deʹans, and they will actually burn it with fire,+ and you yourself will not escape out of their hand.’”+

5 And a military force of the Chal·deʹans went chasing after them,+ and they got to overtake Zed·e·kiʹah in the desert plains of Jerʹi·cho.+ Then they took him and brought him up to Neb·u·chad·rezʹzar the king of Babylon at Ribʹlah+ in the land of Haʹmath+ that he might pronounce upon him judicial decisions.+

13 And I shall certainly spread my net over him, and he must be caught in my hunting net;+ and I will bring him to Babylon,* to the land of the Chal·deʹans,+ but it he will not see; and there he will die.+