¹⁰ In the spring^[a](A) Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon along with the valuable articles of the Lord’s temple. Then he made Jehoiachin’s brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.^(B)

A Message concerning Coniah

²⁴ “As I live”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“though you, Coniah^[a](A) son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, were a signet ring^(B) on my right hand, I would tear you from it. ²⁵ In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread,^(C) who intend to take your life, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the Chaldeans. ²⁶ I will hurl you and the mother who gave birth^(D) to you into another land,^(E) where neither of you were born, and there you will both die. ²⁷ They will never return to the land they long to return to.”