³ King Zedekiah sent ^(A)Jehucal the son of ^(B)Shelemiah, and ^(C)Zephaniah the priest, the son of ^(D)Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “Please ^(E)pray for us to the Lord our God.”

¹⁷ King Zedekiah sent for him and received him. The king questioned him ^(A)secretly in his house and said, “Is there any word from the Lord?” Jeremiah said, “There is.” Then he said, ^(B)“You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”