¹⁸ But to ^(A)the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of Yahweh thus you shall say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “Regarding the words which you have heard,

Jeremiah’s Message for Zedekiah

21 The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh when ^(A)King Zedekiah sent to him ^(B)Pashhur, the son of Malchijah, and ^(C)Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, saying, ² “Please ^(D)inquire of Yahweh on our behalf, for ^[a](E)Nebuchadnezzar king of ^(F)Babylon is warring against us; perhaps Yahweh will deal with us ^(G)according to all His ^[b]wonderful acts, so that the enemy will go up from us.”

³ Yet ^(A)King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and ^(B)Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “^(C)Please pray to Yahweh our God on our behalf.”