¹⁹ And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, ^(A)according to all that Jehoiakim had done. ²⁰ For ^(B)through the anger of Yahweh this came about in Jerusalem and Judah until He cast them out from His presence. And ^(C)Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

¹² And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh his God; ^(A)he did not humble himself ^(B)before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke from the mouth of Yahweh. ^13 (C)He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. But ^(D)he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel. ¹⁴ Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people were very unfaithful following all the abominations of the nations; and they defiled the house of Yahweh which He had set apart as holy in Jerusalem.

The Chaldeans Destroy Jerusalem

¹⁵ And Yahweh, the God of their fathers, ^(E)sent word to them ^[a]again and again by the hand of His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and on His habitation; ¹⁶ but they continually ^(F)mocked the messengers of God, ^(G)despised His words and scoffed at His prophets, ^(H)until the wrath of Yahweh arose against His people, until there was no remedy.