1At the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah…
2This is what the LORD said to me:…
3Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab,…
4Give them a message from the LORD of…
5By My great power and outstretched arm, I…
6So now I have placed all these lands…
7All nations will serve him and his son…
8As for the nation or kingdom that does…
9But as for you, do not listen to…
10For they prophesy to you a lie that…
11But the nation that will put its neck…
12And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke…
13Why should you and your people die by…
14Do not listen to the words of the…
15For I have not sent them, declares the…
16Then I said to the priests and to…
17Do not listen to them. Serve the king…
18If they are indeed prophets and the word…
19For this is what the LORD of Hosts…
20which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take…
21Yes, this is what the LORD of Hosts,…
22‘They will be carried to Babylon and will…
