Jeremiah 37:3-5

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The Lord warns King Zedekiah

³ King Zedekiah sent a message to the prophet Jeremiah. He sent Shelemiah's son Jehucal, and Maaseiah's son Zephaniah, the priest, to deliver this message: ‘Please pray to the Lord our God for us.’

⁴ Jeremiah was a free man at this time. They had not yet put him in prison. He could go where he wanted among the people. ⁵ The army of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, had marched out of Egypt. Babylon's soldiers who were attacking Jerusalem heard news about that. So they went away from Jerusalem.