And afterward,” says the Lord, (A)“I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence and the sword and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life; and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword. (B)He shall not spare them, or have pity or mercy.” ’

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After that, declares the Lord, I will give Zedekiah(A) king of Judah, his officials and the people in this city who survive the plague,(B) sword and famine, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon(C) and to their enemies(D) who want to kill them.(E) He will put them to the sword;(F) he will show them no mercy or pity or compassion.’(G)

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and Zedekiah king of Judah (A)shall not escape from the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him [a]face to face, and see him (B)eye to eye;

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  1. Jeremiah 32:4 Lit. mouth to mouth

Zedekiah(A) king of Judah will not escape(B) the Babylonians[a](C) but will certainly be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him with his own eyes.

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  1. Jeremiah 32:4 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 5, 24, 25, 28, 29 and 43

18 But if you do not [a]surrender to the king of Babylon’s princes, then this city shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans; they shall burn it with fire, and (A)you shall not escape from their hand.’ ”

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  1. Jeremiah 38:18 Lit. go out

18 But if you will not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, this city will be given into the hands(A) of the Babylonians and they will burn(B) it down; you yourself will not escape(C) from them.’”

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23 ‘So they shall surrender all your wives and (A)children to the Chaldeans. (B)You shall not escape from their hand, but shall be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon. And you shall cause this city to be burned with fire.’ ”

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23 “All your wives and children(A) will be brought out to the Babylonians. You yourself will not escape(B) from their hands but will be captured(C) by the king of Babylon; and this city will[a] be burned down.”(D)

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  1. Jeremiah 38:23 Or and you will cause this city to