17 And King Zed·e·kiʹah proceeded to send and take him, and the king began asking him questions in his house in a place of concealment.+ And he went on to say: “Does there exist a word from Jehovah?” To this Jeremiah said: “There does exist!” And he said further: “Into the hand of the king of Babylon you will be given!”+

5 And a military force of the Chal·deʹans went chasing after them,+ and they got to overtake Zed·e·kiʹah in the desert plains of Jerʹi·cho.+ Then they took him and brought him up to Neb·u·chad·rezʹzar the king of Babylon at Ribʹlah+ in the land of Haʹmath+ that he might pronounce upon him judicial decisions.+

8 And a military force of the Chal·deʹans went chasing after the king,+ and they got to overtake Zed·e·kiʹah+ in the desert plains of Jerʹi·cho; and all his own military force was scattered from his side.+