² “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Go and speak to ^(A)Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: ^(B)Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

⁴ Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah! ^(A)Thus says the Lord concerning you: ^(B)‘You shall not die by the sword.

⁸ The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after King Zedekiah ^(A)had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem ^(B)to make a proclamation of liberty to them,