²⁰ Those who had escaped from the sword he ^(A)carried away to Babylon; and ^(B)they were servants to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia,

³⁰ Thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I am going to give over ^(A)Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt to the hand of his enemies, to the hand of those who seek his life, just as I gave over ^(B)Zedekiah king of Judah to the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was his enemy and was seeking his life.’”

¹³ This is the ^[a]message which the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the ^(A)coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to ^(B)smite the land of Egypt: