^19 (A)He also did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

²⁰ For because of the anger of the Lord this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, that He finally cast them out from His presence. ^(A)Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

¹² He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and ^(A)did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the Lord. ¹³ And he also ^(B)rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear an oath by God; but he ^(C)stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord God of Israel. ¹⁴ Moreover all the leaders of the priests and the people transgressed more and more, according to all the abominations of the nations, and defiled the house of the Lord which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.

The Fall of Jerusalem^(D)

^15 (E)And the Lord God of their fathers sent warnings to them by His messengers, rising up early and sending them, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place. ¹⁶ But ^(F)they mocked the messengers of God, ^(G)despised His words, and ^(H)scoffed at His prophets, until the ^(I)wrath of the Lord arose against His people, till there was no remedy.