Jehoiachin King of Judah^(A)

⁸ Jehoiachin^(B) was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Nehushta^(C) daughter of Elnathan; she was from Jerusalem. ⁹ He did evil^(D) in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father had done.

¹⁰ At that time the officers of Nebuchadnezzar^(E) king of Babylon advanced on Jerusalem and laid siege to it, ¹¹ and Nebuchadnezzar himself came up to the city while his officers were besieging it. ¹² Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his attendants, his nobles and his officials all surrendered^(F) to him.

In the eighth year of the reign of the king of Babylon, he took Jehoiachin prisoner. ¹³ As the Lord had declared,^(G) Nebuchadnezzar removed the treasures^(H) from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace, and cut up the gold articles^(I) that Solomon^(J) king of Israel had made for the temple of the Lord. ¹⁴ He carried all Jerusalem into exile:^(K) all the officers and fighting men,^(L) and all the skilled workers and artisans—a total of ten thousand. Only the poorest^(M) people of the land were left.

¹⁵ Nebuchadnezzar took Jehoiachin^(N) captive to Babylon. He also took from Jerusalem to Babylon the king’s mother,^(O) his wives, his officials and the prominent people^(P) of the land. ¹⁶ The king of Babylon also deported to Babylon the entire force of seven thousand fighting men, strong and fit for war, and a thousand skilled workers and artisans.^{(Q) 17} He made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.^(R)

²⁴ “As surely as I live,” declares the Lord, “even if you, Jehoiachin^[a](A) son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring^(B) on my right hand, I would still pull you off. ²⁵ I will deliver^(C) you into the hands of those who want to kill you, those you fear—Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the Babylonians.^{[b] 26} I will hurl^(D) you and the mother^(E) who gave you birth into another country, where neither of you was born, and there you both will die. ²⁷ You will never come back to the land you long to return^(F) to.”

²⁰ which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take away when he carried^(A) Jehoiachin^[a](B) son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem—

⁵⁹ This is the message Jeremiah the prophet gave to the staff officer Seraiah son of Neriah,^(A) the son of Mahseiah, when he went to Babylon with Zedekiah^(B) king of Judah in the fourth^(C) year of his reign. ⁶⁰ Jeremiah had written on a scroll^(D) about all the disasters that would come upon Babylon—all that had been recorded concerning Babylon. ⁶¹ He said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud. ⁶² Then say, ‘Lord, you have said you will destroy this place, so that neither people nor animals will live in it; it will be desolate^(E) forever.’ ⁶³ When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates.^{(F) 64} Then say, ‘So will Babylon sink to rise no more^(G) because of the disaster I will bring on her. And her people^(H) will fall.’”^(I)

The words of Jeremiah end^(J) here.