²⁷ The king’s officials were curious about the encounter and did come to Jeremiah and question him just as Zedekiah had predicted. So Jeremiah responded as the king instructed and shared only what they had agreed earlier. Because no one overheard the conversation between Jeremiah and Zedekiah, the officials eventually stopped questioning him. ²⁸ Jeremiah remained a prisoner in the court of the guard until the sorrowful day Jerusalem was captured.