Jehoahaz succeeding is deposed by Pharaoh, and carried into Egypt.

1 ¶ Then the peopleº of the landº tookºª² Jehoahazº the sonº of Josiah,º and made him kingºª in his father's¹ stead²² in Jerusalem.º 2 Jehoahaz¹² [was] twentyº and threeº yearsº oldº when he began to reign,ºª and he reignedºª threeº monthsº in Jerusalem.º 3 And the kingº of Egyptº put him downºª at Jerusalem,º and condemnedºª² the landº in an hundredº talentsº of silverº and a talentº of gold.º 4 And the kingº of Egyptº made² Eliakimº his brotherº kingºª over² Judahº and Jerusalem,º and turnedºª² his nameº to Jehoiakim.º And Nechoº tookºª Jehoahaz¹² his brother,º and carriedºª him to Egypt.º

Jehoiakim reigning ill is carried bound into Babylon.

5 ¶ Jehoiakimº [was] twentyº and fiveº yearsº oldº when he began to reign,ºª and he reignedºª elevenºº yearsº in Jerusalem:º and he didºª [that which was] evilº in the sightº of the LORDº his God.º 6 Against² him came upºª Nebuchadnezzarº kingº of Babylon,º and boundºª him in fetters,º to carry¹ª² him to Babylon.º 7 Nebuchadnezzarº also carriedºª of the vesselsº² of the houseº of the LORDº to Babylon,º and putºª them in his templeº at Babylon.º 8 Now the restº of the actsº of Jehoiakim,º and his abominationsº which² he did,ºª and that which was foundºª in² him, behold,² they [are] writtenºª in² the bookº of the kingsº of Israelº and Judah:º and Jehoiachinº his sonº reignedºª in his stead.²

Jehoiachin succeeding reigneth ill, and is brought into Babylon.

9 ¶ Jehoiachinº [was] eightº yearsº oldº when he began to reign,ºª and he reignedºª threeº monthsº and tenº daysº in Jerusalem:º and he didºª [that which was] evilº in the sightº of the LORD.º 10 And when the yearº was expired,º kingº Nebuchadnezzarº sent,ºª and broughtºª him to Babylon,º with² the goodlyº vesselsº of the houseº of the LORD,º and made²² Zedekiahº his brotherº king¹ª over² Judahº and Jerusalem.º

Zedekiah succeeding reigneth ill, and despiseth the prophets, and rebelleth against Nebuchadnezzar.

11 ¶ Zedekiahº [was] oneº and twentyº yearsº oldº when he began to reign,ºª and reignedºª elevenºº yearsº in Jerusalem.º 12 And he didºª [that which was] evilº in the sightº of the LORDº his God,º [and] humbled¹ª not himself²² beforeº² Jeremiahº the prophetº [speaking] from the mouthº² of the LORD.º 13 And he also² rebelledºª against kingº Nebuchadnezzar,º who² had made him swearºª by God:º but he stiffenedºª² his neck,º and hardenedºª² his heartº from turningºª² unto² the LORDº Godº of Israel.º

Jerusalem, for the sins of the priests and people, is wholly destroyed.

14 ¶ Moreover² all² the chiefº of the priests,º and the people,º transgressed¹ª very¹ muchºª²² after all² the abominationsº of the heathen;º and pollutedºª² the houseº of the LORDº which² he had hallowedºª in Jerusalem.º 15 And the LORDº Godº of their fathersº sentºª to² them byº his messengers,º rising up betimes,ºª and sending;ºª because² he had compassionºª on² his people,º and on² his dwelling place:º 16 But they mockedºª² the messengersº of God,º and despisedºª his words,º and misusedºª his prophets,º until² the wrathº of the LORDº aroseºª against his people,º till² [there was] no² remedy.º 17 Therefore he broughtºª upon² them² the kingº of the Chaldees,º who slewºª their young menº with the swordº in the houseº of their sanctuary,º and had no compassionºª² upon² young manº or maiden,º old man,º or him that stooped for age:º he gaveºª [them] all² into his hand.º 18 And all² the vesselsº of the houseº of God,º greatº and small,º and the treasuresº of the houseº of the LORD,º and the treasuresº of the king,º and of his princes;º all² [these] he broughtºª to Babylon.º 19 And they burntºª² the houseº of God,º and brake downºª² the wallº of Jerusalem,º and burntºª all² the palacesº thereof with fire,º and destroyedºª all² the goodlyº vesselsº thereof. 20 And them that had escapedº from² the swordº carried he awayºª to² Babylon;º where they were² servantsº to him and his sonsº until² the reignºª of the kingdomº of Persia:º 21 To fulfilºª the wordº of the LORDº by the mouthº of Jeremiah,º until² the landº had enjoyedºª² her sabbaths:º [for] as long asº² she lay desolateºª she kept sabbath,ºª to fulfilºª threescore and tenº years.º

The proclamation of Cyrus.

22 ¶ Now in the firstº yearº of Cyrusº kingº of Persia,º that the wordº of the LORDº [spoken] by the mouthº of Jeremiahº might be accomplished,ºª the LORDº stirred upºª² the spiritº of Cyrusº kingº of Persia,º that he made a proclamationººª throughout all² his kingdom,º and [put it] also² in writing,º saying,ºª 23 Thus² saithºª Cyrusº kingº of Persia,º All² the kingdomsº of the earthº hath the LORDº Godº of heavenº givenºª me; and he² hath chargedºª² me to buildºª him an houseº in Jerusalem,º which² [is] in Judah.º Who² [is there] among you of all²² his people?º The LORDº his Godº [be] with² him, and let him go up.ºª