- 西底家登基的時候年二十一歲、在耶路撒冷作王十一年.
- 行耶和華他 神眼中看為惡的事.先知耶利米以耶和華的話勸他、他仍不在耶利米面前自卑。
- 尼布甲尼撒曾使他指著 神起誓、他卻背叛.強項硬心、不歸服耶和華以色列的 神。
- 眾祭司長和百姓也大大犯罪、效法外邦人一切可憎的事、污穢耶和華在耶路撒冷分別為聖的殿。
- 耶和華他們列祖的 神因為愛惜自己的民、和他的居所、從早起來差遣使者去警戒他們。
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- Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years.
- He did evil in the eyes of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke the word of the LORD.
- He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him take an oath in God's name. He became stiff-necked and hardened his heart and would not turn to the LORD, the God of Israel.
- Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful, following all the detestable practices of the nations and defiling the temple of the LORD, which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.
- The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place.
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