- 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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- 西底家登基的时候年二十一岁,在耶路撒冷作王十一年,
- 行耶和华他神眼中看为恶的事。先知耶利米以耶和华的话劝他,他仍不在耶利米面前自卑。
- 尼布甲尼撒曾使他指着神起誓,他却背叛,强项硬心,不归服耶和华以色列的神。
- 众祭司长和百姓也大大犯罪,效法外邦人一切可憎的事,污秽耶和华在耶路撒冷分别为圣的殿。
- 耶和华他们列祖的神因为爱惜自己的民和他的居所,从早起来差遣使者去警戒他们。
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