11 Jr 27.1-22;28.1-7.Zedekiahwas 21 years old when he was appointed king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalemfor 11 years. 12 He disobeyed the Lordhis God and refused to change his ways, even after a warning from Jeremiah, the Lord's prophet.
13 Ez 17.15.King Nebuchadnezzarof Babylonia had forced Zedekiah to promise in God’s name that he would be loyal. Zedekiah was stubborn and refused to turn back to the LordGod of Israel, so he rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar. 14 The people of Judah and even the priests who were their leaders became more unfaithful. They followed the disgusting example of the nations around them and made the Lord's holy temple unfit for worship. 15 But the LordGod felt sorry for his people, and instead of destroying the temple, he sent prophets who warned the people over and over about their sins. 16 But the people only laughed and insulted these prophets. They ignored what the LordGod was trying to tell them, until he finally became so angry that nothing could stop him from punishing Judah and Jerusalem.
17 Jr 21.1-10;34.1-5.The Lordsent King Nebuchadnezzarof Babyloniato attack Jerusalem. Nebuchadnezzarkilled the young men who were in the temple, and he showed no mercy to anyone, whether man or woman, young or old. God let him kill everyone in the city. 18 Nebuchadnezzar carried off everything that was left in the temple; he robbed the treasury and the personal storerooms of the king and his officials. He took everything back to Babylon.
19 1 K 9.8.Nebuchadnezzar’s troops burned down the temple and destroyed every important building in the city. Then they broke down the city wall. 20 The survivors were taken to Babyloniaas prisoners, where they were slaves of the king and his sons, until Persiabecame a powerful nation.
21 Jr 25.11;29.10.Judah was an empty desert, and it stayed that way for 70 years, to make up for all the years it was not allowed to rest.36.21 rest: According to Leviticus 25.1-7, the land was supposed to rest every seventh year.These things happened just as Jeremiahthe Lord's prophet had said.36.21 Jeremiah … said: Jeremiah 25.11,12; 29.10. According to the Law, the people had to allow the land to rest one out of every seven years (see Leviticus 25.1-7).
Zedekiah, son of Josiah, was the last king of Judah; he rebelled against Babylon, saw his sons killed, had his eyes put out, and was taken captive (2 Kings 25:7).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jeremiah, a priest from Anathoth, prophesied to Judah in the final days of the kingdom, announced the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon, and was persecuted and imprisoned for this (Jeremiah 1:1).
Persia is the kingdom of Cyrus, the king who said that the Lord, the God of heaven, had given him all the kingdoms of the earth and the task of building a temple in Jerusalem (Ezra 1:2).
Jeremiah, a priest from Anathoth, prophesied to Judah in the final days of the kingdom, announced the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon, and was persecuted and imprisoned for this (Jeremiah 1:1).