3. Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal, son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, son of Maaseiah the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet with this request: “Please appeal to the Lord, our God, for us.”
4. At this time Jeremiah still came and went freely among the people; he had not yet been put into prison.
5. Meanwhile, Pharaoh’s army had set out from Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard this report, they withdrew from the city.
6. Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet: