17. Later King Zedekiah secretly requested that Jeremiah come to the palace, where the king asked him, “Do you have any messages from the lord?”“Yes, I do!” said Jeremiah. “You will be defeated by the king of Babylon.”
18. Then Jeremiah asked the king, “What crime have I committed? What have I done against you, your attendants, or the people that I should be imprisoned like this?
19. Where are your prophets now who told you the king of Babylon would not attack you or this land?