Judah Overrun by Enemies

24 In ^(A)his days Nebuchadnezzar king of ^(B)Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years. Then he turned and rebelled against him.

The Reign and Captivity of Jehoiakim^(A)

^5 (B)Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And he did ^(C)evil in the sight of the Lord his God. ^6 (D)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him in ^[a]bronze fetters to ^(E)carry him off to Babylon. ^7 (F)Nebuchadnezzar also carried off some of the articles from the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.

Seventy Years of Desolation

25 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, ^(A)in the fourth year of ^(B)Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (which was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon),

^3 (A)“From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, this is the twenty-third year in which the word of the Lord has come to me; and I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking, ^(B)but you have not listened.

Assurance to Baruch

45 The ^(A)word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to ^(B)Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book ^[a]at the instruction of Jeremiah, in the ^(C)fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,