¹⁷ And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s^[a] uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.^(A)

³ It also came throughout the days of Jehoiakim^(A) son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah^(B) son of Josiah, king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.

Zedekiah’s Request Denied

21 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur^(A) son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah^(B) son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah, asking,