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Jeremiah 37:1 And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah.

Zedekiah was a wicked king, who was also a weak king. His city was besieged by the Chaldeans, who ran away when pharaoh's army showed up, and at that point, they ran away. This was problematic for the prophet Jeremiah, because. He had prophesied that the Chaldeans would burn jerusalem, so when they turned tail, the Israelites told Jeremiah he was wrong.

When he says that the Chaldeans will still burn the city, the other nobles ask the king if they can throw him in prison and he replies, 5 Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you.

So they throw Jeremiah into prison and the king kind of freaks out, because he is scared so he pulls him out to talk to him and is told, Thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:

He again reveals his weakness of character when he says, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.

He doesn't go, and then, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon...against Jerusalem, and they besieged it...And the city was broken up. And it came to pass, that...Zedekiah...and all the men of war fled. But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah... and they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon...Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes...Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.

They go on to burn Israel, according to the prophesy of Jeremiah. And in all that, somehow, one of his sons, Mulek, escaped with a group of people to America.