17 King Zedekiah sent for him and received him. The king questioned him ^xsecretly in his house and said, “Is there any word from the Lord?” Jeremiah said, “There is.” Then he said, ^y“You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”

Fasting and Prayer for Protection

21 ⁱThen I proclaimed a fast there, at the river ^jAhava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, ^kto seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods.