Since it was the ninth month of the year, the king was sitting in his winter quarters.<n id="1" /> A fire was burning in the firepot in front of him.<n id="2" />

Jehoiachin<n id="1" /> took off his prison clothes and ate daily in the king&#8217;s presence for the rest of his life.

Then Jeremiah said to them, &#8220;You sent me to the <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel to make your request known to him. Here is what he says to you:<n id="1" />

<p class="poetry">I will bring terror on you from every side,&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">says the Lord <sc>Godsc> who rules over all.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;You will be scattered in every direction.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">No one will gather the fugitives back together.p>