Jeremiah 37:2 meaning and explanation

But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.

Jeremiah 37:2, Berean Standard Bible

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Jeremiah 37:2 names King Zedekiah, his officers and the people of the land as refusing to obey the words the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah. The verse follows the report that Nebuchadnezzar had installed Zedekiah as king in place of Coniah, so Judah's king ruled under Babylon's authority.

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