But Zedekiah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and he refused to humble himself when the prophet Jeremiah spoke to him directly from the Lord. 

Zedekiah was a hard and stubborn man, refusing to turn to the Lord, the God of Israel.

“This is what the Lord says: Do not fool yourselves into thinking that the Babylonians are gone for good. They aren’t! 10Even if you were to destroy the entire Babylonian army, leaving only a handful of wounded survivors, they would still stagger from their tents and burn this city to the ground!”

Lord God my Father,

Protect my heart from evil desire, allow your delight to grow within and be my guide. Soften my heart to respond only to your desire and keep me safe from my own sin nature.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen