"The princewhois amongthem will load[his baggage] on [his] shoulderin the darkand goout. They will diga hole through the wallto bring[it] out. He will coverhis facesothat he can not seethe landwith [his] eyes.
Then the citywas brokeninto, and allthe menof war[fled] by nightby wayof the gatebetweenthe two wallsbesidethe king'sgarden,though the Chaldeanswere allaroundthe city.And they wentby wayof the Arabah.
They aroseat twilightto goto the campof the Arameans;when they cameto the outskirtsof the campof the Arameans,behold,therewas noonethere.
"In the darkthey diginto houses,They shutthemselves up by day;They do not knowthe light.
But like the badfigswhichcannotbe eatendueto rottenness--indeed,thussaysthe LORD--soI will abandonZedekiahkingof Judahand his officials,and the remnantof Jerusalemwho remainin thislandand the ones who dwellin the landof Egypt.
and he will takeZedekiahto Babylon,and he will be thereuntilI visithim," declaresthe LORD."Ifyou fightagainstthe Chaldeans,you will not succeed"'?"
Now KingZedekiahsentand tookhim [out]; and in his palacethe kingsecretlyaskedhim and said,"Is therea wordfrom the LORD?"And Jeremiahsaid,"Thereis!" Then he said,"You will be giveninto the handof the kingof Babylon!"
WhenZedekiahthe kingof Judahand allthe menof warsawthem, they fledand wentout of the cityat nightby wayof the king'sgardenthrough the gatebetweenthe two walls;and he wentout towardthe Arabah.
Now at the endof tendaysthe wordof the LORDcameto Jeremiah.
Then the citywas brokeninto, and allthe menof warfledand wentforthfrom the cityat nightby wayof the gatebetweenthe two wallswhich[was] by the king'sgarden,though the Chaldeanswere allaroundthe city.And they wentby wayof the Arabah.
"Bringyour baggageout by dayin their sight,as baggagefor exile.Then you will goout at eveningin their sight,as those goinginto exile.
"Load[the baggage] on [your] shoulderin their sight[and] carry[it] out in the dark.You shall coveryour faceso that you cannotseethe land,for I have setyou as a signto the houseof Israel."
