Jer 32:4 | NET2full | STEP | King Zedekiah of Judah will not escape from the Babylonians . He will certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon . He must answer personally to the king of Babylon and confront him face to face .

‏ Jeremiah 32:4

4 King Zedekiah of Judah will not escape from the Babylonians. ^{▼▼tn Heb “The Chaldeans.” See the study note on 21:4 for further explanation.} He will certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon. He must answer personally to the king of Babylon and confront him face to face. ^{▼▼tn Heb “his [Zedekiah’s] mouth will speak with his [Nebuchadnezzar’s] mouth, and his eyes will see his eyes.” The verbs here are an obligatory imperfect and its vav consecutive perfect equivalent. (See IBHS 508-9 §31.4g for discussion and examples of the former and IBHS 528 §32.2.1d, n. 16, for the latter.)}