Jer 32:4 | NETfull | 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. ^{▼▼ 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. ^{▼▼ 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.)}