The anger of the LORD was kindled against Jerusalem and Judah, so that he cast them out of his sight. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon — the theological framework: divine anger against Jerusalem and Judah results in their being 'cast out of his sight' (וַיִּשְׁלָךְ אוֹתָם מֵעַל־פָּנָיו, *way-yishlakh otam me-al panav*). Zedekiah's rebellion against Babylon—presumably motivated by hope for Egyptian support—precipitates the final siege and destruction. The rebellion occurs despite clear prophetic warnings (through Jeremiah) of futility.

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