“And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.”
The expansion of judgment—affecting even the survivors in the city—shows that escape is not possible. Even those who avoid plague and sword will face the Babylonian enemy. The king, servants, and people face the same comprehensive judgment. The lack of hope for escape anywhere in the city emphasizes that Zedekiah's hope for miraculous deliverance is completely unfounded.
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