This document is about Zedekiah (False Prophet). For other homonyms, please refer to the Zedekiah document.
A false prophet during the time of Jehoiachin. Jeremiah (Prophet) said that he would be taken by Nebuchadnezzar and burned to death.
Jer 29:21Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying lies to you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall strike them down before your eyes.Jer 29:22And from them shall be taken up a curse by all the exiles from Judah in Babylon, saying, ‘The Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon burned in the fire!’Jer 29:23Because they have committed vile deeds in Israel and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken in my name lying words that I did not command them. I am the one who knows, and I am a witness, declares the Lord.”