[Shouting] Jerusalem endureth for ever.—God’s house shall never pass away.

Zedekiah

Haste, haste to Ashur. I give thee free permission. Leave us to our deaths; and for thy part, crawl to safety.

Jeremiah

[Controlling himself] I will not forsake Jerusalem.

Zedekiah

Didst thou not even now assure us that death was hanging over Zion? Flee, that thou at least save thyself alive.

Jeremiah

Not for my own life am I filled with sorrow. It is for the life of thousands upon thousands that my heart is heavy. I will not flee. If Zion’s walls fall, I will fall with them.

Zedekiah