Zedekiah
Too late. The advice comes too late.
Jeremiah
Hasten after him. Pursue him with runners and riders.
Zedekiah
It is too late. By now my message must have reached the king of Ashur.
[Hides his face, lamenting] Woe, woe unto Jerusalem, woe unto Jerusalem!
Zedekiah
[Drawing near him in alarm] What ails thee Jeremiah?