I spake: i.e. thirteen years after this prophecy came to him. See note on Jeremiah 27:1.
to Zedekiah. It is not stated whether he ever addressed the two other kings. Jehoahaz and Zedekiah were the sons of Hamutal; Jehoiakim was the son of the proud Zebudah (2 Kings 23:36). Compare Jeremiah 13:18.