Jeremiah 37:3
And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us. And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us.
The Egyptian advance forced the Chaldeans to temporarily lift their siege of Jerusalem. Zedekiah took this interruption as a sign that the danger had passed. He sent a messenger to Jeremiah asking him to pray to God for the Hebrew nation.