“The prince
Who is among them
Shall lift
His baggage
On his shoulder
In the dark.
He shall go out.
He shall dig
Through the wall.
He will carry his baggage
Through the hole.
He shall cover
His face.
Thus he may not see
The land
With his eyes.
I will spread
My net over him.
He shall be caught
In my snare.
I will bring him
To Babylon,
The land of the Chaldeans.
Yet he shall not see it.
He shall die there.”
This appears to be a description of what happened to King Zedekiah in 2 Kings, chapter 25, and Jeremiah, chapter 39. The prince or King Zedekiah of Judah left Jerusalem through the hole in the wall. He was captured, blinded, and then taken to Babylon, where he eventually died. This prince was going to take his baggage on his shoulder in the dark, as he dug through the hole in the wall. He covered his face so that he could not see the land. However, he was caught by the Babylonians who blinded him and sent him to Babylon where he died.