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inciting

To cause someone to act in a harmful or violent way.

to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans

"to give us over to the Chaldeans"

for you to cause our death and to make us captives in Babylon

"for you to cause the Chaldeans to either kill us or to take us as captives to Babylon". Babylon is described as invading part of Egypt. This would have been unthinkable for the people. It would have gotten their attention.