Jeremiah 21
21
Jerusalem Will Fall to Nebuchadnezzar
1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when King Zedekiah sent to him #See ch. 20:1 Pashhur the son of Malchiah and #ch. 29:25; 37:3; 2 Kgs. 25:18 Zephaniah the priest, the son of #ch. 35:4; 2 Chr. 34:8Maaseiah, saying, 2#[ch. 37:7] “Inquire of the Lord for us, #[2 Kgs. 25:1] for Nebuchadnezzar#21:2 Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar, an alternate spelling of Nebuchadnezzar (king of Babylon) occurring frequently from Jeremiah 21–52; this latter spelling is used throughout Jeremiah for consistency king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to #Ps. 105:2, 5all his wonderful deeds and will make him withdraw from us.”
3Then Jeremiah said to them: “Thus you shall say to Zedekiah, 4‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: #[ch. 32:5; 37:10] Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands and with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and against the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the walls. #[Isa. 13:4]And I will bring them together into the midst of this city. 5I myself will fight against you #ch. 27:5; 32:17, 21; Ex. 6:6; Deut. 4:34; Ezek. 20:33 with outstretched hand and strong arm, #ch. 32:37; Deut. 29:28in anger and in fury and in great wrath. 6And I will strike down the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast. They shall die of a great pestilence. 7Afterward, declares the Lord, #ch. 37:17; 39:5; 52:9 I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants and the people in this city who survive the pestilence, sword, and famine into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of their enemies, into the hand of those who seek their lives. He shall strike them down with the edge of the sword. #Deut. 28:50; 2 Chr. 36:17; Ezek. 5:11He shall not pity them or spare them or have compassion.’
8“And to this people you shall say: #Deut. 30:15, 19 ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, #ch. 38:2I set before you the way of life and the way of death. 9He who stays in this city shall die #See ch. 15:2 by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, but he who goes out and #ch. 37:13, 14 surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you shall live #ch. 39:18; 45:5and shall have his life as a prize of war. 10For #ch. 44:11; Lev. 20:3, 5; Ps. 34:16; Ezek. 14:8; [Amos 9:4] I have set my face against this city for harm and #[ch. 14:11] not for good, declares the Lord: #ver. 7; ch. 34:2; 37:8, 10; 38:17, 18, 23; 39:8; 52:13; 2 Chr. 36:19it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.’
Message to the House of David
11“And to the house of the king of Judah say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, 12O house of David! Thus says the Lord:
# ch. 22:3; Zech. 7:9; [ch. 22:16] “‘Execute justice #Ps. 101:8 in the morning,
and deliver from the hand of the oppressor
him who has been robbed,
# ch. 4:4 lest my wrath go forth like fire,
and burn with none to quench it,
because of your evil deeds.’”
13 # [ver. 10]; See Ezek. 13:8 “Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley,
O rock of the plain,
declares the Lord;
you who say, #[ch. 49:4]‘Who shall come down against us,
or who shall enter our habitations?’
14 # ch. 9:25 I will punish you according to #Prov. 1:31; Isa. 3:10 the fruit of your deeds,
declares the Lord;
#
Ezek. 20:47
I will kindle a fire in her forest,
#
Ezek. 20:47
and it shall devour all that is around her.”
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Jeremiah 21
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1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent Pashhur, the son of Malchiah, and Zephaniah, the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to him, saying:
2 "Question the Lord on our behalf, for Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, is fighting against us. Perhaps it may be that the Lord will act toward us according to all his wonders, and he may withdraw from us."
3 And Jeremiah said to them: "This is what you shall say to Zedekiah:
4 Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans, who besiege you at the surrounding walls. And I will gather these things together in the midst of this city.
5 And I myself will make war against you: with an outstretched hand, and with a strong arm, and in fury, and in indignation, and in great wrath.
6 And I will strike the inhabitants of this city; men and beasts will die from a great pestilence.
7 And afterward, thus says the Lord: I will give Zedekiah, the king of Judah, and his servants, and his people, and those who have been left behind in this city after pestilence and the sword and famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their lives. And he will strike them with the edge of the sword. And he will not waver, and he will not be lenient, and he will not take pity.
8 And to this people, you shall say: Thus says the Lord: Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
9 Whoever lives in this city will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence. But whoever will have departed and fled away to the Chaldeans, who besiege you, will live, and his life will be to him like a spoil.
10 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, says the Lord. It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.
11 And to the house of the king of Judah, you shall say: Listen to the word of the Lord,
12 O house of David! Thus says the Lord: Judge with judgment from early morning, and rescue anyone who is oppressed by violence from the hand of a false accuser. Otherwise, my indignation may go forth like a fire, and may flare up, and there will be no one who can extinguish it, because of the evil of your intentions.
13 Behold, I am against you, O inhabitants of a valley with firm and level ground, says the Lord. And you say: 'Who can strike us? And who can enter into our houses?'
14 But I will visit against you according to the fruit of your intentions, says the Lord. And I will kindle a fire in its forest. And it shall devour everything around it."
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