Jeremiah 21:7

A Message For Zedekiah

⁶ I will strike the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a great plague. ⁷ Afterward’”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“‘King Zedekiah of Judah, his officers, and the people—those in this city who survive the plague, the sword, and the famine—I will hand over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, to their enemies, yes, to those who want to take their lives. He will put them to the sword; he won’t spare them or show pity or compassion.’ ⁸ “But you must say to this people, ‘This is what the Lord says: Look, I am presenting to you the way of life and the way of death.

Edge of the Sword

Forgive Them

Have Mercy

King of Judah

Lord Said

Says the Lord

Shall Not Pity

Declares The Lord

Give Over

With The Sword

Babel

Babylon

Jehovah

Judah

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadrezzar

No

Zedekiah

Jeremiah 37:17

King Zedekiah later sent for him and received him, and in his house privately asked him, “Is there a word from the Lord?”

“There is,” Jeremiah responded, and he continued, “You will be handed over to the king of Babylon.”

Ezekiel 7:9

I will not look on you with pity or spare you.
I will punish you for your ways
and for your detestable practices within you.
Then you will know
that it is I, Yahweh, who strikes.

Deuteronomy 28:50

a ruthless nation, showing no respect for the old and not sparing the young.

2 Kings 25:5-7

the Chaldean army pursued him and overtook him in the plains of Jericho. Zedekiah’s entire army was scattered from him.

2 Kings 25:18-21

The commander of the guards also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

Jeremiah 13:14

I will smash them against each other, fathers and sons alike”—this is the Lord’s declaration. “I will allow no mercy, pity, or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.”

Habakkuk 1:6-10

Look! I am raising up the Chaldeans,
that bitter, impetuous nation
that marches across the earth’s open spaces
to seize territories not its own.

2 Chronicles 36:17-20

So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their choice young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary. He had no pity on young men or young women, elderly or aged; He handed them all over to him.

Isaiah 13:17-18

Look! I am stirring up the Medes against them,
who cannot be bought off with silver
and who have no desire for gold.

Isaiah 27:11

When its branches dry out, they will be broken off.
Women will come and make fires with them,
for they are not a people with understanding.
Therefore their Maker will not have compassion on them,
and their Creator will not be gracious to them.

Isaiah 47:6

I was angry with My people;
I profaned My possession,
and I placed them under your control.
You showed them no mercy;
you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.

Jeremiah 24:8-10

“But as for the bad figs, so bad they are inedible, this is what the Lord says: in this way I will deal with king Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and the remnant of Jerusalem—those remaining in this land and those living in the land of Egypt.

Jeremiah 34:19-22

The officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the court officials, the priests, and all the people of the land who passed between the pieces of the calf

Jeremiah 38:21-23

But if you refuse to surrender, this is the verdict that the Lord has shown me:

Jeremiah 39:4-7

When he saw them, Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden through the gate between the two walls. They left along the route to the Arabah.

Jeremiah 52:8-11

The Chaldean army pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. Zedekiah’s entire army was scattered from him.

Jeremiah 52:24-27

The commander of the guards also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of the second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

Ezekiel 8:18

Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not show pity or spare them. Though they cry out in My ears with a loud voice, I will not listen to them.”

Ezekiel 9:5-6

He spoke as I listened to the others, “Pass through the city after him and start killing; do not show pity or spare them!

Ezekiel 9:10

But as for Me, I will not show pity or spare them. I will bring their actions down on their own heads.”

Ezekiel 12:12-16

The prince who is among them will lift his bags to his shoulder in the dark and go out. They will dig through the wall to bring him out through it. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land with his eyes.

Ezekiel 17:20-21

I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment on him there for the treachery he committed against Me.

Ezekiel 21:25-26

And you, profane and wicked prince of Israel,
the day has come
for your punishment.”