Jeremiah 21:1-2

Zedekiah’s Request Denied

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1} This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur^(A) son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah^(B) son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah, asking, ^{Tools
2} “Ask the Lord on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar^(a)^(C) king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the Lord will perform for us something like all His past wonderful works so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”

Footnotes:

a. Jeremiah 21:2: Lit Nebuchadrezzar

Cross references:

A. Jeremiah 21:1: 1 Chronicles 9:12; Nehemiah 11:12; Jeremiah 38:1

B. Jeremiah 21:1: Jeremiah 29:24-29; Jeremiah 37:3; Jeremiah 52:24-27

C. Jeremiah 21:2: 2 Chronicles 36:6-13