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Jeremiah 21:1 (show verse)
The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the priest the son of Maaseiah, saying,
Jeremiah » The prophet » Time of his prophecies
Jeremiah » The prophet » Zedekiah seeks counsel from God by
Maaseiah » The name of a number of priests of the exile
Malchiah » Also called melchiah » An aaronite
Pashur » A priest, son of malchiah » An influential man and ancestor of an influential family
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Seeks the intercession of jeremiah with God on his behalf
Zephaniah » A priest in the reign of zedekiah, king of judah » Sent by the king to jeremiah with a message soliciting the prophet's intercession and prayers
Jeremiah » The prophet » Zedekiah seeks counsel from God by
Maaseiah » The name of a number of priests of the exile
Malchiah » Also called melchiah » An aaronite
Pashur » A priest, son of malchiah » An influential man and ancestor of an influential family
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Seeks the intercession of jeremiah with God on his behalf
Zephaniah » A priest in the reign of zedekiah, king of judah » Sent by the king to jeremiah with a message soliciting the prophet's intercession and prayers
Jeremiah 21:2 (show verse)
“Please inquire of the Lord for us, because Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the Lord will deal [favorably] with us according to all His wonderful works and force him to withdraw from us.”
Enquiring of God » Inquiring through the prophets, concerning perplexing questions » The issues of war
Inquiring of God » Inquiring through the prophets, concerning perplexing questions » The issues of war
Jeremiah » The prophet » Zedekiah seeks counsel from God by
Nebuchadnezzar » King of babylon
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Seeks the intercession of jeremiah with God on his behalf
Zephaniah » A priest in the reign of zedekiah, king of judah » Sent by the king to jeremiah with a message soliciting the prophet's intercession and prayers
Inquiring of God » Inquiring through the prophets, concerning perplexing questions » The issues of war
Jeremiah » The prophet » Zedekiah seeks counsel from God by
Nebuchadnezzar » King of babylon
Zedekiah » Made king of judah by nebuchadnezzar » Seeks the intercession of jeremiah with God on his behalf
Zephaniah » A priest in the reign of zedekiah, king of judah » Sent by the king to jeremiah with a message soliciting the prophet's intercession and prayers
Jeremiah 21:3 (show verse)
Then Jeremiah said to them, “Say this to Zedekiah:
Jeremiah 21:4 (show verse)
‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, “Behold, I will turn back and dull the edge of the weapons of war that are in your hands, [those] with which you fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the walls; and I will bring them into the center of this city (Jerusalem).
Jeremiah 21:5 (show verse)
I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm in anger, in fury, and in great indignation and wrath.
Jeremiah 21:6 (show verse)
I will also strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they will die of a great virulent disease.
Jeremiah 21:7 (show verse)
Then afterward,” says the Lord, “I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants and the people in this city who survive the virulent disease, the sword, and the famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemy, into the hand of those who seek their lives. And he will strike them with the edge of the sword; he will not spare them nor have mercy and compassion on them.”’
Jeremiah 21:8 (show verse)
“And to this people you (Jeremiah) shall also say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.
Jeremiah 21:9 (show verse)
He who remains in this city [of Jerusalem] will die by the sword and by famine and by virulent disease. But he who goes outside and surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live, and his life will be like a prize of war to him.
Jeremiah 21:10 (show verse)
For I have set My face against this city to do harm and not good,” says the Lord. “It shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire.”’
Jeremiah 21:11 (show verse)
“And concerning the royal house of the king of Judah [you shall say], ‘Hear the word of the Lord,
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Jeremiah 21:12 (show verse)
O house of David, thus says the Lord:
“Administer justice in the morning,
And rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of his oppressor,
That My wrath will not roar up like fire
And burn so [hotly] that none can extinguish it,
Because of the evil of their deeds.
And rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of his oppressor,
That My wrath will not roar up like fire
And burn so [hotly] that none can extinguish it,
Because of the evil of their deeds.
Jeremiah 21:13 (show verse)
“Understand this, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley,
O rock of the plain,” says the Lord—
“You who say, ‘Who will come down against us?
Or who will enter into our dwelling places?’
Jeremiah 21:14 (show verse)
“But I will punish you in accordance with the [appropriate] consequences of your decisions and your actions,” says the Lord.
“I will kindle a fire in your forest,
And it will devour all that is around you.”’”