Jeremiah 21:7-10

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7} Then afterwards,” declares the Lord, “^(A)I will give over Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants and the people, even those who survive in this city from the pestilence, the sword and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their foes and into the hand of those who seek their lives; and he will strike them down with the edge of the sword. He ^(B)will not spare them nor have pity nor compassion.”’

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8} “You shall also say to this people, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I ^(C)set before you the way of life and the way of death. ^{Tools
9} He who ^(D)dwells in this city will die by the ^(E)sword and by famine and by pestilence; but he who goes out and falls away to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live, and he will have his own life as booty. ^{Tools
10} For I have ^(F)set My face against this city for ^(a)harm and not for good,” declares the Lord. “It will be ^(G)given into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will ^(H)burn it with fire.”’

Footnotes:

a. Jeremiah 21:10: ['Lit ', evil]

Cross references:

A. Jeremiah 21:7: Jeremiah 37:17; Jeremiah 39:5-9; Jeremiah 52:9

B. Jeremiah 21:7: Jeremiah 13:14; Ezekiel 7:9; Habakkuk 1:6-10

C. Jeremiah 21:8: Deuteronomy 30:15; Deuteronomy 30:19; Isaiah 1:19; Isaiah 1:20

D. Jeremiah 21:9: Jeremiah 38:2; Jeremiah 38:17-23; Jeremiah 39:18; Jeremiah 45:5

E. Jeremiah 21:9: Jeremiah 14:12; Jeremiah 24:10

F. Jeremiah 21:10: Leviticus 17:10; Jeremiah 44:11; Jeremiah 44:27; Amos 9:4

G. Jeremiah 21:10: Jeremiah 32:28; Jeremiah 32:29; Jeremiah 38:3

H. Jeremiah 21:10: Jeremiah 34:2; Jeremiah 37:10; Jeremiah 38:18; Jeremiah 39:8; Jeremiah 52:13