Jeremiah 21:3
Then Jeremiah said to them, “Tell Zedekiah:
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Jeremiah 21:4
‘Yahweh, the God of Israel says, “Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the walls; and I will gather them into the middle of this city.
Jeremiah 21:5
I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation.
Jeremiah 21:6
I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and animal. They will die of a great pestilence.
Jeremiah 21:7
Afterward,” says Yahweh, “I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, and the people, even those who are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life. He will strike them with the edge of the sword. He will not spare them, have pity, or have mercy.” ’
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Jeremiah 21:1
The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, when king Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
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Jeremiah 21:2
“Please inquire of Yahweh for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps Yahweh will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may withdraw from us.”
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Jeremiah 42:7
After ten days, Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah.
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