Jeremiah 21 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Jeremiah’s Message for Zedekiah

21 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when (A)King Zedekiah sent to him (B)Pashhur the son of Malchijah and (C)Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, saying, 2 “Please (D)inquire of the Lord in our behalf, because (E)Nebuchadnezzar king of (F)Babylon is making war against us; perhaps the Lord will deal with us (G)in accordance with all His [a]wonderful acts, so that the enemy will withdraw from us.”

3 But Jeremiah said to them, “You shall say to Zedekiah as follows: 4 ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: “Behold, I am going to (H)turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you are making war against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the wall; and I will (I)gather them into the middle of this city. 5 And I (J)Myself will make war against you with an (K)outstretched hand and a mighty arm, and in (L)anger, wrath, and great indignation. 6 I will also strike the inhabitants of this city, both the people and the animals; they will die of a great (M)plague. 7 Then afterward,” declares the Lord, “(N)I will hand Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, and the people, that is, those who survive in this city from the plague, the sword, and the famine, over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, to their enemies, and to those who seek their lives; and he will strike and kill them with the edge of the sword. He (O)will not spare them nor have pity nor compassion.”’

8 “You shall also say to this people, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am (P)setting before you the way of life and the way of death. 9 Anyone who (Q)stays in this city will die by the (R)sword, by famine, or by plague; but anyone who leaves and goes over to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live, and he will have his own life as plunder. 10 For I have (S)set My face against this city for harm and not for good,” declares the Lord. “It will be (T)handed over to the king of Babylon and he will (U)burn it with fire.”’

11 “Then say to the household of the (V)king of Judah, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, 12 (W)house of David, this is what the Lord says:

(X)Administer justice [b]every (Y)morning;
And save the person who has been robbed from the [c]power of his oppressor,
(Z)So that My wrath will not spread like fire
And (AA)burn, with no one to extinguish it,
Because of the evil of their deeds.

13 “Behold, (AB)I am against you, you inhabitant of the (AC)valley,
You [d]rocky plain,” declares the Lord,
“You who say, ‘(AD)Who will come down against us?
Or who will enter our dwellings?’
14 But I will punish you (AE)according to the [e]results of your deeds,” declares the Lord,
“And I will (AF)kindle a fire in its forest
So that it may devour all its surroundings.”’”

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 21:2 Or miracles
  2. Jeremiah 21:12 Or in the
  3. Jeremiah 21:12 Lit hand
  4. Jeremiah 21:13 Lit rock of the level place
  5. Jeremiah 21:14 Lit fruit

Cross references

  1. Jeremiah 21:1 : 2 Kin 24:17, 18; Jer 32:1-3; 37:1; 52:1-3
  2. Jeremiah 21:1 : 1 Chr 9:12; Jer 38:1
  3. Jeremiah 21:1 : 2 Kin 25:18; Jer 29:25, 29; 37:3; 52:24
  4. Jeremiah 21:2 : Ex 9:28; Jer 37:3, 17; Ezek 14:7; 20:1-3
  5. Jeremiah 21:2 : 2 Kin 25:1
  6. Jeremiah 21:2 : Gen 10:10; 2 Kin 17:24
  7. Jeremiah 21:2 : Ps 44:1-3; Jer 32:17
  8. Jeremiah 21:4 : Jer 32:5; 33:5; 37:8-10; 38:2, 3, 17, 18
  9. Jeremiah 21:4 : Is 5:5; 13:4; Jer 39:3; Lam 2:5, 7; Zech 14:2
  10. Jeremiah 21:5 : Is 63:10
  11. Jeremiah 21:5 : Ex 6:6; Deut 4:34; Jer 6:12
  12. Jeremiah 21:5 : Is 5:25; Jer 32:37
  13. Jeremiah 21:6 : Jer 14:12; 32:24
  14. Jeremiah 21:7 : 2 Kin 25:5-7, 18-21; Jer 37:17; 39:5-9; 52:9
  15. Jeremiah 21:7 : 2 Chr 36:17; Jer 13:14; Ezek 7:9; Hab 1:6-10
  16. Jeremiah 21:8 : Deut 30:15, 19; Is 1:19, 20
  17. Jeremiah 21:9 : Jer 38:2, 17-23; 39:18; 45:5
  18. Jeremiah 21:9 : Jer 14:12; 24:10
  19. Jeremiah 21:10 : Lev 17:10; Jer 44:11, 27; Amos 9:4
  20. Jeremiah 21:10 : Jer 32:28, 29; 38:3
  21. Jeremiah 21:10 : 2 Chr 36:19; Jer 34:2; 37:10; 38:18; 39:8; 52:13
  22. Jeremiah 21:11 : Jer 17:20
  23. Jeremiah 21:12 : Is 7:2, 13
  24. Jeremiah 21:12 : Ps 72:1; Is 1:17; Jer 7:5; 22:3; Zech 7:9, 10
  25. Jeremiah 21:12 : Ps 101:8; Zeph 3:5
  26. Jeremiah 21:12 : Jer 4:4; 17:4; Ezek 20:47, 48; Nah 1:6
  27. Jeremiah 21:12 : Is 1:31; Jer 7:20
  28. Jeremiah 21:13 : Jer 23:30-32; Ezek 13:8
  29. Jeremiah 21:13 : Ps 125:2; Is 22:1
  30. Jeremiah 21:13 : 2 Sam 5:6, 7; Jer 49:4; Lam 4:12; Obad 3, 4
  31. Jeremiah 21:14 : Is 3:10, 11; Jer 17:10; 32:19
  32. Jeremiah 21:14 : 2 Chr 36:19; Is 10:16, 18; Jer 11:16; 17:27; 52:13; Ezek 20:47, 48

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