Jeremiah 21

1 ♥ 📝 T he word^H1697 which came unto Jeremiah^H3414 from Jehovah,^H3068 when king^H4428 Zedekiah^H6667 sent^H7971 unto him Pashhur^H6583 the son^H1121 of Malchijah,^H4441 and Zephaniah^H6846 the son^H1121 of Maaseiah,^H4641 the priest,^H3548 saying,^H559

2 ♥ 📝 Inquire,^H1875 I pray thee, of Jehovah^H3068 for us;^H1157 for Nebuchadrezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 maketh war^H3898 against us: peradventure Jehovah^H3068 will deal^H6213 with us according to all his wondrous works,^H6381 that he may go up^H5927 from us.

3 ♥ 📝 Then said^H559 Jeremiah^H3414 unto them, Thus shall ye say^H559 to Zedekiah:^H6667

4 ♥ 📝 Thus saith^H559 Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 Behold, I will turn back^H5437 the weapons^H3627 of war^H4421 that are in your hands,^H3027 wherewith ye fight^H3898 against the king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 and against the Chaldeans^H3778 that besiege^H6696 you, without^H2351 the walls;^H2346 and I will gather^H622 them into the midst^H8432 of this city.^H5892

5 ♥ 📝 And I myself will fight^H3898 against you with an outstretched^H5186 hand^H3027 and with a strong^H2389 arm,^H2220 even in anger,^H639 and in wrath,^H2534 and in great^H1419 indignation.^H7110

6 ♥ 📝 And I will smite^H5221 the inhabitants^H3427 of this city,^H5892 both man^H120 and beast:^H929 they shall die^H4191 of a great^H1419 pestilence.^H1698

7 ♥ 📝 And afterward,^H310 saith^H5002 Jehovah,^H3068 I will deliver^H5414 Zedekiah^H6667 king^H4428 of Judah,^H3063 and his servants,^H5650 and the people,^H5971 even such as are left^H7604 in this city^H5892 from the pestilence,^H1698 from the sword,^H2719 and from the famine,^H7458 into the hand^H3027 of Nebuchadrezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 and into the hand^H3027 of their enemies,^H341 and into the hand^H3027 of those that seek^H1245 their life:^H5315 and he shall smite^H5221 them with the edge^H6310 of the sword;^H2719 he shall not spare^H2347 them, neither have pity,^H2550 nor have mercy.^H7355

8 ♥ 📝 And unto this people^H5971 thou shalt say,^H559 Thus saith^H559 Jehovah:^H3068 Behold, I set^H5414 before^H6440 you the way^H1870 of life^H2416 and the way^H1870 of death.^H4194

9 ♥ 📝 He that abideth^H3427 in this city^H5892 shall die^H4191 by the sword,^H2719 and by the famine,^H7458 and by the pestilence;^H1698 but he that goeth out,^H3318 and passeth^H5307 over to the Chaldeans^H3778 that besiege^H6696 you, he shall live,^H2421 and his life^H5315 shall be unto him for a prey.^H7998

10 ♥ 📝 For I have set^H7760 my face^H6440 upon this city^H5892 for evil,^H7451 and not for good,^H2896 saith^H5002 Jehovah:^H3068 it shall be given^H5414 into the hand^H3027 of the king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 and he shall burn^H8313 it with fire.^H784

11 ♥ 📝 And touching the house^H1004 of the king^H4428 of Judah,^H3063 hear^H8085 ye the word^H1697 of Jehovah:^H3068

12 ♥ 📝 O house^H1004 of David,^H1732 thus saith^H559 Jehovah,^H3068 Execute^H1777 justice^H4941 in the morning,^H1242 and deliver^H5337 him that is robbed^H1497 out of the hand^H3027 of the oppressor,^H6231 lest my wrath^H2534 go forth^H3318 like fire,^H784 and burn^H1197 so that none can quench^H3518 it, because^H6440 of the evil^H7455 of your doings.^H4611

13 ♥ 📝 Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant^H3427 of the valley,^H6010 [and] of the rock^H6697 of the plain,^H4334 saith^H5002 Jehovah;^H3068 you that say,^H559 Who shall come down^H5181 against us? or who shall enter^H935 into our habitations?^H4585

14 ♥ 📝 And I will punish^H6485 you according to the fruit^H6529 of your doings,^H4611 saith^H5002 Jehovah;^H3068 and I will kindle^H3341 a fire^H784 in her forest,^H3293 and it shall devour^H398 all that is round about^H5439 her.