Jeremiah 21
The Destruction of
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The word which came unto Jeremiah from
the LORD, when king Zedeki'ah sent unto him
Pashur the son of Melchi'ah, and Zephani'ah the son of Ma-asei'ah
the priest, saying,
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Inquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon
maketh war against us; 2 Kgs. 25.1-11 ยท 2 Chr.
36.17-21 if so be that the LORD will
deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up
from us.
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Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus
shall ye say to Zedeki'ah:
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Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of
Babylon, and against the Chalde'ans, which besiege you
without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this
city.
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And I myself will fight against you with
an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in
fury, and in great wrath.
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And I will smite the inhabitants of this
city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great
pestilence.
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And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedeki'ah king of Judah, and his
servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the
pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of
Nebuchadrez'zar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies,
and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite
them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither
have pity, nor have mercy.
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And unto this people thou shalt say,
Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you
the way of life, and the way of death.
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He that abideth in this city shall die by
the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that
goeth out, and falleth to the Chalde'ans that besiege you, he shall
live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.
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For I have set my face against this city
for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it
shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall
burn it with fire.
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And touching the house of the king of
Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the LORD;
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O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my
fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
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Behold, I am against thee, O
inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the
LORD; which say, Who shall come down against
us? or who shall enter into our habitations?
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But I will punish you according to the
fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I
will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all
things round about it.
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