Jeremiah:21

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ylt @Jeremiah:21:1 @The word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah , in the king Zedekiah 's sending unto him Pashhur son of Malchiah , and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest , saying , ylt @Jeremiah:21:2 @'Inquire , we pray thee , for us at Jehovah , for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath fought against us ; perhaps Jehovah doth deal with us according to all His wonders , and doth cause him to go up from off us .' ylt @Jeremiah:21:3 @And Jeremiah saith unto them , 'Thus do ye say unto Zedekiah , ylt @Jeremiah:21:4 @Thus said Jehovah , God of Israel : Lo , I am turning round the weapons of battle That [are ] in your hand , With which ye do fight the king of Babylon , And the Chaldeans , who are laying siege against you , At the outside of the wall , And I have gathered them into the midst of this city , ylt @Jeremiah:21:5 @And I -- I have fought against you , With a stretched-out hand , and with a strong arm , And in anger , and in fury , and in great wrath , ylt @Jeremiah:21:6 @And I have smitten the inhabitants of this city , Both man and beast , By a great pestilence do they die . ylt @Jeremiah:21:7 @And after this -- an affirmation of Jehovah , I give Zedekiah king of Judah , And his servants , and the people , And those left in this city , From the pestilence , from the sword , and from the famine , Into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon , And into the hand of their enemies , And into the hand of those seeking their life , And he hath smitten them by the mouth of the sword , He hath no pity on them , Nor doth he spare , nor hath he mercy . ylt @Jeremiah:21:8 @And unto this people thou dost say , Thus said Jehovah : Lo , I am setting before you the way of life , And the way of death ! ylt @Jeremiah:21:9 @Whoso is abiding in this city -- dieth , By sword , and by famine , and by pestilence , And whoso is going forth , And hath fallen unto the Chaldeans , Who are laying siege against you -- liveth , And his life hath been to him for a spoil . ylt @Jeremiah:21:10 @For I have set My face against this city for evil , And not for good -- an affirmation of Jehovah . Into the hand of the king of Babylon it is given , And he hath burned it with fire . ylt @Jeremiah:21:11 @And as to the house of the king of Judah , Hear ye a word of Jehovah ; ylt @Jeremiah:21:12 @O house of David , thus said Jehovah : Decide ye judgment at morning , And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor , Lest My fury go forth as fire , And hath burned , and none is quenching , Because of the evil of your doings . ylt @Jeremiah:21:13 @Lo , I [am ] against thee -- an affirmation of Jehovah , O inhabitant of the valley , rock of the plain , Who are saying , Who cometh down against us ? And who cometh into our habitations ? ylt @Jeremiah:21:14 @And I have laid a charge against you , According to the fruit of your doings , An affirmation of Jehovah , And I have kindled a fire in its forest , And it hath consumed -- all its suburbs !

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