Jeremiah 21
1. The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent * unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying * ,
2. Enquire * , I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war * against us; if so be that the LORD will deal * with us according to all his wondrous works * , that he may go up * from us.
3. Then said * Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say * to Zedekiah:
4. 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 Chaldeans, which besiege * you without the walls, and I will assemble * them into the midst of this city.
5. 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.
6. And I will smite * the inhabitants * of this city, both man and beast:they shall die * of a great pestilence.
7. And afterward, saith * the LORD,I will deliver * Zedekiah 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 Nebuchadrezzar 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 * .
8. 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.
9. 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 Chaldeans that besiege * you, he shall live * , and his life shall be unto him for a prey.
10. 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.
11. And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear * ye the word of the LORD;
12. 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.
13. 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?
14. 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.
