NASB Jeremiah 21 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Jeremiah 21 — KJV

Jeremiah’s Message for Zedekiah

1 The word° which° came° to Jeremiah° from the LORD° when aKing° Zedekiah° sent° to him bPashhur° the son° of Malchijah°, and cZephaniah° the priest°, the son° of Maaseiah°, saying°, 2 “Please° ainquire° of the LORD° on our behalf°, for bNebuchadnezzar° king° of cBabylon° is warring° against° us; perhaps° the LORD° will deal° with us daccording to all° His Iwonderful° acts°, so that [the enemy] will withdraw° from us.”

[1] a 2K 24:17, 18; Jr 32:1-3; 37:1; 52:1-3 b 1Ch 9:12; Jr 38:1 c 2K 25:18; Jr 29:25, 29; 37:3; 52:24
[2] IOr miracles a Ex 9:28; Jr 37:3, 17; Ezk 14:7; 20:1-3 b 2K 25:1 c Gn 10:10; 2K 17:24 d Ps 44:1-3; Jr 32:17

3 ¶ Then Jeremiah° said° to them, “You shall say° to Zedekiah° as follows°: 4 ‘Thus° says° the LORD° God° of Israel°, “Behold°, I am about to aturn° back° the weapons° of war° which° are in your hands°, with which° you are warring° against° the king° of Babylon° and the Chaldeans° who are besieging°° you outside°° the wall°; and I will bgather° them into the center° of this° city°. 5 I aMyself° will war° against° you with an boutstretched° hand° and a mighty° arm°, even in canger° and wrath° and great° indignation°. 6 I will also strike° down° the inhabitants° of this° city°, both man° and beast°; they will die° of a great° apestilence°. 7 Then afterwards°°,” declares° the LORD°, “aI will give° over Zedekiah° king° of Judah° and his servants° and the people°, even those who survive° in this° city° from the pestilence°, the sword° and the famine°, into the hand° of Nebuchadnezzar° king° of Babylon°, and into the hand° of their foes° and into the hand° of those who seek° their lives°; and he will strike° them down° with the edge° of the sword°. He bwill not spare° them nor° have° pity° nor° compassion°.”’

[4] a Jr 32:5; 33:5; 37:8-10; 38:2, 3, 17, 18 b Is 5:5; 13:4; Jr 39:3; Lm 2:5, 7; Zc 14:2
[5] a Is 63:10 b Ex 6:6; Dt 4:34; Jr 6:12 c Is 5:25; Jr 32:37
[6] a Jr 14:12; 32:24
[7] a 2K 25:5-7, 18-21; Jr 37:17; 39:5-9; 52:9 b 2Ch 36:17; Jr 13:14; Ezk 7:9; Hab 1:6-10

8 ¶ “You shall also say° to this° people°, ‘Thus° says° the LORD°, “Behold°, I aset° before° you the way° of life° and the way° of death°. 9 He who adwells° in this° city° will die° by the bsword° and by famine° and by pestilence°; but he who goes° out and falls° away° to the Chaldeans° who are besieging°° you will live°, and he will have° his own life° as booty°. 10 For I have aset° My face° against this° city° for Iharm° and not for good°,” declares° the LORD°. “It will be bgiven° into the hand° of the king° of Babylon° and he will cburn° it with fire°.”’

[8] a Dt 30:15, 19; Is 1:19, 20
[9] a Jr 38:2, 17-23; 39:18; 45:5 b Jr 14:12; 24:10
[10] ILit evil a Lv 17:10; Jr 44:11, 27; Am 9:4 b Jr 32:28, 29; 38:3 c 2Ch 36:19; Jr 34:2; 37:10; 38:18; 39:8; 52:13

11 ¶ “Then [say] to the household° of the aking° of Judah°, ‘Hear° the word° of the LORD°, 12 O ahouse° of David°, thus° says° the LORD°:
  “bAdminister° justice° Ievery cmorning°;
  And deliver° the [person] who has been robbed° from the IIpower° of [his] oppressor°,
  dThat My wrath° may not go° forth° like fire°
  And eburn° with none° to extinguish° [it],
  Because°° of the evil° of their deeds°.

[11] a Jr 17:20
[12] IOr in the IILit hand a Is 7:2, 13 b Ps 72:1; Is 1:17; Jr 7:5; 22:3; Zc 7:9, 10 c Ps 101:8; Zp 3:5 d Jr 4:4; 17:4; Ezk 20:47, 48; Na 1:6 e Is 1:31; Jr 7:20

  13 ¶ “Behold°, aI am against° you, O bvalley° dweller°,
  O Irocky° plain°,” declares° the LORD°,
  “You men who say°, ‘cWho° will come° down° against° us?
  Or who° will enter° into our habitations°?’
  14 “But I will punish° you aaccording to the Iresults° of your deeds°,” declares° the LORD°,
  “And I will bkindle° a fire° in its forest°
  That it may devour° all° its environs°.”’”

[13] ILit rock of the level place a Jr 23:30-32; Ezk 13:8 b Ps 125:2; Is 22:1 c 2S 5:6, 7; Jr 49:4; Lm 4:12; Ob 3, 4
[14] ILit fruit a Is 3:10, 11; Jr 17:10; 32:19 b 2Ch 36:19; Is 10:16, 18; Jr 11:16; 17:27; 52:13; Ezk 20:47, 48

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Zedekiah sendeth to Jeremiah to enquire the event of Nebuchadrezzar's war.

1 ¶ The wordº which² came² unto² Jeremiahº from² ² the LORD,º when kingº Zedekiahº sentº ª unto² him² Pashurº the sonº of Melchiah,º and Zephaniahº the sonº of Maaseiahº the priest,º saying,º ª 2 Enquire,º ª I pray thee,² of² the LORDº for² us;¹ for² Nebuchadrezzarº kingº of Babylonº maketh warº ª against² us; if so be² that the LORDº will dealº ª with² us according to all² his wondrous works,º ª that he may go upº ª from² ² us.

[1] 2K 24:17; 25:18; 1Ch 3:15; 9:12; 2Ch 36:10; Ne 11:12; Jr 21:1; 29:25; 32:1; 33:1; 34:1; 37:1, 3; 38:1; 39:1; 52:1, 24.
[2] Ex 14:1; Jsh 10:1; Jg 4:1; 20:27; 1S 7:10; 10:22; 14:6; 17:45; 28:6, 15; 1K 14:2; 22:3; 2K 1:3; 3:11; 22:13; 25:1; 2Ch 14:9; 20:1; 32:21; Ps 44:1; 46:8; 48:4; 105:5; 136:1; Is 59:1; Jr 32:24; 37:3, 7; 38:14; 39:1; 42:4; 52:3; Ezk 14:3; 20:1.

Jeremiah foretelleth a hard siege and miserable captivity.

3 ¶ Then saidº ª Jeremiahº unto² them, Thus² shall ye sayº ª to² Zedekiah:º 4 Thus² saithº ª the LORDº Godº of Israel;º Behold,² I will turn backº ª ² the weaponsº of warº that² [are] in your hands,º wherewith² ye² fightº ª against² the kingº of Babylon,º and [against] the Chaldeans,º which besiegeº ª ² you withoutº ² the walls,º and I will assembleº ª them into² the midstº of this² city.º 5 And I myself² will fightº ª against² you with an outstretchedº ª handº and with a strongº arm,º even in anger,º and in fury,º and in greatº wrath.º 6 And I will smiteº ª ² the inhabitantsº ª of this² city,º both manº and beast:º they shall dieº ª of a greatº pestilence.º 7 And afterward,º ² saithº ª the LORD,º I will deliverº ª ² Zedekiahº kingº of Judah,º and his servants,º and the people,º and such as are leftº ª in this² cityº from² the pestilence,º from² the sword,º and from² the famine,º into the handº of Nebuchadrezzarº kingº of Babylon,º and into the handº of their enemies,º ª and into the handº of those that seekº ª their life:º and he shall smiteº ª them with the edgeº of the sword;º he shall not² spareº ª ² them, neither² have pity,º ª nor² have mercy.º ª

[4] Is 5:5; 10:4; 13:4; Jr 32:5; 33:5; 37:8; 38:2, 17; 39:3; 52:18; Lm 2:5, 7; Ezk 16:37; Ho 9:12; Zc 14:2; Mt 22:7.
[5] Ex 6:6; 9:15; Dt 4:23; Is 5:25; 9:12, 17, 21; 10:4; 63:10; Jr 32:17; Lm 2:4; Ezk 20:33; Na 1:5.
[6] Gn 6:7; Is 6:11; 24:1; Jr 7:20; 12:3; 32:24; 33:12; 34:17; 36:29; 42:22; Ezk 5:12; 7:15; 12:16; 14:13, 17, 19, 21; 33:27, 29; Ho 4:3; Mi 3:12; Zp 1:3; Lk 21:24.
[7] Dt 28:50; 2K 25:5, 18; 2Ch 36:17; Is 13:17; 27:11; 47:6; Jr 13:14; 24:8; 34:19; 37:17; 38:21; 39:4; 52:8, 24; Ezk 7:9; 8:18; 9:5, 10; 12:12; 17:20; 21:25; Hab 1:6.

He counselleth the people to fall to the Chaldeans,

8 ¶ And unto² this² peopleº thou shalt say,º ª Thus² saithº ª the LORD;º Behold,² I setº ª beforeº you² the wayº of life,º and the wayº of death.º 9 He that abidethº ª in this² cityº shall dieº ª by the sword,º and by the famine,º and by the pestilence:º but he that goeth out,º ª and fallethº ª to² the Chaldeansº that besiegeº ª ² you, he shall live,º ª ª ª and his lifeº shall be² unto him for a prey.º 10 For² I have setº ª my faceº against this² cityº for evil,º and not² for good,º saithº ª the LORD:º it shall be givenº ª into the handº of the kingº of Babylon,º and he shall burnº ª it with fire.º

[8] Dt 11:26; 30:15, 19; Is 1:19.
[9] Jr 21:7; 27:13; 38:2, 17; 39:18; 45:5.
[10] Lv 17:10; 20:3; 26:17; 2Ch 36:19; Ps 34:16; Jr 17:27; 26:6; 32:28; 34:2, 22; 37:8; 38:3, 18, 23; 39:8; 44:11, 27; 52:13; Ezk 15:7; Am 9:4; Zc 1:6.

and upbraideth the king's house.

11 ¶ And touching the houseº of the kingº of Judah,º [say], Hearº ª ye the wordº of the LORD;º 12 O houseº of David,º thus² saithº ª the LORD;º Executeº ª judgmentº in the morning,º and deliverº ª [him that is] spoiledº ª out of the handº ² of the oppressor,º ª lest² my furyº go outº ª like fire,º and burnº ª that none² can quenchº ª [it], becauseº ² of the evilº of your doings.º 13 Behold,² I [am] against² thee, O inhabitantº ª of the valley,º [and] rockº of the plain,º saithº ª the LORD;º which say,º ª Who² shall come downº ª against² us? or who² shall enterº ª into our habitations?º 14 But I will punishº ª ² you according to the fruitº of your doings,º saithº ª the LORD:º and I will kindleº ª a fireº in the forestº thereof, and it shall devourº ª all things² round aboutº it.

[11] Jr 13:18; 17:20; Mi 3:1.
[12] Ex 18:13; Lv 26:28; Dt 32:22; 2S 8:15; Jb 29:17; Ps 72:1, 12; 82:2, 4; 101:8; Pv 24:11; 31:8; Ec 10:16; Is 1:17, 31; 7:2, 13; 16:3; 31:1; Jr 4:4; 5:14, 28; 7:20; 17:4; 21:5; 22:2, 15; 23:5, 19; 36:7; Lm 2:3; 4:11; Ezk 20:47; 22:18, 31; 24:8; Na 1:6; Zp 1:18; 3:5; Zc 7:9; Mk 9:43; Lk 1:69; 18:3; Ro 13:4.
[13] Ex 13:8, 20; 2S 5:6; Ps 125:2; Is 22:1; Jr 7:4; 21:5; 23:30; 49:4, 16; 50:31; 51:25; Lm 4:12; Ob 1:3; Mi 3:11.
[14] 2Ch 36:19; Pv 1:31; Is 3:10; 10:12, 18; 24:21; 27:10; 37:24; Jr 6:29; 9:25; 11:22; 17:10; 22:7; 32:19; 52:13; Ezk 20:46; Zc 11:1; Ga 6:7.

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