Jeremiah_Chapter 21

The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah. At that time, King Zedekiah sent Bashhur the son of Machiah and Zephaniah the son of Machiah the priest to Jeremiah, saying,

Please inquire of the Lord for us. Because King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has come to attack us, or perhaps the Lord will do all his wonderful things to us, causing the king of Babylon to leave us and go up.

Jeremiah said to them, “Say this to Zedekiah:,

This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I will turn over the weapons in your hands, which you have used to fight against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the city, and gather them all in this city.

And I will personally attack you with an outstretched hand and a strong arm in anger, anger, and great indignation.

And he will strike the inhabitants of this city, and both humans and livestock will suffer a great plague and die.

In the future, I will deliver King Zedekiah of Judah and his servants and people, who are left in the city from the plague, sword, and famine, into the hands of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his enemies, as well as those who seek his life. The king of Babylon will strike them with the sword, without mercy, pity, or mercy. This is what the Lord has said.

You shall say to this people, This is what the Lord says: See, I have set before you the path of life and the path of death.

Those who live in this city will die by the sword, famine, and plague. But those who go out to surrender and besiege you Chaldeans will live, and their own lives will be plundered.

The Lord said, I have turned my face against this city, bringing disaster but not good. This city will be handed over to the king of Babylon, who will burn it with fire.

As for the house of the king of Judah, listen to the word of the Lord.

O house of David, thus says the Lord: Do justice every morning, save the plundered from the hand of oppressors; lest my anger be kindled by your evil deeds, like a fire, so that no one can extinguish it.

The Lord said, “Who can come down against us, the inhabitants of the valleys and the rocks of the plains?”. Who can enter our residence? Look, I am enemies with you.

And the Lord said, I will punish you according to the result of your work. I will also set fire in the forest of Jerusalem and consume everything around her.