Verse 2
Jeremiah 21:2
World English Bible
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“Please inquire of Yahweh for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps Yahweh will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may withdraw from us.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
דְּרָשׁ נָ֤א בַעֲדֵ֨/נוּ֙ אֶת יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל נִלְחָ֣ם עָלֵ֑י/נוּ אוּלַי֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה אוֹתָ֨/נוּ֙ כְּ/כָל נִפְלְאֹתָ֔י/ו וְ/יַעֲלֶ֖ה מֵ/עָלֵֽי/נוּ
English Translation
Please seek the Lord for us, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is fighting against us; perhaps the Lord will do for us as in all His wonders and will remove us from before Him.
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Chapter 21 Context
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The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, when king Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malch...
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“Please inquire of Yahweh for us; for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps Y...
3
Then Jeremiah said to them, “Tell Zedekiah:
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4
‘Yahweh, the God (Elohim) of Israel says, “Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in y...
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5
I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, in w...
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6
I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and animal. They will die of a great pestilence...
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7
Afterward,” says Yahweh, “I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, and the people, even...
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8
“You shall say to this people, ‘Yahweh says: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way o...
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9
He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who...
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10
For I have set my face on this city for evil, and not for good,” says Yahweh. “It will be given into...
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11
“Concerning the house of the king of Judah, hear Yahweh’s word:
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12
House of David, Yahweh says,
‘Execute justice in the morning,
and deliver him who is robbed out of t...
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13
Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley,
and of the rock of the plain,’ says Yahweh.
‘Y...
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14
I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, says Yahweh;
and I will kindle a fire in he...
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