Verse 1
Jeremiah 21:1
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This is the message that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur, son of Malchijah, and the priest Zephaniah, son of Maaseiah to talk with him. They said,
Original Language Text
hebrew
הַ/דָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר הָיָ֥ה אֶֽל יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מֵ/אֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה בִּ/שְׁלֹ֨חַ אֵלָ֜י/ו הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּ אֶת פַּשְׁחוּר֙ בֶּן מַלְכִּיָּ֔ה וְ/אֶת צְפַנְיָ֧ה בֶן מַעֲשֵׂיָ֛ה הַ/כֹּהֵ֖ן לֵ/אמֹֽר
English Translation
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, in sending to him King Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying.
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Chapter 21 Context
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This is the message that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur, son of Malc...
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“Please speak with the Lord on our behalf because Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, is attacking us....
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But Jeremiah replied, “Tell Zedekiah this:
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This is what the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: I'm going to turn the weapons you're holdin...
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I myself will fight against you with all my power and might, with the full force of my furious anger...
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I will kill those living in this city, human beings and animals. They will die from a terrible plagu...
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After that, declares the Lord, I'm going to hand you over, Zedekiah king of Judah, as well as your o...
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Tell the people this as well: This is what the Lord says: Look, I'm placing before you the path of l...
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If you stay in this city you'll die either by sword or famine or plague, but if you leave and surren...
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For I am determined to bring disaster on this city, and not blessings, declares the Lord. It will be...
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In addition tell the royal family of the king of Judah to listen to the Lord's message:
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Descendants of David, this is what the Lord says: Make sure you judge fairly every day. Protect thos...
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Watch out, because I'm going to fight against you people who live above the valley on top of a flat...
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I'm going to punish you as you deserve for what you've done, declares the Lord. I will set your fore...
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