Verse 2
Jeremiah 21:2
King James Version
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.
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
1
The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of...
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Enquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us;...
3
Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
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4
Thus saith the LORD God (Elohim) of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that
are in...
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5
And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger,...
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6
And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestile...
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7
And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the peop...
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8
And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life,...
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9
He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but h...
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10
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be giv...
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11
And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the LORD;
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12
O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver
him that is spoi...
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13
Behold, I
am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley,
and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which...
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14
But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fir...
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