Jerusalem Will Fall to Nebuchadnezzar

Jeremiah 21

1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when King Zedekiah sent to him u Pashhur the son of Malchiah and v Zephaniah the priest, the son of w Maaseiah, saying, 2 x "Inquire of the Lord for us, y for Nebuchadnezzar 1 king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to z all his wonderful deeds and will make him withdraw from us."

3 Then Jeremiah said to them: 4 "Thus you shall say to Zedekiah, 'Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: a Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands and with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and against the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the walls. b And I will bring them together into the midst of this city. 5 I myself will fight against you c with outstretched hand and strong arm, d in anger and in fury and in great wrath. 6 And I will strike down the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast. They shall die of a great pestilence. 7 Afterward, declares the Lord, e I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants and the people in this city who survive the pestilence, sword, and famine into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of their enemies, into the hand of those who seek their lives. He shall strike them down with the edge of the sword. f He shall not pity them or spare them or have compassion.'

8 "And to this people you shall say: g 'Thus says the Lord: Behold, h I set before you the way of life and the way of death. 9 He who stays in this city shall die i by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, but he who goes out and j surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you shall live k and shall have his life as a prize of war. 10 For l I have set my face against this city for harm and m not for good, declares the Lord: n it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.'

  1. Cross References
    Jeremiah 20:1
    Now Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer, who was chief officer in the house of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.
  2. Cross References
    Jeremiah 29:25
    Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are in Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying.
    Jeremiah 37:3
    King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "Please pray for us to the Lord our God.
    2 Kings 25:18
    And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold.
  3. Cross References
    Jeremiah 35:4
    I brought them to the house of the Lord into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was near the chamber of the officials, above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, keeper of the threshold.
    2 Chronicles 34:8
    Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had cleansed the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.
  4. Cross References
    Jeremiah 37:7
    Thus says the Lord, God of Israel: Thus shall you say to the king of Judah who sent you to me to inquire of me, 'Behold, Pharaoh's army that came to help you is about to return to Egypt, to its own land.
  5. Cross References
    2 Kings 25:1
    And in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem and laid siege to it. And they built siegeworks all around it.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 105:2
    Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!
    Psalms 105:5
    Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered.
  7. Cross References
    Jeremiah 32:5
    And he shall take Zedekiah to Babylon, and there he shall remain until I visit him, declares the Lord. Though you fight against the Chaldeans, you shall not succeed'?
    Jeremiah 37:10
    For even if you should defeat the whole army of Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and there remained of them only wounded men, every man in his tent, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.'
  8. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:4
    The sound of a tumult is on the mountains as of a great multitude! The sound of an uproar of kingdoms, of nations gathering together! The Lord of hosts is mustering a host for battle.
  9. Cross References
    Jeremiah 27:5
    It is I who by my great power and my outstretch...
    Jeremiah 32:17
    Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heave...
    Jeremiah 32:21
    You brought your people Israel out of the land ...
    Exodus 6:6
    Say therefore to the people of Israel, 'I am th...
    Deuteronomy 4:34
    Or has any god ever attempted to go and take a ...
    Ezekiel 20:33
    As I live, declares the Lord God, surely with a...
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 32:37
    Behold, I will gather them from all the countries to which I drove them in my anger and my wrath and in great indignation. I will bring them back to this place, and I will make them dwell in safety.
    Deuteronomy 29:28
    And the Lord uprooted them from their land in anger and fury and great wrath, and cast them into another land, as they are this day.
  11. Cross References
    Jeremiah 37:17
    King Zedekiah sent for him and received him. The king questioned him secretly in his house and said, "Is there any word from the Lord ?" Jeremiah said, "There is." Then he said, "You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.
    Jeremiah 39:5
    But the army of the Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. And when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, at Riblah, in the land of Hamath; and he passed sentence on him.
    Jeremiah 52:9
    Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.
  12. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 28:50
    A hard-faced nation who shall not respect the old or show mercy to the young.
    2 Chronicles 36:17
    Therefore he brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or aged. He gave them all into his hand.
    Ezekiel 5:11
    Therefore, as I live, declares the Lord God, surely, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable things and with all your abominations, therefore I will withdraw. My eye will not spare, and I will have no pity.
  13. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 30:15
    See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil.
    Deuteronomy 30:19
    I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live.
  14. Cross References
    Jeremiah 38:2
    Thus says the Lord : He who stays in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, but he who goes out to the Chaldeans shall live. He shall have his life as a prize of war, and live.
  15. Cross References
    Jeremiah 15:2
    And when they ask you, 'Where shall we go?' you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord : "'Those who are for pestilence, to pestilence, and those who are for the sword, to the sword; those who are for famine, to famine, and those who are for captivity, to captivity.
  16. Cross References
    Jeremiah 37:13 - 14
    When he was at the Benjamin Gate, a sentry there named Irijah the son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah, seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "You are deserting to the Chaldeans.
  17. Cross References
    Jeremiah 39:18
    For I will surely save you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but you shall have your life as a prize of war, because you have put your trust in me, declares the Lord.'
    Jeremiah 45:5
    And do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold, I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the Lord. But I will give you your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.
  18. Cross References
    Jeremiah 44:11
    Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God ...
    Leviticus 20:3
    I myself will set my face against that man and ...
    Leviticus 20:5
    Then I will set my face against that man and ag...
    Psalms 34:16
    The face of the Lord is against those who do ev...
    Ezekiel 14:8
    And I will set my face against that man; I will...
    Amos 9:4
    And if they go into captivity before their enem...
  19. Cross References
    Jeremiah 14:11
    The Lord said to me: "Do not pray for the welfare of this people.
  20. Cross References
    Jeremiah 21:7
    Afterward, declares the Lord, I will give Zedek...
    Jeremiah 34:2
    Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Go and s...
    Jeremiah 37:8
    And the Chaldeans shall come back and fight aga...
    Jeremiah 37:10
    For even if you should defeat the whole army of...
    Jeremiah 38:17 - 18
    Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "Thus says the ...
    Jeremiah 38:23
    All your wives and your sons shall be led out t...
    Jeremiah 39:8
    The Chaldeans burned the king's house and the h...
    Jeremiah 52:13
    And he burned the house of the Lord, and the ki...
    2 Chronicles 36:19
    And they burned the house of God and broke down...
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