Jeremiah 21:3

Then said Jeremiah unto them,—Thus, shall ye say unto Zedekiah:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:

In Context

2Enquire for us I pray thee of Yahweh, in that, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, maketh war against us,—Peradventure Yahweh will deal with us according to all his wonders, so that he go up from us.

4Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel—Behold me! turning back the weapons of war that are in your hand, wherewith, ye, are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans, who are besieging you outside the wall,—and I will gather them into the midst of this city.

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Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 21:2-8

Zedekiah's Message to Jeremiah. ( b. c. 590.) 1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord , when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, 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. 3 Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah: 4 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel;… Read the whole commentary →

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