Jeremiah 21:3

And Jeremy said to them, Thus ye shall say to Zedekiah,

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

In Context

2Ask thou the Lord for us, for Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, fighteth against us; if in hap the Lord do with us by all his marvels, and he go away from us, (or if perhaps the Lord shall do one of his marvels, or one of his miracles, for us, and he shall go away from us).

4The Lord God of Israel saith these things, Lo! I shall turn (back upon you) the instruments of battle that be in your hands, and with which ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against Chaldees, that besiege you in the compass of [the] walls, (or and against the Chaldeans, who besiege you all around the walls); and I shall gather those together in 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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