Jeremiah 21:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² “Please inquire of יהוה  on our behalf, for Neḇ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Inquire, I pray you, of the Lord for us, for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to all His wonderful works, forcing him to withdraw from us.

American Standard Version (1901)

² Inquire, I pray thee, of Jehovah for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us: peradventure Jehovah will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

Common English Bible

² “Speak to the LORD on our behalf because Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar is attacking us. Perhaps the LORD will perform one of his mighty deeds and force him to withdraw from us.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

² "Question the Lord on our behalf, for Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, is fighting against us. Perhaps it may be that the Lord will act toward us according to all his wonders, and he may withdraw from us."

Jeremiah 21:2 Cross References

Genesis 10:10

And the beginning of his reign was Baḇ

2 Kings 1:3

But a messenger of יהוה  spoke to Ě

2 Kings 17:24

And the sovereign of Ashshur brought people from Baḇ

2 Chronicles 32:21

And יהוה  sent a messenger who cut down every mighty brave one, both the leader and the commander in the camp of the sovereign of Ashshur, and he returned shamefaced to his own land, and went into the house of his mighty one, and there some of his own offspring caused him to fall by the sword.

Exodus 9:28

“Pray to יהוה, for there has been enough of the thunder and hail of Elohim. And I am letting you go, so that you stay no longer.”

Isaiah 48:2

for they call themselves after the set-apart city, and lean on the Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

Jeremiah 15:11

יהוה  said, “Did I not direct you for your good? Did I not intercede for you in a time of evil and in a time of distress against the enemy?

Jeremiah 21:3

But Yirmeyahu said to them, “Say this to Tsiḏ

Jeremiah 32:17

‘Ah, Master יהוה! See, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is no matter too hard for You,

Jeremiah 32:24

‘See the siege mounds! They have come to the city to take it. And the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans who fight against it, because of the sword and the scarcity of food and the pestilence. And what You have spoken has come about, and look, You see it!

Jeremiah 34:1

The word which came to Yirmeyahu from יהוה, when Neḇ

Jeremiah 37:17

And Tsiḏ

Jeremiah 37:3

And Tsiḏ

Jeremiah 37:7

“Thus said יהוה  the Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

Ezekiel 7:26

‘Calamity upon calamity shall come, and report shall be upon report. And they shall seek a vision from a prophet. But the teaching has perished from the priest, and counsel from the elders!

Judges 20:27

And the children of Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 10:22

And they asked again of יהוה, “Has the man come here yet?” And יהוה  answered, “See, he has hidden by the baggage.”

1 Samuel 28:15

And Shemu’ĕ

1 Samuel 28:6

And Sha’ul inquired of יהוה, but יהוה  did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by the prophets.