Jeremiah 21 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ The word that came to Yirmeyahu from יהוה  when Sovereign Tsiḏ

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

³ But Yirmeyahu said to them, “Say this to Tsiḏ

⁴ ‘Thus said יהוה  Elohim of Yisra’ĕ

⁵ “And I Myself shall fight against you with an outstretched hand, and with a strong arm, even in displeasure and rage and great wrath.

⁶ “And I shall smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast – let them die of a great pestilence.

⁷ “And afterward,” declares יהוה, “I give Tsiḏ

⁸ “You shall also say to this people, ‘Thus said יהוה, “See, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.

⁹ “Whoever stays in this city dies by the sword, by scarcity of food, and by pestilence. But whoever goes out and shall go over to the Chaldeans who besiege you, is going to live, and his life shall be as a prize to him.

¹⁰ “For I have set My face against this city for evil and not for good,” declares יהוה. “It is given into the hand of the sovereign of Baḇ

¹¹ “And to the house of the sovereign of Yehuḏ

¹² ‘O house of Dawiḏ

¹³ “See, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, rock of the plain,” declares יהוה, “who are saying, ‘Who would come down against us? And who would come into our dwellings?’

¹⁴ “And I shall punish you according to the fruit of your deeds,” declares יהוה. “And I shall kindle a fire in its forest, and it shall consume all that is around her.” ’ ”