Jeremiah 38:21

21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the LORD has shown me.

Jeremiah 38:21 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 38:21

But if thou refuse to go forth
Out of Jerusalem, to the Chaldean army, and submit to them: this [is] the word that the Lord hath showed me,
or the thing which should certainly come to pass; the word of prophecy the Lord had showed to the prophet, and which he now declares to the king; who asked of him a word, was desirous to know whether there was a word from the Lord, and what it was; and this it is which follows, in case he continued impenitent, obstinate, and disobedient.

Jeremiah 38:21 In-Context

19 King Zedekiah answered Jeremiah, "I'm afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Babylonians. The Babylonians may hand me over to them, and they will torture me."

20 Jeremiah said, "You will not be handed over to them. Obey the LORD by doing what I'm telling you. Then everything will go well for you, and you will live.

21 But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the LORD has shown me.

22 All the women who are left in the palace of Judah's king will be brought out to the officers of the king of Babylon. These women will say: 'Your trusted friends have misled you and used you. Your feet are stuck in the mud, and your friends have deserted you.'

23 "All your wives and children will be brought to the Babylonians. You will not escape from them. You will be captured by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down."