Jeremiah 21:7-14

7 After that, declares the LORD, I will give Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials and the people in this city who survive the plague, sword and famine, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. He will put them to the sword; he will show them no mercy or pity or compassion.’
8 “Furthermore, tell the people, ‘This is what the LORD says: See, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.
9 Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague. But whoever goes out and surrenders to the Babylonians who are besieging you will live; they will escape with their lives.
10 I have determined to do this city harm and not good, declares the LORD. It will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.’
11 “Moreover, say to the royal house of Judah, ‘Hear the word of the LORD.
12 This is what the LORD says to you, house of David: “ ‘Administer justice every morning; rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed, or my wrath will break out and burn like fire because of the evil you have done— burn with no one to quench it.
13 I am against you, Jerusalem, you who live above this valley on the rocky plateau, declares the LORD— you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our refuge?”
14 I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forests that will consume everything around you.’ ”

Cross References 26

  • 1. S 2 Kings 25:7; Jeremiah 52:9; Ezekiel 12:14
  • 2. Jeremiah 14:12; Jeremiah 27:8
  • 3. S 2 Chronicles 36:10; Jeremiah 27:6; Jeremiah 32:4; Jeremiah 34:3; Jeremiah 37:17; Jeremiah 38:18; Jeremiah 39:5; Ezekiel 29:19
  • 4. S Leviticus 26:17; S Jeremiah 19:9
  • 5. S Jeremiah 11:21
  • 6. S Jeremiah 15:9
  • 7. S 2 Chronicles 36:17; S Jeremiah 15:5; Ezekiel 7:9; Habakkuk 1:6
  • 8. S Deuteronomy 30:15
  • 9. Jeremiah 14:12; Ezekiel 5:12
  • 10. Jeremiah 27:11; Jeremiah 40:9
  • 11. Jeremiah 27:12; Jeremiah 38:2,17; Jeremiah 39:18; Jeremiah 45:5
  • 12. Jeremiah 44:11,27; Amos 9:4
  • 13. S Jeremiah 20:4; Jeremiah 32:28; Jeremiah 38:2-3
  • 14. S 2 Kings 25:9; S 2 Chronicles 36:19; Jeremiah 52:13
  • 15. S Jeremiah 13:18
  • 16. S Exodus 22:22; S Leviticus 25:17; Jeremiah 22:3
  • 17. S Psalms 27:11
  • 18. S Isaiah 42:25; S Jeremiah 10:10
  • 19. Jeremiah 23:2
  • 20. S Isaiah 1:31
  • 21. Jeremiah 23:30; Jeremiah 50:31; Jeremiah 51:25; Ezekiel 5:8; Ezekiel 13:8; Ezekiel 21:3; Ezekiel 29:10; Ezekiel 34:10; Nahum 2:13; Nahum 3:5
  • 22. Psalms 125:2
  • 23. 2 Samuel 5:6-7; Jeremiah 49:4; Lamentations 4:12; Obadiah 1:3-4
  • 24. S Proverbs 1:31; S Isaiah 3:10-11; S Jeremiah 17:10
  • 25. S 2 Chronicles 36:19; Jeremiah 52:13; Lamentations 2:3
  • 26. S 2 Kings 19:23; Ezekiel 20:47
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