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Jeremiah 21:1-6

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1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, saying,
1 The word came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malkijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said:
2 "Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is warring against us; perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all His wonderful acts, so that the enemy will withdraw from us."
2 “Inquire now of the LORD for us because Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is attacking us. Perhaps the LORD will perform wonders for us as in times past so that he will withdraw from us.”
3 Then Jeremiah said to them, "You shall say to Zedekiah as follows:
3 But Jeremiah answered them, “Tell Zedekiah,
4 'Thus says the LORD God of Israel, "Behold, I am about to turn back the weapons of war which are in your hands, with which you are warring against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the wall; and I will gather them into the center of this city.
4 ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I am about to turn against you the weapons of war that are in your hands, which you are using to fight the king of Babylon and the Babylonians who are outside the wall besieging you. And I will gather them inside this city.
5 "I Myself will war against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, even in anger and wrath and great indignation.
5 I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm in furious anger and in great wrath.
6 "I will also strike down the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they will die of a great pestilence.
6 I will strike down those who live in this city—both man and beast—and they will die of a terrible plague.
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