Jeremias 21:7

7 E depois disso, diz o Senhor, entregarei Zedequias, rei de Judá, e seus servos, e o povo, e os que desta cidade restarem da peste, e da espada, e da fome, sim entregá-los-ei na mão de Nabucodonozor, rei de Babilônia, e na mão de seus inimigos, e na mão dos que procuram tirar-lhes a vida; e ele os passará ao fio da espada; não os poupará, nem se compadecerá, nem terá misericordia.

Jeremias 21:7 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 21:7

And afterwards, saith the Lord God
After there should be so great a mortality among men and beasts: I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants;
the king himself shall not escape; though he shall not die by the pestilence, or famine, or sword, yet he shall fall into the hands of the Chaldeans, and also "his servants", his courtiers, and counsellors: and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence,
from the sword, and from the famine;
such of the inhabitants of the city, as well as those at court, that died not by the sword, famine, and pestilence: these should be delivered into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon;
who was now with his army without the walls of the city besieging it: and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that
seek their life;
the Chaldeans, who were their implacable enemies, and cruel, and whom nothing would satisfy but their lives: he shall smite them with the edge of the sword;
that is, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, or, however, the army under his command; for what was done by the one is ascribed to the other: this is to be understood of such that fell into their hands upon taking the city, and who endeavoured to make their escape; see ( Jeremiah 39:4-6 ) ; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy;
they had no regard to rank or figure, to age or sex; the sons of the king were slain before his eyes, and then his eyes were put out; princes were hanged up by the hand; and no compassion shown to old or young, man or maiden; see ( Jeremiah 52:10 Jeremiah 52:11 ) ( Lamentations 5:12 Lamentations 5:13 ) ( 2 Chronicles 36:17 ) . This verse is remarkably long.

Jeremias 21:7 In-Context

5 E eu mesmo pelejarei contra vós com mão estendida, e com braço forte, e em ira, e em furor, e em grande indignação.

6 E ferirei os habitantes desta cidade, tanto os homens como os animais; de grande peste morrerão.

7 E depois disso, diz o Senhor, entregarei Zedequias, rei de Judá, e seus servos, e o povo, e os que desta cidade restarem da peste, e da espada, e da fome, sim entregá-los-ei na mão de Nabucodonozor, rei de Babilônia, e na mão de seus inimigos, e na mão dos que procuram tirar-lhes a vida; e ele os passará ao fio da espada; não os poupará, nem se compadecerá, nem terá misericordia.

8 E a este povo dirás: Assim diz o Senhor: Eis que ponho diante de vós o caminho da vida e o caminho da morte.

9 O que ficar nesta cidade há de morrer � espada, ou de fome, ou de peste; mas o que sair, e se render aos caldeus, que vos cercam, viverá, e terá a sua vida por despojo.