Jeremiah 21:3

3 But Jeremiah answered, "This is what you are to say to Zedekiah:

Jeremiah 21:3 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 21:3

Then said Jeremiah unto them
The two priests, Pashur and Zephaniah, after he had sought the Lord, and knew his mind and will: thus shall ye say to Zedekiah;
by whom they were sent.

Jeremiah 21:3 In-Context

1 [This is] the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to Jeremiah, asking,

2 "Ask the Lord on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzarking of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the Lord will perform for us something like all His [past] wonderful works so that [Nebuchadnezzar] will withdraw from us."

3 But Jeremiah answered, "This is what you are to say to Zedekiah:

4 'This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I will repel the weapons of war in your hands, those you are using to fight the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the wall, and I will bring them into the center of this city.

5 I will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, rage, and great wrath.