NET Bible
"Jeremiah answered them,“Tell Zedekiah"
— Jeremiah 21:3, NET Bible
“Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:”
“Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah: ”
“Then Jeremiah said to them, You shall tell Zedekiah:”
“And Jeremiah said to them: Thus shall you say to Sedecias:”
“Then Jeremiah said to them, This is what you are to say to Zedekiah:”
“Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:”
The Lord Will Hand Jerusalem over to Enemies The LORD spoke to Jeremiah when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malkijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. Zedekiah sent them to Jeremiah to ask,
“Please ask the LORD to come and help us, because King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon is attacking us. Maybe the LORD will perform one of his miracles as in times past and make him stop attacking us and leave.”
Jeremiah answered them,“Tell Zedekiah
that the LORD, the God of Israel, says,‘The forces at your disposal are now outside the walls fighting against King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and the Babylonians who have you under siege. I will gather those forces back inside the city.
In anger, in fury, and in wrath I myself will fight against you with my mighty power and great strength!
I will kill everything living in Jerusalem, people and animals alike! They will die from terrible diseases.