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Jeremiah 21:3
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Jerusalem’s Doom Is Sealed

1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord when aKing Zedekiah sent to him bPashhur the son of Melchiah, and cZephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,  
2 a“Please inquire of the Lord for us, for1 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon makes war against us. Perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to all His wonderful works, that the king may go away from us.”  
3 Then Jeremiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to Zedekiah,
4 ‘Thus says the Lord God of Israel: “Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon and the1 Chaldeans who besiege you outside the walls; and aI will assemble them in the midst of this city.  
5 I aMyself will fight against you with an boutstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger and fury and great wrath.  
6 I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they shall die of a great pestilence.
Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 21:3

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American Standard Version
Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:

Amplified® Bible
Then said Jeremiah to them, Say this to Zedekiah:

Contemporary English Version
I told them that the LORD God of Israel had told me to say to King Zedekiah: The Babylonians have surrounded Jerusalem and want to kill you and your people. You are asking me to save you, but you have made me furious. So I will stretch out my mighty arm and fight against you myself. Your army is using spears and swords to fight the Babylonians, but I will make your own weapons turn and attack you. I will send a horrible disease to kill many of the people and animals in Jerusalem, and there will be nothing left to eat. Finally, I will let King Nebuchadnezzar and his army fight their way to the center of Jerusalem and capture everyone who is left alive, including you and your officials. But Nebuchadnezzar won't be kind or show any mercy--he will have you killed! I, the LORD, have spoken.

Darby English Version
And Jeremiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:

Good News Bible
Then the LORD spoke to me, and I told those who had been sent to me

King James Version
Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:

New American Standard Bible
Then Jeremiah said to them, "You shall say to Zedekiah as follows:

New International Version
But Jeremiah answered them, "Tell Zedekiah,

New King James Version
Then Jeremiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to Zedekiah,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Jeremiah said to them, "You shall say to Zedekiah as follows:

Revised Standard Version
Then Jeremiah said to them:

Young's Literal Translation
And Jeremiah saith unto them, `Thus do ye say unto Zedekiah,


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