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Who can enter our refuge?&#8221 <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will personally fight against the people in Jerusalem, that mighty fortress— the people who boast, “No one can touch us here. No one can break in here.” <a href="/esv/jeremiah/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, O rock of the plain, declares the LORD; you who say, ‘Who shall come down against us, or who shall enter our habitations?’ <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau—declares the LORD—you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?” <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/21.htm">King James Bible</a> Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/21.htm">New King James Version</a> “Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, And rock of the plain,” says the LORD, “Who say, ‘Who shall come down against us? Or who shall enter our dwellings?’ <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Behold, I am against you, you inhabitant of the valley, You rocky plain,” declares the LORD, “You who say, ‘Who will come down against us? Or who will enter our dwellings?’ <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Behold, I am against you, O valley dweller, O rocky plain,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220You men who say, &#8216Who will come down against us? Or who will enter into our habitations?&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Behold, I am against you, O valley dweller, O rocky plain,” declares the LORD, “You men who say, ‘Who will come down against us? Or who will enter into our habitations?’ <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, O rocky plain,” declares Yahweh, “You men who say, ‘Who will come down against us? Or who will enter into our dwelling places?’ <a href="/amp/jeremiah/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Understand this, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, O rock of the plain,” says the LORD— “You who say, ‘Who will come down against us? Or who will enter into our dwelling places?’ <a href="/csb/jeremiah/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Beware! I am against you, you who sit above the valley, you atop the rocky plateau — this is the LORD’s declaration — you who say, “Who can come down against us? Who can enter our hiding places? ” <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Beware! I am against you, you who sit above the valley, you atop the rocky plateau— this is the LORD&#8217s declaration— you who say, &#8220Who can come down against us? Who can enter our hiding places?&#8221 <a href="/asv/jeremiah/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain, saith Jehovah; you that say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? <a href="/cev/jeremiah/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jerusalem, from your mountaintop you look out over the valleys and think you are safe. But I, the LORD, am angry, <a href="/erv/jeremiah/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain, saith the LORD; ye which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> " 'I'm against you, Jerusalem. You are the city that is in the valley and on the rock in the plain,' " declares the LORD. " 'But you ask, "Who can attack us? Who can enter our places of refuge?" <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> You, Jerusalem, are sitting high above the valleys, like a rock rising above the plain. But I will fight against you. You say that no one can attack you or break through your defenses. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Look, I'm against you, city dwelling in the valley, rock of the plain," declares the LORD, "those of you who say, 'Who can come down against us and who can enter our habitations?' <a href="/msb/jeremiah/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau?declares the LORD?you who say, ?Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?? <a href="/net/jeremiah/21.htm">NET Bible</a> Listen, you who sit enthroned above the valley on a rocky plateau. I am opposed to you,' says the LORD. 'You boast, "No one can swoop down on us. No one can penetrate into our places of refuge." <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Look, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain," says the LORD; "you that say, 'Who shall come down against us? Or who shall enter into our habitations?' <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; who say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? <a href="/web/jeremiah/21.htm">World English Bible</a> Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, and of the rock of the plain,’ says Yahweh. ‘You that say, “Who would come down against us?” or, “Who would enter into our homes?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Behold, I [am] against you,” "" A declaration of YHWH, "" “O inhabitant of the valley, rock of the plain, "" Who are saying, Who comes down against us? And who comes into our habitations? <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Lo, I am against thee -- an affirmation of Jehovah, O inhabitant of the valley, rock of the plain, Who are saying, Who cometh down against us? And who cometh into our habitations? <a href="/slt/jeremiah/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Behold me against thee, thou inhabitress of the valley, rock of the plain, says Jehovah; those saying, Who shall come down against us? and who shall come into our habitations?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Behold I come to thee that dwelleth in a valley upon a rock above a plain, saith the Lord: and you say: Who shall strike us? and who shall enter into our houses? <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Behold, I am against you, O inhabitants of a valley with firm and level ground, says the Lord. And you say: ‘Who can strike us? And who can enter into our houses?’ <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/21.htm">New American Bible</a> Beware! I am against you, Ruler of the Valley, Rock of the Plain —oracle of the LORD. You say, “Who will attack us, who can storm our defenses?” <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> See, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, O rock of the plain, says the LORD; you who say, “Who can come down against us, or who can enter our places of refuge?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, O you who are hidden below the plain, says the LORD, who say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Behold, I am against you. You have sat in the valleys, the depth of the broad valleys, says LORD JEHOVAH, who say: ‘who will come upon us and who will enter our dwelling?’<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, And rock of the plain, saith the LORD; Ye that say: 'Who shall come down against us? Or who shall enter into our habitations?' <a href="/sep/jeremiah/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Behold, I am against thee that dwellest in the valley of Sor; in the plain country, even against them that say, Who shall alarm us? or who shall enter into our habitation? <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=6199" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/21.htm">Message to the House of David</a> …12O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds. 13<a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·la·yiḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- To, into, towards. ">I am against you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·še·ḇeṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">who dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/6010.htm" title="6010: hā·‘ê·meq (Art:: N-ms) -- A vale. From amaq; a vale.">above the valley,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697: ṣūr (N-msc) -- Rock, cliff. Or tsur; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff; generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge.">atop the rocky</a> <a href="/hebrew/4334.htm" title="4334: ham·mî·šōr (Art:: N-ms) -- A level place, uprightness. ">plateau—</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD—</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: hā·’ō·mə·rîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">you who say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">“Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/5181.htm" title="5181: yê·ḥaṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To go down, descend. A primitive root; to sink, i.e. Descend; causatively, to press or lead down.">can come</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lê·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against us?</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: ū·mî (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">can enter</a> <a href="/hebrew/4585.htm" title="4585: bim·‘ō·w·nō·w·ṯê·nū (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 1cp) -- Habitation. Or msonah; feminine of ma'own, and meaning the same.">our dwellings?”</a> 14I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around you.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/29-1.htm">Isaiah 29:1-4</a> Woe to you, O Ariel, the city of Ariel where David camped! Year upon year let your festivals recur. / And I will constrain Ariel, and there will be mourning and lamentation; she will be like an altar hearth before Me. / I will camp in a circle around you; I will besiege you with towers and set up siege works against you. ... <a href="/isaiah/22-1.htm">Isaiah 22:1-5</a> This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops, / O city of commotion, O town of revelry? Your slain did not die by the sword, nor were they killed in battle. / All your rulers have fled together, captured without a bow. All your fugitives were captured together, having fled to a distant place. ... <a href="/ezekiel/24-6.htm">Ezekiel 24:6-9</a> Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now rusted, whose rust will not come off! Empty it piece by piece; cast no lots for its contents. / For the blood she shed is still within her; she poured it out on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust. / In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance, I have placed her blood on the bare rock, so that it would not be covered.’ ... <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Amos 6:1-3</a> Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes. / Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours? / You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence. <a href="/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Zephaniah 1:12</a> And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’ <a href="/lamentations/4-12.htm">Lamentations 4:12</a> The kings of the earth did not believe, nor any people of the world, that an enemy or a foe could enter the gates of Jerusalem. <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a> Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” <a href="/isaiah/31-9.htm">Isaiah 31:9</a> Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem. <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14</a> For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever—the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks— <a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Isaiah 1:21</a> See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers! <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-39</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. / For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’” <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ... <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7-8</a> As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ / Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.” <a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23-24</a> And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. / But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.” <a href="/luke/10-15.htm">Luke 10:15</a> And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Behold, I am against you, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, said the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?I am.<a href="/jeremiah/21-5.htm">Jeremiah 21:5</a> And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.<a href="/jeremiah/23-30.htm">Jeremiah 23:30-32</a> Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour… <a href="/jeremiah/50-31.htm">Jeremiah 50:31</a> Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.inhabitant.<a href="/psalms/125-2.htm">Psalm 125:2</a> As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.<a href="/isaiah/22-1.htm">Isaiah 22:1</a> The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?who<a href="/jeremiah/7-4.htm">Jeremiah 7:4</a> Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.<a href="/jeremiah/49-4.htm">Jeremiah 49:4,5,16</a> Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me? … <a href="/2_samuel/5-6.htm">2 Samuel 5:6,7</a> And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither… <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a> The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-17.htm">Dweller</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-19.htm">Dwellings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-6.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-10.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-13.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-6.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-17.htm">Inhabitress</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-26.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Rocky</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-6.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-21.htm">Who</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/21-14.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-14.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-23.htm">Dweller</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Dwellings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-2.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-37.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-5.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-23.htm">Inhabitant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-23.htm">Inhabitress</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-29.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/amos/6-12.htm">Rocky</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">Who</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 21</div>1. <a href="/jeremiah/21-1.htm">Zedikiah sends to Jeremiah to enquire the event of Nebuchadnezzar's war.</a> 3. <a href="/jeremiah/21-3.htm">Jeremiah foretells a hard siege and miserable captivity.</a> 8. <a href="/jeremiah/21-8.htm">He counsels the people to fall to the Chaldeans;</a> 11. <a href="/jeremiah/21-11.htm">and upbraids the King's house.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/jeremiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/jeremiah/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Behold, I am against you This phrase indicates a direct declaration of opposition from God. In the context of Jeremiah, God often speaks against the leaders and people of Judah due to their persistent disobedience and idolatry. This divine opposition is a serious matter, as it signifies that the people have moved beyond mere disobedience to a point where God Himself is actively working against them. This echoes other instances in the Bible where God opposes the proud (<a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>).who dwell above the valley This refers to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, which is situated on a series of hills and surrounded by valleys. The geographical setting of Jerusalem gave its inhabitants a sense of security, as the valleys provided natural defenses against invaders. However, this phrase suggests that their physical location has led to a false sense of security, ignoring the spiritual and moral decay within.atop the rocky plateau The rocky plateau further emphasizes the natural fortifications of Jerusalem. Archaeological evidence supports the strategic advantage of Jerusalem's topography, which made it difficult for enemies to conquer. Despite this, the phrase serves as a reminder that physical defenses are meaningless without God's protection, as seen in other biblical narratives like the fall of Jericho (Joshua 6).declares the LORD This phrase underscores the authority and certainty of the message. When God declares something, it is not merely a prediction but a statement of what will surely come to pass. This is a common prophetic formula used throughout the Old Testament to affirm the divine origin of the message.you who say, “Who can come against us? This reflects the arrogance and complacency of the people of Jerusalem. They believed their city was impregnable due to its fortifications and perhaps their status as God's chosen people. This attitude is reminiscent of other biblical instances where human pride leads to downfall, such as the Tower of Babel (<a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Genesis 11:4</a>).Who can enter our dwellings?” The rhetorical question highlights the false confidence of the people in their security. Historically, Jerusalem had withstood many sieges, which may have contributed to this overconfidence. However, the prophetic message warns that no earthly defense can stand against God's judgment. This serves as a reminder of the need for humility and reliance on God rather than on human strength or achievements.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a> A prophet called by God to deliver messages of warning and hope to the people of Judah and Jerusalem. 2. <a href="/topical/v/valley_dweller.htm">Valley Dweller</a> Refers to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, which is situated in a valley surrounded by hills, symbolizing a false sense of security. 3. <a href="/topical/r/rocky_plain.htm">Rocky Plain</a> A metaphor for the fortified city of Jerusalem, emphasizing its perceived impregnability. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is declaring His opposition to the pride and false security of the people. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judah_and_jerusalem.htm">Judah and Jerusalem</a> The southern kingdom and its capital, facing impending judgment due to their disobedience and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/false_security.htm">False Security</a> The inhabitants of Jerusalem believed their city was invincible due to its geographical and man-made defenses. This serves as a warning against placing our trust in worldly securities rather than in God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> Despite human efforts to secure themselves, God declares His authority and power over all. We must recognize that true security comes from submitting to His will. <a href="/topical/p/pride_and_humility.htm">Pride and Humility</a> The pride of Jerusalem's inhabitants led to their downfall. We are called to humility, acknowledging our dependence on God rather than our own strength or resources. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_obedience.htm">Repentance and Obedience</a> The context of Jeremiah's message is a call to repentance. We are reminded of the importance of turning back to God and living in obedience to His commands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 21</a> <a href="/q/how_many_animals_were_on_the_ark.htm">What does the Bible say about Arabs?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_jerusalem_the_'valley_of_vision'.htm">In Isaiah 22:1–2, why is Jerusalem called the “Valley of Vision” if it doesn’t match any known geographic valley? </a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_delay_judging_child_sacrifice.htm">Jeremiah 19:4-5 -- If God commands against child sacrifice elsewhere, why would He allow His own people to practice it for so long without immediate judgment?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_threaten_destruction,_not_mercy.htm">Why would God threaten complete destruction (Jeremiah 21:5-6) instead of offering a path to repentance, seeming to contradict earlier scriptures that highlight mercy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) O inhabitant of the valley . . .--The noun, as the marginal "inhabitress" shows, is feminine; and, as in "the daughter of Zion" for Zion itself, describes the lower city of Jerusalem, Isaiah's "valley of vision" (<a href="/isaiah/22-1.htm" title="The burden of the valley of vision. What ails you now, that you are wholly gone up to the housetops?">Isaiah 22:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/22-5.htm" title="For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.">Isaiah 22:5</a>), the Tyrop?on of Josephus. The "rock of the plain" (comp. Notes on <a href="/jeremiah/17-3.htm" title="O my mountain in the field, I will give your substance and all your treasures to the spoil, and your high places for sin, throughout all your borders.">Jeremiah 17:3</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm" title="Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which comes from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?">Jeremiah 18:14</a>) is, in like manner, the higher city built on the hill of Zion. The king and his people trusted, as the Jebusites had done of old (<a href="/2_samuel/5-8.htm" title="And David said on that day, Whoever gets up to the gutter, and smites the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Why they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.">2Samuel 5:8</a>), in what seemed to them the impregnable strength of their natural position. There seems no adequate reason for taking the words as symbolising the kingly house of Judah, but it is probable enough that local associations, palaces on the hill or in the valley, may have given the words a specially pointed application.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - Jehovah, standing, as it were, on the Mount of Olives, addresses the proud city beneath him. O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain; rather, O inhabitress; Jerusalem is personified as a virgin. The poetical description of the capital as a "valley" (the word, however, signifies a valley as wide as a plain) reminds us of "the valley [or rather, 'ravine'] of vision" (<a href="/isaiah/22-1.htm">Isaiah 22:1, 5</a>); While "the rock of the plain" recalls "my mountain in the field" (<a href="/jeremiah/17-3.htm">Jeremiah 17:3</a>). So, as Graf points out, Babylon is called "a mountain" in metaphorical language (<a href="/jeremiah/51-25.htm">Jeremiah 51:25</a>). It is, however, singular that the prophet should call Jerusalem a "valley" and a "rock" in the same passage. In the former, perhaps, Jeremiah is thinking specially of the lower city, and in the latter of Mount Zion. Who shall come down against us? viz. from the "hills round about Jerusalem." <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Behold, הִנְנִ֨י (hin·nî) Interjection | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> Lo! behold! I am against you, [Jerusalem], אֵלַ֜יִךְ (’ê·la·yiḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to you who sit יֹשֶׁ֧בֶת (yō·še·ḇeṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry above the valley, הָעֵ֛מֶק (hā·‘ê·meq) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6010.htm">Strong's 6010: </a> A vale atop the rocky צ֥וּר (ṣūr) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6697.htm">Strong's 6697: </a> A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge plateau— הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר (ham·mî·šōr) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4334.htm">Strong's 4334: </a> A level, a plain, as a, straightness, justice declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD— יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel you who say, הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ (hā·’ō·mə·rîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Who מִֽי־ (mî-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix can come יֵחַ֣ת (yê·ḥaṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5181.htm">Strong's 5181: </a> To sink, descend, to press, lead down against us? עָלֵ֔ינוּ (‘ā·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Who וּמִ֥י (ū·mî) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix can enter יָב֖וֹא (yā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go our habitations?” בִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ (bim·‘ō·w·nō·w·ṯê·nū) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4585.htm">Strong's 4585: </a> An abode, of God, men, animals, a retreat <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Jeremiah 21:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Jeremiah 21:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Jeremiah 21:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Jeremiah 21:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Jeremiah 21:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Jeremiah 21:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Jeremiah 21:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Jeremiah 21:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Jeremiah 21:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Jeremiah 21:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-13.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 21:13 Behold I am against you O inhabitant (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/21-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 21:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 21:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/21-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 21:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 21:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>