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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Jeremiah 21 NIV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/jeremiah/21.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/jeremiah/21-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NIV</a> > Jeremiah 21</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../jeremiah/20.htm" title="Jeremiah 20">◄</a> Jeremiah 21 <a href="../jeremiah/22.htm" title="Jeremiah 22">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New International Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/niv/esv/jeremiah/21.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="sectionhead">God Rejects Zedekiah’s Request</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/21-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>The word came to Jeremiah from the <span class="name">Lord</span> when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malkijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/21-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“Inquire now of the <span class="name">Lord</span> for us because Nebuchadnezzar <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar, of which Nebuchadnezzar is a variant; here and often in Jeremiah and Ezekiel">a</a></sup></span> king of Babylon is attacking us. Perhaps the <span class="name">Lord</span> will perform wonders for us as in times past so that he will withdraw from us.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/21-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>But Jeremiah answered them, “Tell Zedekiah, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/21-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>‘This is what the <span class="name">Lord</span>, the God of Israel, says: I am about to turn against you the weapons of war that are in your hands, which you are using to fight the king of Babylon and the Babylonians <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or Chaldeans; also in verse 9">b</a></sup></span> who are outside the wall besieging you. And I will gather them inside this city. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/21-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm in furious anger and in great wrath. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/21-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I will strike down those who live in this city—both man and beast—and they will die of a terrible plague. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/21-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>After that, declares the <span class="name">Lord</span>, I will give Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials and the people in this city who survive the plague, sword and famine, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. He will put them to the sword; he will show them no mercy or pity or compassion.’</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/21-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Furthermore, tell the people, ‘This is what the <span class="name">Lord</span> says: See, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/21-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague. But whoever goes out and surrenders to the Babylonians who are besieging you will live; they will escape with their lives. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/21-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>I have determined to do this city harm and not good, declares the <span class="name">Lord</span>. It will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.’</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/21-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Moreover, say to the royal house of Judah, ‘Hear the word of the <span class="name">Lord</span>. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/21-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>This is what the <span class="name">Lord</span> says to you, house of David:</p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1">“ ‘Administer justice every morning;</p><p class="line2">rescue from the hand of the oppressor</p><p class="line2">the one who has been robbed,</p><p class="line1">or my wrath will break out and burn like fire</p><p class="line2">because of the evil you have done—</p><p class="line2">burn with no one to quench it.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/21-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>I am against you, Jerusalem,</p><p class="line2">you who live above this valley</p><p class="line2">on the rocky plateau, declares the <span class="name">Lord</span>—</p><p class="line1">you who say, “Who can come against us?</p><p class="line2">Who can enter our refuge?”</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/jeremiah/21-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I will punish you as your deeds deserve,</p><p class="line2">declares the <span class="name">Lord</span>.</p><p class="line1">I will kindle a fire in your forests</p><p class="line2">that will consume everything around you.’ ”</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> <span class="footnotebot">Hebrew <i>Nebuchadrezzar,</i> of which <i>Nebuchadnezzar</i> is a variant; here and often in Jeremiah and Ezekiel</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotebot">Or <i>Chaldeans</i>; also in verse 9</span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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