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They shall die of a great pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will strike down the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a terrible plague.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they shall die of a great pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will also strike the inhabitants of this city, both the people and the animals; they will die of a great plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will also strike down the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they will die of a great pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I shall also strike down the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they will die of a great pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will also strike down the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they will die of a great pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will also strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they will die of a great virulent disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will strike the residents of this city, both people and animals. They will die in a severe plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will strike the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a great plague. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will defeat those who live in this city, both people and animals. They will die from a terrible plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will kill everyone living in this city; people and animals alike will die of a terrible disease. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'll strike down the residents of this city, both people and animals, and they'll die from a terrible plague. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will strike down the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a terrible plague.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will kill everything living in Jerusalem, people and animals alike! They will die from terrible diseases.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and animal: they shall die of a great pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they shall die by a great pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both man and animal. They will die of a great pestilence. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have struck the inhabitants of this city, "" Both man and beast, "" They die by a great pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have smitten the inhabitants of this city, Both man and beast, By a great pestilence do they die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I struck the inhabitants of this city, and man and beast: in great death they shall die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will strike the inhabitants of this city, men and beasts shall die of a great pestilence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will strike the inhabitants of this city; men and beasts will die from a great pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will strike down the inhabitants of this city, human being and beast; they shall die in a great pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will strike down the inhabitants of this city, both human beings and animals; they shall die of a great pestilence.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And in great wrath will I smite the inhabitants of this city, both men and beasts; they shall die of a great pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall assault those inhabiting this city. The children of men and beasts will die in a great death<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast; they shall die of a great pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will smite all the dwellers in this city, <i>both</i> men and cattle, with grievous pestilence: and they shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=6098" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/21.htm">Jerusalem will Fall to Babylon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: wə·hik·kê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">I will strike down</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·wō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">the residents</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">of this</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city,</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">both man</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: hab·bə·hê·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">and beast.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mu·ṯū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">They will die</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">in a terrible</a> <a href="/hebrew/1698.htm" title="1698: bə·ḏe·ḇer (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Pestilence. From dabar; a pestilence.">plague.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12</a></span><br />A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-21.htm">Deuteronomy 28:21-22</a></span><br />The LORD will make the plague cling to you until He has exterminated you from the land that you are entering to possess. / The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew; these will pursue you until you perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Leviticus 26:25</a></span><br />And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-3.htm">2 Kings 25:3-4</a></span><br />By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food. / Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Lamentations 4:9-10</a></span><br />Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce. / The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">Ezekiel 6:11-12</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cry out “Alas!” because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel, who will fall by sword and famine and plague. / He who is far off will die by the plague, he who is near will fall by the sword, and he who remains will die by famine. So I will vent My fury upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-20.htm">Isaiah 51:20</a></span><br />Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like an antelope in a net. They are full of the wrath of the LORD, the rebuke of your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-15.htm">Ezekiel 7:15</a></span><br />The sword is outside; plague and famine are within. Those in the country will die by the sword, and those in the city will be devoured by famine and plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Jeremiah 14:12</a></span><br />Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/24-10.htm">Jeremiah 24:10</a></span><br />And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Jeremiah 9:21</a></span><br />For death has climbed in through our windows; it has entered our fortresses to cut off the children from the streets, the young men from the town squares.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-21.htm">Ezekiel 14:21</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a></span><br />There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.</p><p class="hdg">I will.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Jeremiah 7:20</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Jeremiah 12:3,4</a></b></br> But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/33-12.htm">Jeremiah 33:12</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing <i>their</i> flocks to lie down.</p><p class="hdg">they.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-24.htm">Jeremiah 32:24</a></b></br> Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/34-17.htm">Jeremiah 34:17</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/42-22.htm">Jeremiah 42:22</a></b></br> Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go <i>and</i> to sojourn.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-20.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-7.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-4.htm">City</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-6.htm">Die</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-5.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-12.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-12.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-2.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-21.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Terrible</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/31-27.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-5.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-5.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-17.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-7.htm">City</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-8.htm">Death</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Die</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-8.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Live</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-7.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-7.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-7.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-9.htm">Terrible</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/21-1.htm">Zedikiah sends to Jeremiah to enquire the event of Nebuchadnezzar's war.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/21-3.htm">Jeremiah foretells a hard siege and miserable captivity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/21-8.htm">He counsels the people to fall to the Chaldeans;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/21-11.htm">and upbraids the King's house.</a></span><br></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'; 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The context is the Babylonian siege, a consequence of the people's persistent disobedience and idolatry. Historically, Jerusalem was the center of Jewish worship and governance, making its judgment significant. This reflects the covenantal curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a> for disobedience. The phrase underscores God's sovereignty and justice, as He uses nations like Babylon as instruments of His will.<p><b>both man and beast</b><br>The inclusion of both humans and animals in the judgment highlights the totality of the devastation. In ancient Near Eastern culture, animals were vital for agriculture, transportation, and religious sacrifices. Their destruction signifies economic collapse and religious desolation. This mirrors the plagues of Egypt, where both man and beast suffered, emphasizing the comprehensive nature of divine retribution.<p><b>They will die in a terrible plague.</b><br>Plagues were common divine instruments of judgment in the Bible, as seen in the plagues of Egypt (Exodus 7-12). This specific judgment aligns with the curses for covenant unfaithfulness (<a href="/leviticus/26-25.htm">Leviticus 26:25</a>). The term "terrible" underscores the severity and fear associated with such divine acts. Plagues often symbolize spiritual decay and the consequences of sin, pointing to the need for repentance and foreshadowing the ultimate deliverance through Christ, who heals and restores.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah. His ministry spanned the reigns of several kings, including Zedekiah, during whose reign this prophecy was given.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/residents_of_jerusalem.htm">Residents of Jerusalem</a></b><br>The inhabitants of the city of Jerusalem, who were living in rebellion against God and facing impending judgment due to their persistent sin and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_zedekiah.htm">King Zedekiah</a></b><br>The last king of Judah, who reigned during the time of this prophecy. He sought Jeremiah's counsel as the Babylonian threat loomed over Jerusalem.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_siege.htm">Babylonian Siege</a></b><br>The historical context of this prophecy is the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, which was a direct consequence of Judah's disobedience to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/plague.htm">Plague</a></b><br>A divine judgment pronounced by God as part of the calamities that would befall Jerusalem, alongside sword and famine, due to their unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>God's warnings through His prophets are serious and should not be taken lightly. Persistent disobedience leads to severe consequences, as seen in the judgment pronounced on Jerusalem.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is sovereign and just in His judgments. The use of plague as a form of judgment demonstrates His control over all creation, including life and death.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Even in the face of impending judgment, there is always a call to repentance. God's desire is for His people to turn back to Him and avoid the consequences of their sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Prophets like Jeremiah play a crucial role in communicating God's messages. Their words, though often difficult, are meant to guide and correct God's people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While this passage focuses on judgment, the broader account of Jeremiah includes promises of restoration and hope for those who return to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_fight_his_people_in_jer_21_4-7.htm">Why does Jeremiah 21:4-7 depict God actively fighting against His own people, contradicting the notion of a loving deity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_21_2_contradict_divine_protection.htm">How can Jeremiah 21:2 claim the Lord would not rescue Jerusalem when other passages promise divine protection for the city?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_jeremiah_22_5's_judgment.htm">In Jeremiah 22:5, how can one verify historically or archaeologically that God's promised judgment on the house of David came to pass exactly as stated?</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>(6) <span class= "bld">They shall die of a great pestilence.</span>--This was doubtless, as in other instances (Thuc. ii. 52), the natural consequence of the siege, but it came before the people as another proof that Jehovah had stretched out his arm against them, that they were fighting against that arm as well as against the host of the invaders. The "outstretched hand" may be noted as another Deuteronomic phrase (<a href="/deuteronomy/4-34.htm" title="Or has God assayed to go and take him a nation from the middle of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?">Deuteronomy 4:34</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm" title="And remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD your God brought you out there through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD your God commanded you to keep the sabbath day.">Deuteronomy 5:15</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/26-8.htm" title="And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:">Deuteronomy 26:8</a>).<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I will strike down</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִכֵּיתִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hik·kê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the residents</span><br /><span class="heb">יֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֔את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">city,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">both man</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָדָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and beast.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·hê·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They will die</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמֻֽתוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mu·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a terrible</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּד֖וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plague.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדֶ֥בֶר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏe·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1698.htm">Strong's 1698: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pestilence</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Jeremiah 21:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Jeremiah 21:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Jeremiah 21:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Jeremiah 21:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Jeremiah 21:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Jeremiah 21:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Jeremiah 21:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Jeremiah 21:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Jeremiah 21:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/21-6.htm">Jeremiah 21:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/21-6.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 21:6 I will strike the inhabitants of this (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/21-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 21:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 21:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/21-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 21:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 21:7" /></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>