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But whoever goes out and surrenders to the Babylonians who are besieging you will live; they will escape with their lives. <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> Everyone who stays in Jerusalem will die from war, famine, or disease, but those who go out and surrender to the Babylonians will live. Their reward will be life! <a href="/esv/jeremiah/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> He who stays in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence, but he who goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you shall live and shall have his life as a prize of war. <a href="/bsb/jeremiah/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war. <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/21.htm">King James Bible</a> He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. <a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/21.htm">New King James Version</a> He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but he who goes out and defects to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be as a prize to him. <a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Anyone who stays in this city will die by the sword, by famine, or by plague; but anyone who leaves and goes over to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live, and he will have his own life as plunder. <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220He who dwells in this city will die by the sword and by famine and by pestilence; but he who goes out and falls away to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live, and he will have his own life as booty. <a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “He who dwells in this city will die by the sword and by famine and by pestilence; but he who goes out and falls away to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live, and he will have his own life as booty. <a href="/lsb/jeremiah/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> He who inhabits this city will die by the sword and by famine and by pestilence; but he who goes out and falls away to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live, and he will have his own life as spoil. <a href="/amp/jeremiah/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He who remains in this city [of Jerusalem] will die by the sword and by famine and by virulent disease. But he who goes outside and surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live, and his life will be like a prize of war to him. <a href="/csb/jeremiah/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine, and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live and will retain his life like the spoils of war. <a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine, and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live and will retain his life like the spoils of war. <a href="/asv/jeremiah/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth out, and passeth over to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. <a href="/cev/jeremiah/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The Babylonian army has surrounded Jerusalem, so if you want to live, you must go out and surrender to them. But if you want to die because of hunger, disease, or war, then stay here in the city. <a href="/erv/jeremiah/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth away to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. <a href="/gwt/jeremiah/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Those who live in this city will die in the war, famine, or plague. Those of you who go out and surrender to the Babylonians will live. You will escape with your lives. <a href="/gnt/jeremiah/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> Anyone who stays in the city will be killed in war or by starvation or disease. But those who go out and surrender to the Babylonians, who are now attacking the city, will not be killed; they will at least escape with their life. <a href="/isv/jeremiah/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, by famine, and by the plague. But whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live. He will save his life as a spoil of war. <a href="/msb/jeremiah/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war. <a href="/net/jeremiah/21.htm">NET Bible</a> Those who stay in this city will die in battle or of starvation or disease. Those who leave the city and surrender to the Babylonians who are besieging it will live. They will escape with their lives. <a href="/nheb/jeremiah/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who goes out, and passes over to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey. <a href="/wbt/jeremiah/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey. <a href="/web/jeremiah/21.htm">World English Bible</a> He who remains in this city will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, but he who goes out and passes over to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he will live, and he will escape with his life. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Whoever is abiding in this city—dies, "" By sword, and by famine, and by pestilence, "" And whoever is going forth, "" And has fallen to the Chaldeans, "" Who are laying siege against you—lives, "" And his life has been for a spoil to him. <a href="/ylt/jeremiah/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Whoso is abiding in this city -- dieth, By sword, and by famine, and by pestilence, And whoso is going forth, And hath fallen unto the Chaldeans, Who are laying siege against you -- liveth, And his life hath been to him for a spoil. <a href="/slt/jeremiah/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> He dwelling in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by death: and he going forth and falling to the Chaldeans pressing upon you, shall live, and his soul was to him for booty.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/jeremiah/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> He that shall abide in this city, shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that shall go out and flee over to the Chaldeans, that besiege you, shall live, and his life shall be to him as a spoil. <a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Whoever lives in this city will die by the sword, and by famine, and by pestilence. But whoever will have departed and fled away to the Chaldeans, who besiege you, will live, and his life will be to him like a spoil. <a href="/nabre/jeremiah/21.htm">New American Bible</a> Whoever remains in this city shall die by the sword or famine or pestilence. But whoever leaves and surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you shall live and escape with his life. <a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Those who stay in this city shall die by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence; but those who go out and surrender to the Chaldeans who are besieging you shall live and shall have their lives as a prize of war.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> He who abides in this city shall die by the sword and by famine and by pestilence; but he who surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you, he shall live, and he shall save his life. <a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> He who dwells in this city shall die by the sword, or with starvation, or with plague, and he who goes out to the Chaldeans who surround you, lives and saves himself<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/jeremiah/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he that goeth out, and falleth away to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. <a href="/sep/jeremiah/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> He that remains in this city shall die by the sword, and by famine: but he that goes forth to advance to the Chaldeans that have besieged you, shall live, and his life shall be to him for a spoil, and he shall live. <a href="/parallel/jeremiah/21-9.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=6142" 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">Jerusalem will Fall to Babylon</a> …8Furthermore, you are to tell this people that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. 9<a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: hay·yō·šêḇ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">Whoever stays</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.">in this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: bā·‘îr (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">will die</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ba·ḥe·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/7458.htm" title="7458: ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Famine, hunger. From ra'eb; hunger.">and famine</a> <a href="/hebrew/1698.htm" title="1698: ū·ḇad·dā·ḇer (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Pestilence. From dabar; a pestilence.">and plague,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·hay·yō·w·ṣê (Conj-w, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">but whoever goes out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wə·nā·p̄al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">and surrenders</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3778.htm" title="3778: hak·kaś·dîm (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- A region of S. Bab. and its inhab. (occasionally with enclitic) Kasdiymah; towards the Kasdites.">the Chaldeans</a> <a href="/hebrew/6696.htm" title="6696: haṣ·ṣā·rîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To confine, bind, besiege. A primitive root; to cramp, i.e. Confine.">who besiege</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: yiḥ·yɛh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">will live;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yə·ṯāh- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">he will retain</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">his</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">life</a> <a href="/hebrew/7998.htm" title="7998: lə·šā·lāl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A prey, spoil, plunder, booty. From shalal; booty.">like a spoil of war.</a> 10For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.’…<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="/jeremiah/38-2.htm">Jeremiah 38:2</a> “This is what the LORD says: Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever surrenders to the Chaldeans will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war, and he will live. <a href="/jeremiah/38-17.htm">Jeremiah 38:17-18</a> Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive. / But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’” <a href="/jeremiah/27-12.htm">Jeremiah 27:12-13</a> And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live! / Why should you and your people die by sword and famine and plague, as the LORD has decreed against any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon? <a href="/2_kings/25-4.htm">2 Kings 25:4-7</a> 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, / but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and his whole army deserted him. / The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him. ... <a href="/2_kings/24-10.htm">2 Kings 24:10-12</a> At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched up to Jerusalem, and the city came under siege. / And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to the city while his servants were besieging it. / Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive. <a href="/ezekiel/33-11.htm">Ezekiel 33:11</a> Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’ <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31-32</a> Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live! <a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19-20</a> If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. / But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. <a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Deuteronomy 30:19</a> I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live, <a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17-20</a> So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, / who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. ... <a href="/matthew/16-25.htm">Matthew 16:25</a> For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. <a href="/luke/17-33.htm">Luke 17:33</a> Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it. <a href="/mark/8-35.htm">Mark 8:35</a> For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it. <a href="/john/12-25.htm">John 12:25</a> Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. <a href="/matthew/10-39.htm">Matthew 10:39</a> Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>He that stays in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goes out, and falls to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey.that abideth.<a href="/jeremiah/21-7.htm">Jeremiah 21:7</a> And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.<a href="/jeremiah/27-18.htm">Jeremiah 27:18</a> But if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon.<a href="/jeremiah/38-2.htm">Jeremiah 38:2,17-23</a> Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live… and his.<a href="/jeremiah/38-2.htm">Jeremiah 38:2</a> Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.<a href="/jeremiah/39-18.htm">Jeremiah 39:18</a> For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.<a href="/jeremiah/45-5.htm">Jeremiah 45:5</a> And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Abideth</a> <a 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href="/jeremiah/22-7.htm">War</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 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direct warning from God through the prophet Jeremiah to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. The city is under siege by the Babylonians, also known as the Chaldeans. The "sword" refers to the violence and warfare that will occur, "famine" indicates the severe food shortages due to the siege, and "plague" suggests disease outbreaks that often accompany such dire conditions. Historically, sieges were brutal, leading to starvation and disease as supplies ran out. This warning is consistent with the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where disobedience to God leads to such calamities.but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live This part of the verse presents a counterintuitive command: surrender to the enemy to preserve life. In the ancient Near Eastern context, surrendering to a besieging army was often seen as a last resort, yet here it is presented as an act of obedience to God's will. The Chaldeans, led by King Nebuchadnezzar, are instruments of God's judgment against Judah for their persistent idolatry and disobedience. This call to surrender is a test of faith, requiring trust in God's plan despite the apparent danger.he will retain his life like a spoil of war The phrase "like a spoil of war" suggests that life itself is a prize to be won. In ancient warfare, spoils were the goods and captives taken by the victors. Here, God promises that those who obey His command to surrender will have their lives spared, as if they were valuable spoils. This reflects the biblical theme of God valuing obedience over sacrifice (<a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a>) and highlights His mercy even in judgment. The preservation of life through surrender can also be seen as a type of salvation, prefiguring the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who calls believers to surrender their lives to Him for eternal life (<a href="/matthew/16-25.htm">Matthew 16:25</a>).<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. He is known for his perseverance in the face of opposition. 2. <a href="/topical/z/zedekiah.htm">Zedekiah</a> The last king of Judah, who reigned during the time of the Babylonian siege. He sought Jeremiah's counsel but often ignored his prophetic warnings. 3. <a href="/topical/c/chaldeans.htm">Chaldeans (Babylonians)</a> The empire led by King Nebuchadnezzar, who besieged Jerusalem as part of God's judgment against Judah for their disobedience. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, which was under siege by the Babylonians. It was a focal point of God's judgment due to the people's persistent idolatry and rebellion. 5. <a href="/topical/s/siege_of_jerusalem.htm">Siege of Jerusalem</a> A significant event where the Babylonians surrounded Jerusalem, leading to severe famine, destruction, and eventual exile of the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_word.htm">Obedience to God's Word</a> The importance of heeding God's warnings through His prophets. Disobedience leads to dire consequences, while obedience, even when difficult, brings life. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a> Trusting God's plan, even when it involves surrender or hardship, can lead to preservation and blessing. God's ways are higher than our ways. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_surrender.htm">Repentance and Surrender</a> True repentance may require surrendering our own plans and desires to align with God's will, as seen in the call to surrender to the Babylonians. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> Recognizing God's sovereignty in using nations and events to fulfill His purposes. His judgments are just and serve as a call to return to Him. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_the_midst_of_judgment.htm">Hope in the Midst of Judgment</a> Even in judgment, God provides a way of escape and hope for those who trust and obey Him.<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_to_reconcile_ezekiel_5_11-12's_punishment.htm">In Ezekiel 5:11–12, how can we reconcile the promised devastating punishment (famine, sword, and scattering) with accounts from other biblical or secular sources? </a> <a href="/q/could_jeremiah_freely_join_gedaliah_amid_chaos.htm">Jeremiah 40:5–6 – How historically plausible is it that Jeremiah traveled freely to live with Gedaliah despite the chaos of the Babylonian occupation? </a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_jacob's_distress_event.htm">Jeremiah 30:7 describes a period of unparalleled distress for Jacob (Israel); what historical or archaeological evidence supports such a catastrophic event? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_jer._38_2_align_with_god's_promises.htm">In Jeremiah 38:2, how could Jeremiah's prediction of the city's fall be harmonized with God's previous promises of protection for Jerusalem?</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>(9) And falleth to the Chaldeans.--The words must have seemed to the messengers to counsel treachery and desertion, and were remembered against the prophet in the taunt of <a href="/jeremiah/37-13.htm" title="And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You fall away to the Chaldeans.">Jeremiah 37:13</a>. They were, however, acted on by not a few (<a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm" title="Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.">Jeremiah 39:9</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/52-15.htm" title="Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.">Jeremiah 52:15</a>).His life shall be unto him for a prey.--The phrase is characteristic of Jeremiah, and forcibly illustrates the misery of the time. Life itself was not a secure possession, but as the spoil which a man seizes on the field of battle, and with which he hastens away, lest another should deprive him of it. It occurs again in <a href="/jeremiah/39-18.htm" title="For I will surely deliver you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but your life shall be for a prey to you: because you have put your trust in me, said the LORD.">Jeremiah 39:18</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/45-5.htm" title="And seek you great things for yourself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh, said the LORD: but your life will I give to you for a prey in all places where you go.">Jeremiah 45:5</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - He that abideth in this city, etc. No doubt Jeremiah often gave this counsel to his fellow-citizens (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/38-1.htm">Jeremiah 38:1, 17</a>), and it appears from <a href="/jeremiah/38-19.htm">Jeremiah 38:19</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/39-9.htm">Jeremiah 39:9</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/52-15.htm">Jeremiah 52:15</a>, that many of the Jews acted in accordance with it. Falleth; more distinctly, falleth away (as <a href="/jeremiah/37-14.htm">Jeremiah 37:14</a>, Authorized Version); i.e. goeth over to. <a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Whoever stays הַיֹּשֵׁב֙ (hay·yō·šêḇ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in this הַזֹּ֔את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, city בָּעִ֣יר (bā·‘îr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement will die יָמ֕וּת (yā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill by sword בַּחֶ֖רֶב (ba·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword and famine וּבָרָעָ֣ב (ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7458.htm">Strong's 7458: </a> Famine, hunger and plague, וּבַדָּ֑בֶר (ū·ḇad·dā·ḇer) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1698.htm">Strong's 1698: </a> A pestilence but whoever goes out וְהַיּוֹצֵא֩ (wə·hay·yō·w·ṣê) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim and surrenders וְנָפַ֨ל (wə·nā·p̄al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the Chaldeans הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים (hak·kaś·dîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhab who besiege הַצָּרִ֤ים (haṣ·ṣā·rîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6696.htm">Strong's 6696: </a> To confine, bind, besiege you עֲלֵיכֶם֙ (‘ă·lê·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against will live וְחָיָ֔ה (wə·ḥā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> To live, to revive and retain וְהָֽיְתָה־ (wə·hā·yə·ṯāh-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be his life נַפְשׁ֖וֹ (nap̄·šōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion like a spoil of war. לְשָׁלָֽל׃ (lə·šā·lāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7998.htm">Strong's 7998: </a> A prey, spoil, plunder, booty <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Jeremiah 21:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Jeremiah 21:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Jeremiah 21:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Jeremiah 21:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Jeremiah 21:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Jeremiah 21:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Jeremiah 21:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Jeremiah 21:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Jeremiah 21:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Jeremiah 21:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-9.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 21:9 He who remains in this city shall (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/21-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 21:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 21:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/21-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 21:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 21:10" /></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>