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It will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For I have decided to bring disaster and not good upon this city, says the LORD. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, and he will reduce it to ashes.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For I have set my face against this city for harm and not for good, declares the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For 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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For I have set My face against this city for adversity and not for good,” says the LORD. “It shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.” ’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I have set My face against this city for harm and not for good,” declares the LORD. “It will be handed over to the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire.”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For I have set My face against this city for harm and not for good,&#8221 declares the LORD. &#8220It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire."&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For I have set My face against this city for harm and not for good,” declares the LORD. “It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For I have set My face against this city for evil and not for good,” declares Yahweh. “It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For I have set My face against this city to do harm and not good,” says the LORD. “It shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire.”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I have set my face against this city to bring disaster and not good —this is the LORD’s declaration. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, who will burn it.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I have turned against this city to bring disaster and not good"—this is the LORD&#8217s declaration. &#8220 &#8216It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, who will burn it down.&#8217 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For I have set my face upon this city for evil, and not for good, saith Jehovah: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I have decided not to rescue Jerusalem. Instead, I am going to let the king of Babylonia burn it to the ground. I, the LORD, have spoken. * <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For I have set my face upon this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I've decided to harm this city, not to do good to it, declares the LORD. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I have made up my mind not to spare this city, but to destroy it. It will be given over to the king of Babylonia, and he will burn it to the ground. I, the LORD, have spoken." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, I'm firmly decided—I'm sending calamity to this city, not good," declares the LORD. "It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will set it on fire."'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For 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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For I, the LORD, say that I am determined not to deliver this city but to bring disaster on it. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon and he will destroy it with fire.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For I have set my face on this city for evil, and not for good,' says the LORD: 'it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For I have set my face on this city for evil, and not for good,” says Yahweh. “It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.”’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For I have set My face against this city for calamity, "" And not for good,” "" A declaration of YHWH. “It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon, "" And he has burned it with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For I have set My face against this city for evil, And not for good -- an affirmation of Jehovah. Into the hand of the king of Babylon it is given, And he hath burned it with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For I set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, says Jehovah: into the hand of the king of Babel shall it be given, and it was burnt with fire.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, says the Lord. It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I have set my face against this city, for evil and not for good—oracle of the LORD. It shall be given into the power of the king of Babylon who shall set it on fire. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For I have set my face against this city for evil and not for good, says the LORD: it shall be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For I have set my face against this city for evil and not for good, says the LORD; it shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because I have set my face against this city for evil and not for good, says LORD JEHOVAH, and into the hand of the King of Babel you shall be given, and he shall burn it in fire, and the house of the King of Judea<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For I have set My face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD; it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good: it shall be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall consume it with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=6158" 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">9</span>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. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śam·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">I have set</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p̄ā·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">My face</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.">against 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/7451.htm" title="7451: lə·rā·‘āh (Prep-l:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">to bring disaster</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good,</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/5414.htm" title="5414: tin·nā·ṯên (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">It will be delivered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">of the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">of Babylon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8313.htm" title="8313: ū·śə·rā·p̄āh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To burn. A primitive root; to be on fire.">who will destroy it</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: bā·’êš (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">with fire.’</a> </span><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="/2_kings/25-9.htm">2 Kings 25:9</a></span><br />He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-19.htm">2 Chronicles 36:19</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-3.htm">Lamentations 2:3-5</a></span><br />In fierce anger He has cut off every horn of Israel and withdrawn His right hand at the approach of the enemy. He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything around it. / He has bent His bow like an enemy; His right hand is positioned. Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye; He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion. / The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Ezekiel 21:3-5</a></span><br />and tell her that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am against you, and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked. / Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north. / Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Isaiah 5:25</a></span><br />Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-28.htm">Jeremiah 32:28-29</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hands of the Chaldeans and of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will capture it. / And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-2.htm">Jeremiah 34:2</a></span><br />The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/37-8.htm">Jeremiah 37:8-10</a></span><br />Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it down. / This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, ‘The Chaldeans will go away for good,’ for they will not! / Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans that is fighting against you, and only wounded men remained in their tents, they would still get up and burn this city down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-3.htm">Jeremiah 38:3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: This city will surely be delivered into the hands of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Jeremiah 39:1-8</a></span><br />In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city. / And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached. / Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-12.htm">Jeremiah 52:12-14</a></span><br />On the tenth day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon, Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. / He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building. / And the whole army of the Chaldeans under the captain of the guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Deuteronomy 28:49-52</a></span><br />The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand, / a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young. / They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have caused you to perish. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Leviticus 26:31-33</a></span><br />I will reduce your cities to rubble and lay waste your sanctuaries, and I will refuse to smell the pleasing aroma of your sacrifices. / And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled. / But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-1.htm">Matthew 24:1-2</a></span><br />As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings. / “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />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. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, said the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.</p><p class="hdg">I have.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/44-11.htm">Jeremiah 44:11,27</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/17-10.htm">Leviticus 17:10</a></b></br> And whatsoever man <i>there be</i> of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-3.htm">Leviticus 20:3-5</a></b></br> And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name… </p><p class="hdg">it shall.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/17-27.htm">Jeremiah 17:27</a></b></br> But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/26-6.htm">Jeremiah 26:6</a></b></br> Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-28.htm">Jeremiah 32:28-31</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/19-12.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-7.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-5.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-13.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-9.htm">City</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-12.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-5.htm">Determined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-13.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-17.htm">Face</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-9.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Good</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-4.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-8.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-25.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-12.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-5.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-6.htm">City</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-13.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-17.htm">Determined</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-25.htm">Face</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-12.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-28.htm">Good</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-12.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-25.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-6.htm">Harm</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-20.htm">Turned</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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In the context of the Old Testament, when God "sets His face" against something, it indicates His unwavering intention to act in judgment. This expression underscores the seriousness of God's resolve. Historically, this reflects the divine judgment that was to come upon Jerusalem due to its persistent disobedience and idolatry. The imagery of God setting His face against the city conveys a sense of divine focus and determination, emphasizing that the impending judgment is both deliberate and unavoidable.<p><b>against this city</b><br />The "city" referred to here is Jerusalem, the heart of Judah and the center of Jewish worship and identity. Jerusalem held a special place in the hearts of the Israelites as the location of the Temple, the dwelling place of God's presence. However, despite its sacred status, the city's inhabitants had turned away from God, leading to this pronouncement of judgment. The historical context reveals a city that had repeatedly ignored prophetic warnings, choosing instead to follow false gods and corrupt practices. This phrase highlights the gravity of the situation, as even the holy city is not exempt from God's righteous judgment.<p><b>to bring disaster and not good</b><br />The contrast between "disaster" and "good" is stark and intentional. The Hebrew word for "disaster" (רָעָה, ra'ah) often denotes calamity or evil, while "good" (טוֹב, tov) signifies prosperity and blessing. This juxtaposition serves to emphasize the severity of the consequences that Jerusalem will face due to its rebellion. In a broader theological context, this reflects the principle that God's blessings are contingent upon obedience, and His judgments are a response to persistent sin. The phrase serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of turning away from God's commands.<p><b>declares the LORD</b><br />This phrase is a common prophetic formula that underscores the authority and certainty of the message. When the prophets use "declares the LORD," it signifies that the words spoken are not their own but are directly from God. This divine declaration assures the audience that the prophecy is not merely a human prediction but a guaranteed outcome ordained by God. It reinforces the idea that the impending judgment is not arbitrary but is a fulfillment of God's righteous standards.<p><b>It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon</b><br />The "king of Babylon" refers to Nebuchadnezzar, who was the instrument of God's judgment against Jerusalem. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled when Nebuchadnezzar besieged and captured Jerusalem, leading to the Babylonian exile. The phrase "given into the hand" indicates a transfer of power and control, signifying that God is sovereign over nations and uses them to accomplish His purposes. This highlights the theme of divine sovereignty, where even powerful empires like Babylon are under God's ultimate authority.<p><b>and he will destroy it with fire</b><br />The destruction "with fire" is a vivid depiction of total devastation. Fire in the ancient world was often used as a means of complete destruction, leaving nothing behind. This prophecy was literally fulfilled when the Babylonians burned Jerusalem, including the Temple, to the ground. The use of fire symbolizes not only physical destruction but also the purifying judgment of God. In a spiritual sense, it serves as a warning of the consequences of sin and the need for repentance and renewal. This phrase encapsulates the finality and thoroughness of God's judgment upon a city that had forsaken Him.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">He shall burn it with fire.</span>--Another detail of prediction fulfilled literally in <a href="/jeremiah/52-13.htm" title="And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:">Jeremiah 52:13</a>. Such a destruction was, of course, common enough as an incident of the capture of besieged cities, but it was not universal. Often, indeed, the conquerors sought to preserve the city and to occupy its palaces. The actual answer to Zedekiah's messengers possibly ended with this verse.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/21-10.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have set</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׂ֣מְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(śam·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My face</span><br /><span class="heb">פָ֠נַי</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·nay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֧את</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">בָּעִ֨יר</span> <span class="translit">(bā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, 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">to bring disaster</span><br /><span class="heb">לְרָעָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·rā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">good,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְטוֹבָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">declares</span><br /><span class="heb">נְאֻם־</span> <span class="translit">(nə·’um-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> </span><span class="str2">An oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">It will be handed over to</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיַד־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yaḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֤לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Babylon,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּבֶל֙</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who will destroy it</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׂרָפָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·śə·rā·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8313.htm">Strong's 8313: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, on fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with fire.’</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאֵֽשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/21-10.htm">Jeremiah 21:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/21-10.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 21:10 For I have set my face (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/21-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 21:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 21:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/21-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 21:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 21:11" /></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>