“Please (A)inquire of the Lord in our behalf, because (B)Nebuchadnezzar king of (C)Babylon is making war against us; perhaps the Lord will deal with us (D)in accordance with all His [a]wonderful acts, so that the enemy will withdraw from us.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 21:2 Or miracles

“Inquire(A) now of the Lord for us because Nebuchadnezzar[a](B) king of Babylon(C) is attacking us. Perhaps the Lord will perform wonders(D) for us as in times past so that he will withdraw from us.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 21:2 Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar, of which Nebuchadnezzar is a variant; here and often in Jeremiah and Ezekiel

A Prophecy against Zedekiah

34 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when (A)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army, with (B)all the kingdoms of the earth that were under his [a]control and all the peoples, were fighting against Jerusalem and all its cities, saying, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘(C)Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Behold, (D)I am handing this city over to the king of Babylon, and (E)he will burn it with fire.

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  1. Jeremiah 34:1 Lit dominion

Warning to Zedekiah

34 While Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army and all the kingdoms and peoples(A) in the empire he ruled were fighting against Jerusalem(B) and all its surrounding towns, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Go to Zedekiah(C) king of Judah and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am about to give this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.(D)

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“Son of man, write the name of the day, this very day. The king of Babylon [a]has (A)laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.

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  1. Ezekiel 24:2 Lit leaned on

“Son of man, record(A) this date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.(B)

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