## Jeremiah Chapter 21

###### Jeremiah 21:1
[Jeremiah 21:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/21:1)

הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהֹוָ֑ה בִּשְׁלֹ֨חַ אֵלָ֜יו הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּ אֶת־פַּשְׁחוּר֙ בֶּן־מַלְכִּיָּ֔ה וְאֶת־צְפַנְיָ֧ה בֶן־מַעֲשֵׂיָ֛ה הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
The word which came to Yirmeyahu from the Lord, when king Żidqiyyahu sent to him Pashĥur the son of Malkiyya and Żefanya the son of Ma῾aseya the priest, saying,


###### Jeremiah 21:2
[Jeremiah 21:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/21:2)

דְּרׇשׁ־נָ֤א בַעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֔ה כִּ֛י נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל נִלְחָ֣ם עָלֵ֑ינוּ אוּלַי֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה יְהֹוָ֤ה אוֹתָ֙נוּ֙ כְּכׇל־נִפְלְאֹתָ֔יו וְיַעֲלֶ֖ה מֵעָלֵֽינוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Inquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us; for Nevukhadreżżar, king of Bavel is making war against us; perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, so that he may go up from us.


###### Jeremiah 21:3
[Jeremiah 21:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/21:3)

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְרֻ֖ן אֶל־צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Then said Yirmeyahu to them, Thus shall you say to Żidqiyyahu;


###### Jeremiah 21:4
[Jeremiah 21:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/21:4)

כֹּה־אָמַ֨ר יְהֹוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הִנְנִ֣י מֵסֵב֮ אֶת־כְּלֵ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָה֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיֶדְכֶם֒ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתֶּ֜ם נִלְחָמִ֣ים בָּ֗ם אֶת־מֶ֤לֶךְ בָּבֶל֙ וְאֶת־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים הַצָּרִ֣ים עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם מִח֖וּץ לַחוֹמָ֑ה וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י אוֹתָ֔ם אֶל־תּ֖וֹךְ הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּֽאת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Thus says the Lord God of Yisra᾽el; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Bavel, and against the Kasdim, who besiege you outside the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.


###### Jeremiah 21:5
[Jeremiah 21:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/21:5)

וְנִלְחַמְתִּ֤י אֲנִי֙ אִתְּכֶ֔ם בְּיָ֥ד נְטוּיָ֖ה וּבִזְר֣וֹעַ חֲזָקָ֑ה וּבְאַ֥ף וּבְחֵמָ֖ה וּבְקֶ֥צֶף גָּדֽוֹל׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.


###### Jeremiah 21:6
[Jeremiah 21:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/21:6)

וְהִכֵּיתִ֗י אֶת־יֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙ הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְאֶת־הָאָדָ֖ם וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה בְּדֶ֥בֶר גָּד֖וֹל יָמֻֽתוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.


###### Jeremiah 21:7
[Jeremiah 21:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/21:7)

וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֣ן נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֡ה אֶתֵּ֣ן אֶת־צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֣ה וְאֶת־עֲבָדָ֣יו׀וְאֶת־הָעָ֡ם וְאֶת־הַנִּשְׁאָרִים֩ בָּעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֜את מִן־הַדֶּ֣בֶר**׀** מִן־הַחֶ֣רֶב וּמִן־הָרָעָ֗ב בְּיַד֙ נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֔ל וּבְיַד֙ אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְיַ֖ד מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשָׁ֑ם וְהִכָּ֣ם לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶב לֹא־יָח֣וּס עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א יַחְמֹ֖ל וְלֹ֥א יְרַחֵֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And afterwards, says the Lord, I will deliver Żidqiyyahu king of Yehuda, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left over in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nevukhadreżżar king of Bavel, 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.


###### Jeremiah 21:8
[Jeremiah 21:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/21:8)

וְאֶל־הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ תֹּאמַ֔ר כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֑ה הִנְנִ֤י נֹתֵן֙ לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם אֶת־דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַחַיִּ֖ים וְאֶת־דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַמָּֽוֶת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And to this people thou shalt say, Thus says the Lord; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.


###### Jeremiah 21:9
[Jeremiah 21:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/21:9)

הַיֹּשֵׁב֙ בָּעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את יָמ֕וּת בַּחֶ֖רֶב וּבָרָעָ֣ב וּבַדָּ֑בֶר וְהַיּוֹצֵא֩ וְנָפַ֨ל עַל־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים הַצָּרִ֤ים עֲלֵיכֶם֙ (יחיה) [וְחָיָ֔ה] וְהָיְתָה־לּ֥וֹ נַפְשׁ֖וֹ לְשָׁלָֽל׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
He that abides in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goes out, and falls away to the Kasdim that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be to him for booty.


###### Jeremiah 21:10
[Jeremiah 21:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/21:10)

כִּ֣י שַׂ֣מְתִּי פָ֠נַי בָּעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֧את לְרָעָ֛ה וְלֹ֥א לְטוֹבָ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֑ה בְּיַד־מֶ֤לֶךְ בָּבֶל֙ תִּנָּתֵ֔ן וּשְׂרָפָ֖הּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, says the Lord: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Bavel, and he shall burn it with fire.


###### Jeremiah 21:11
[Jeremiah 21:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/21:11)

וּלְבֵית֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־יְהֹוָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And to the house of the king of Yehuda, say, Hear the word of the Lord;


###### Jeremiah 21:12
[Jeremiah 21:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/21:12)

בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֗ד כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה דִּ֤ינוּ לַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ מִשְׁפָּ֔ט וְהַצִּ֥ילוּ גָז֖וּל מִיַּ֣ד עוֹשֵׁ֑ק פֶּן־תֵּצֵ֨א כָאֵ֜שׁ חֲמָתִ֗י וּבָֽעֲרָה֙ וְאֵ֣ין מְכַבֶּ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י רֹ֥עַ (מעלליהם) [מַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם]׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
O house of David, thus says the Lord; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.


###### Jeremiah 21:13
[Jeremiah 21:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/21:13)

הִנְנִ֨י אֵלַ֜יִךְ יֹשֶׁ֧בֶת הָעֵ֛מֶק צ֥וּר הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֑ה הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ מִֽי־יֵחַ֣ת עָלֵ֔ינוּ וּמִ֥י יָב֖וֹא בִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, O rock of the plain, says the Lord; who say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?


###### Jeremiah 21:14
[Jeremiah 21:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Jeremiah/r/21:14)

וּפָקַדְתִּ֧י עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם כִּפְרִ֥י מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֑ה וְהִצַּ֤תִּי אֵשׁ֙ בְּיַעְרָ֔הּ וְאָכְלָ֖ה כׇּל־סְבִיבֶֽיהָ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, says the Lord: and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it shall devour all that is round about her.