Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version After that, declares the LORD, I will give Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials and the people in this city who survive the plague, sword and famine, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. He will put them to the sword; he will show them no mercy or pity or compassion.’ New Living Translation And after all that, says the LORD, I will hand over King Zedekiah, his staff, and everyone else in the city who survives the disease, war, and famine. I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their other enemies. He will slaughter them and show them no mercy, pity, or compassion.’ English Standard Version Afterward, declares the LORD, I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants and the people in this city who survive the pestilence, sword, and famine into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of their enemies, into the hand of those who seek their lives. He shall strike them down with the edge of the sword. He shall not pity them or spare them or have compassion.’ Berean Standard Bible ‘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.’ King James Bible 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. New King James Version And afterward,” says the LORD, “I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence and the sword and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life; and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword. He shall not spare them, or have pity or mercy.” ’ New American Standard Bible Then afterward,” declares the LORD, “I will hand Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, and the people, that is, those who survive in this city from the plague, the sword, and the famine, over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, to their enemies, and to those who seek their lives; and he will strike and kill them with the edge of the sword. He will not spare them nor have pity nor compassion.”’ NASB 1995 “Then afterwards,” declares the LORD, “I will give over Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants and the people, even those who survive in this city from the pestilence, the sword and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their foes and into the hand of those who seek their lives; and he will strike them down with the edge of the sword. He will not spare them nor have pity nor compassion."’ NASB 1977 “Then afterwards,” declares the LORD, “I shall give over Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants and the people, even those who survive in this city from the pestilence, the sword, and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their foes, and into the hand of those who seek their lives; and he will strike them down with the edge of the sword. He will not spare them nor have pity nor compassion.”’ Legacy Standard Bible Then afterwards,” declares Yahweh, “I will give over Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants and the people, even those who remain in this city from the pestilence, the sword, and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their lives; and he will strike them down with the edge of the sword. He will not show pity on them nor spare nor have compassion.”’ Amplified Bible Then afterward,” says the LORD, “I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants and the people in this city who survive the virulent disease, the sword, and the famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemy, into the hand of those who seek their lives. And he will strike them with the edge of the sword; he will not spare them nor have mercy and compassion on them.”’ Christian Standard Bible Afterward—this is the LORD’s declaration—King Zedekiah of Judah, his officers, and the people—those in this city who survive the plague, the sword, and the famine—I will hand over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, to their enemies, yes, to those who intend to take their lives. He will put them to the sword; he won’t spare them or show pity or compassion.’ Holman Christian Standard Bible Afterward"—this is the LORD’s declaration—” ‘King Zedekiah of Judah, his officers, and the people—those in this city who survive the plague, the sword, and the famine—I will hand over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, to their enemies, yes, to those who want to take their lives. He will put them to the sword; he won’t spare them or show pity or compassion.’ American Standard Version And afterward, saith Jehovah, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, even 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And after that, says LORD JEHOVAH, I shall deliver Tsedeqiah King of Judea and his Servants and the people who were left in this city from the sword and from famine and from plague. I shall deliver into the hand of Nebukadnetsar, King of Babel, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their soul, and he shall strike them by the mouth of the sword, and he shall not show pity upon them, and he shall not hover, and he shall not show compassion upon them” Brenton Septuagint Translation And after this, thus saith the Lord; I will give Sedekias king of Juda, and his servants, and the people that is left in this city from the pestilence, and from the famine, and from the sword, into the hands of their enemies, that seek their lives: and they shall cut them in pieces with the edge of the sword: I will not spare them, and I will not have compassion upon them. Douay-Rheims Bible And after this, saith the Lord, I will give Sedecias the king of Juda, and his servants, and his people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, and the sword , and the famine, into the hand of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword, and he shall not be moved to pity, nor spare them, nor shew mercy on them. English Revised Version And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, even 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Afterwards, declares the LORD, I will hand over Judah's King Zedekiah, his officials, the people, and everyone else in this city who survives the plague, war, and famine. They will be handed over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. Nebuchadnezzar will kill them with swords. He won't spare them, show them compassion, or care for them.' Good News Translation But as for you, your officials, and the people who survive the war, the famine, and the disease--I will let all of you be captured by King Nebuchadnezzar and by your enemies, who want to kill you. Nebuchadnezzar will put you to death. He will not spare any of you or show mercy or pity to any of you. I, the LORD, have spoken." International Standard Version Afterwards," declares the LORD, "I'll give King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and the people—those who are left in this city from the plague, the sword, and the famine—into the control of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, right into the hand of their enemies and the hand of those who want to kill them. He'll execute them with swords and won't pity them. He won't spare them, nor will he have compassion on them."' JPS Tanakh 1917 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 compassion. Literal Standard Version And after this,” | A declaration of YHWH, | “I give Zedekiah king of Judah, | And his servants, and the people, | And those left in this city, | From the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, | Into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, | And into the hand of their enemies, | And into the hand of those seeking their life, | And he has struck them by the mouth of the sword, | He has no pity on them, | Nor does he spare, nor does he have mercy.” Majority Standard Bible ‘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.’ New American Bible After that—oracle of the LORD—I will hand over Zedekiah, king of Judah, and his ministers and the people in this city who survive pestilence, sword, and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, to their enemies and those who seek their lives. He shall strike them down with the edge of the sword, without quarter, without mercy or compassion. NET Bible Then I, the LORD, promise that I will hand over King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and any of the people who survive the war, starvation, and disease. I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. He will slaughter them with the sword. He will not show them any mercy, compassion, or pity.' New Revised Standard Version Afterward, says the LORD, I will give King Zedekiah of Judah, and his servants, and the people in this city—those who survive the pestilence, sword, and famine—into the hands of King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, into the hands of their enemies, into the hands of those who seek their lives. He shall strike them down with the edge of the sword; he shall not pity them, or spare them, or have compassion. New Heart English Bible Afterward," says the LORD, "I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, even such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life: and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy."' Webster's Bible Translation 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 Nebuchadnezzar 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. World English Bible Afterward,” says Yahweh, “I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, and the people, even those who are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life. He will strike them with the edge of the sword. He will not spare them, have pity, or have mercy.”’ Young's Literal Translation And after this -- an affirmation of Jehovah, I give Zedekiah king of Judah, And his servants, and the people, And those 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 seeking their life, And he hath smitten them by the mouth of the sword, He hath no pity on them, Nor doth he spare, nor hath he mercy. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jerusalem will Fall to Babylon…6I will strike down the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a terrible plague.’ 7‘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.’ 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.… Cross References 2 Kings 25:5 but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho, and all his army was separated from him. 2 Kings 25:18 The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers. 2 Chronicles 36:17 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, Jeremiah 13:14 I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.'" Jeremiah 15:5 Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem? Who will mourn for you? Who will turn aside to ask about your welfare? Jeremiah 15:9 The mother of seven will grow faint; she will breathe her last breath. Her sun will set while it is still day; she will be disgraced and humiliated. And the rest I will put to the sword in the presence of their enemies," declares the LORD. Jeremiah 22:25 In fact, I will hand you over to those you dread, who want to take your life--to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to the Chaldeans. Treasury of Scripture And afterward, said 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. I will. Jeremiah 24:8-10 And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt: … Jeremiah 34:19-22 The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf; … Jeremiah 37:17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon. he shall. Jeremiah 13:14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them. Deuteronomy 28:50 A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young: 2 Chronicles 36:17 Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand. Jump to Previous Afterward Babylon City Deliver Edge Enemies Famine Hand Judah Life Nebuchadnezzar Pestilence Seek Servants Smite Spare Strike Sword ZedekiahJump to Next Afterward Babylon City Deliver Edge Enemies Famine Hand Judah Life Nebuchadnezzar Pestilence Seek Servants Smite Spare Strike Sword ZedekiahJeremiah 21 1. Zedikiah sends to Jeremiah to enquire the event of Nebuchadnezzar's war.3. Jeremiah foretells a hard siege and miserable captivity. 8. He counsels the people to fall to the Chaldeans; 11. and upbraids the King's house. (7) He shall smite them with the edge of the sword.--The words were bold words for the prophet to utter while the king was still on the throne, and urged on by his princes to defy the power of the Chaldaean king. In Jeremiah 52:10; Jeremiah 52:24-27 we find their literal fulfilment.Verse 7. - And such as are; rather, left which are left. (There has been an obvious error in the repetition of "and.") Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew After that,וְאַחֲרֵי־ (wə·’a·ḥă·rê-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 310: The hind or following part declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֡ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel I will hand over אֶתֵּ֣ן (’et·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set King מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king Zedekiah צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ (ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6667: Zedekiah -- 'Yah is righteousness', six Israelites of Judah, יְהוּדָ֣ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites his officers, עֲבָדָ֣יו ׀ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant and the people הָעָ֡ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock in this הַזֹּ֜את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, city בָּעִ֨יר (bā·‘îr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement who survive הַנִּשְׁאָרִים֩ (han·niš·’ā·rîm) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant the plague הַדֶּ֣בֶר ׀ (had·de·ḇer) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1698: A pestilence and sword הַחֶ֣רֶב (ha·ḥe·reḇ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword and famine, הָרָעָ֗ב (hā·rā·‘āḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger to בְּיַד֙ (bə·yaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand King מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king Nebuchadnezzar נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר (nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣar) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5019: Nebuchadnezzar -- 'Nebo, protect the boundary', a Babylonian king of Babylon בָּבֶ֔ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city and to וּבְיַד֙ (ū·ḇə·yaḏ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand their enemies אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם (’ō·yə·ḇê·hem) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary who seek מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י (mə·ḇaq·šê) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after their lives. נַפְשָׁ֑ם (nap̄·šām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion He will put וְהִכָּ֣ם (wə·hik·kām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5221: To strike them to the sword; חֶ֔רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword he will not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no spare יָח֣וּס (yā·ḥūs) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2347: To pity, look upon with compassion them עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם (‘ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against [or] וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no show pity יַחְמֹ֖ל (yaḥ·mōl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2550: To commiserate, to spare [or] וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no compassion.� יְרַחֵֽם׃ (yə·ra·ḥêm) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7355: To fondle, to love, to compassionate Links Jeremiah 21:7 NIVJeremiah 21:7 NLT Jeremiah 21:7 ESV Jeremiah 21:7 NASB Jeremiah 21:7 KJV Jeremiah 21:7 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 21:7 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 21:7 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 21:7 French Bible Jeremiah 21:7 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 21:7 Afterward says Yahweh I will deliver Zedekiah (Jer.) |