Jeremiah 21:3-7 ▼

3 But Jeremiah answered, “This is what you are to say to Zedekiah:

4 ‘This is what the LORD , the God of Israel, says: I will repel the weapons of war in your hands,  those you are using to fight the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans  who are besieging you outside the wall, and I will bring them into the center of this city. 

5 I will fight against you  with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm,  with anger, rage, and great wrath.

6 I will strike the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a great plague.

7 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.’