Jeremiah 21:7-14 ▼

7 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.|'

8 |You are to say to this people, 'This is what the LORD says: |I'm about to set before you the way of life and the way of death.

9 Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, by famine, and by the plague. But whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live. He will save his life as a spoil of war.

10 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.|'

11 |To the house of the king of Judah say, 'Hear this message from the LORD.

12 This is what the LORD says, house of David: |Judge appropriately every morning, and deliver those who have been robbed from the oppressor, so my anger does not break out like fire and burn with no one to put it out because of your evil deeds.

13 |Look, I'm against you, city dwelling in the valley, rock of the plain,| declares the LORD, |those of you who say, 'Who can come down against us and who can enter our habitations?'

14 But I'll punish you according to what you have done,| declares the LORD. |I'll start a fire in her forest, and it will consume everything around her.|'|