Jeremiah 21

The Lord Rejects King Zedekiah

1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malkijah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Ma'aseiah, to speak to Jeremiah. They said,[#21:1 The stop mark ' shows that the double vowel is to be pronounced as two syllables.]

2“Inquire of the Lord for us, because Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the Lord will perform some of his wonders on our behalf as he did in the past, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”

3But Jeremiah answered them:

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