The wordwhichcameuntoJeremiahfrom the LORD, whenkingZedekiahsentunto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
Inquire, I praythee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzarking of Babylonmaketh war against us; if so be that the LORDwilldealwith us according to all his wondrousworks, that he may go up from us.
Thussaith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I willturnback the weapons of war that are in yourhands, wherewith ye fightagainst the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, whichbesiege you without the walls, and I willassembletheminto the midst of thiscity.
And afterward, saith the LORD, I willdeliverZedekiahking of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in thiscityfrom the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzarking of Babylon, and into the hand of theirenemies, and into the hand of thosethatseektheirlife: and he shallsmitethemwith the edge of the sword; he shall not sparethem, neitherhavepity, nor havemercy.
He thatabideth in thiscityshall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he thatgoeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeansthatbesiege you, he shalllive, and his lifeshall be unto him for a prey.
For I have set my faceagainstthiscity for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be giveninto the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shallburn it withfire.
O house of David, thussaith the LORD; Executejudgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out likefire, and burnthatnone can quench it, because of the evil of yourdoings.
Behold, I am againstthee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shallcomedownagainst us? or who shallenterinto our habitations?
But I willpunish you according to the fruit of yourdoings, saith the LORD: and I willkindle a fire in the forestthereof, and it shalldevour all thingsroundabout it.