Jeremiah 21:3-7

Common English Bible

³ Jeremiah answered them: This is what you should tell Zedekiah: ⁴ The Lord, the God of Israel, says: I’m going to turn your own weapons against you, yes, the weapons you are using to fight the king of Babylon and the Babylonians^[a] who have surrounded you! I will round them up in the center of the city. ⁵ Then I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and strong arm in fierce anger and rage. ⁶ I will strike down those within this city—both people and animals—and they will die of a terrible plague. ⁷ Afterward, declares the Lord, I will deliver Judah’s King Zedekiah, his servants, and those in this city who have survived plague, war, and famine to Babylon’s King Nebuchadnezzar^[b] and to their enemies who seek to do them harm. He will put them to the sword without pity, mercy, or compassion.