Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 21:10
10For I have set my face against this city to bring disaster and not good — this is the Lord’s declaration. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, who will burn it.’
Jeremiah 21:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
- New International Version (NIV)I have determined to do this city harm and not good, declares the Lord. It will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)For I have set my face against this city for harm and not for good, declares the Lord: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I have set My face against this city for adversity and not for good,” says the Lord. “It shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.” ’
Context of Jeremiah 21:10
8“But tell this people, ‘This is what the Lord says: Look, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death. 9Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine, and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live and will retain his life like the spoils of war. For I have set my face against this city to bring disaster and not good — this is the Lord’s declaration. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, who will burn it.’ 11“And to the house of the king of Judah say this: ‘Hear the word of the Lord! 12House of David, this is what the Lord says: Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from his oppressor, or my anger will flare up like fire and burn unquenchably because of your evil deeds.
Read all of Jeremiah 21Jeremiah 21:10 word by word
כִּ֣י שַׂ֣מְתִּי פָ֠נַי בָּעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֧את לְרָעָ֛ה וְלֹ֥א לְטוֹבָ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה בְּיַד־מֶ֤לֶךְ בָּבֶל֙ תִּנָּתֵ֔ן וּשְׂרָפָ֖הּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For I have setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
- my faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- against this cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- for evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451
- and not for goodטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- it shall be givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- into the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
- and he shall burnשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
- it with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
Cross-references for Jeremiah 21:10
- Jeremiah 44:11“Therefore, this is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: I am about to set my face against you to bring disaster, to cut off all Judah.
- Leviticus 17:10“Anyone from the house of Israel or from the aliens who reside among them who eats any blood, I will turn against that person who eats blood and cut him off from his people.
- Leviticus 20:3I will turn against that man and cut him off from his people, because he gave his offspring to Molech, defiling my sanctuary and profaning my holy name.
- Leviticus 26:17I will turn against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even though no one is pursuing you.
- Psalms 34:16The face of the Lord is set against those who do what is evil, to remove all memory of them from the earth.
- Ezekiel 15:7I will turn against them. They may have escaped from the fire, but it will still consume them. And you will know that I am the Lord when I turn against them.
- Amos 9:4And if they are driven by their enemies into captivity, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will keep my eye on them for harm and not for good.
- Jeremiah 17:27But if you do not listen to me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, I will set fire to its gates, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem and not be extinguished.’”
- Jeremiah 26:6I will make this temple like Shiloh. I will make this city an example for cursing for all the nations of the earth.’”
- Jeremiah 32:28Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am about to hand this city over to the Chaldeans, to Babylon’s king Nebuchadnezzar, and he will capture it.
- Jeremiah 34:2“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Go, speak to King Zedekiah of Judah, and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am about to hand this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it.
- Jeremiah 37:8The Chaldeans will then return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it.
- Jeremiah 38:3This is what the Lord says: ‘This city will most certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon’s army, and he will capture it.’”
- Jeremiah 39:8The Chaldeans next burned down the king’s palace and the people’s houses and tore down the walls of Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 52:13He burned the Lord’s temple, the king’s palace, all the houses of Jerusalem; he burned down all the great houses.
- 2 Chronicles 36:19Then the Chaldeans burned God’s temple. They tore down Jerusalem’s wall, burned all its palaces, and destroyed all its valuable articles.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 21:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10He shall burn it with fire - What a heavy message to all; and especially to them who had any fear of God, or reverence for the temple and its sacred services!Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10The Lord decided to destroy Jerusalem, but people could choose life, likely as slaves in Babylon, or death by Babylonian swords (see Deuteronomy 20:10–13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. set ... face against--determined to punish (See on Le 17:10).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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