God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 21:7
7Afterwards, declares the Lord, I will hand over Judah’s King Zedekiah, his officials, the people, and everyone else in this city who survives the plague, war, and famine. They will be handed over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. Nebuchadnezzar will kill them with swords. He won’t spare them, show them compassion, or care for them.’
Jeremiah 21:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And afterward, saith the Lord, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.
- New International Version (NIV)After that, declares the Lord, I will give Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials and the people in this city who survive the plague, sword and famine, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. He will put them to the sword; he will show them no mercy or pity or compassion.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)Afterward, declares the Lord, I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants and the people in this city who survive the pestilence, sword, and famine into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of their enemies, into the hand of those who seek their lives. He shall strike them down with the edge of the sword. He shall not pity them or spare them or have compassion.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)And afterward,” says the Lord, “I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence and the sword and the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life; and he shall strike them with the edge of the sword. He shall not spare them, or have pity or mercy.” ’
Context of Jeremiah 21:7
5I will fight you in anger, fury, and rage with my powerful hand and my mighty arm. 6I will defeat those who live in this city, both people and animals. They will die from a terrible plague. Afterwards, declares the Lord, I will hand over Judah’s King Zedekiah, his officials, the people, and everyone else in this city who survives the plague, war, and famine. They will be handed over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. Nebuchadnezzar will kill them with swords. He won’t spare them, show them compassion, or care for them.’ 8“Say to these people, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am going to give you the choice of life or death. 9Those who live in this city will die in the war, famine, or plague. Those of you who go out and surrender to the Babylonians will live. You will escape with your lives.
Read all of Jeremiah 21Jeremiah 21:7 word by word
וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֣ן נְאֻם־יְהוָ֡ה אֶתֵּ֣ן אֶת־צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֣ה וְאֶת־עֲבָדָ֣יו׀ וְאֶת־הָעָ֡ם וְאֶת־הַנִּשְׁאָרִים֩ בָּעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֜את מִן־הַדֶּ֣בֶר׀ מִן־הַחֶ֣רֶב וּמִן־הָרָעָ֗ב בְּיַד֙ נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֔ל וּבְיַד֙ אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְיַ֖ד מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשָׁ֑ם וְהִכָּ֣ם לְפִי־חֶ֔רֶב לֹֽא־יָח֣וּס עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א יַחְמֹ֖ל וְלֹ֥א יְרַחֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And afterwardאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- I will deliverנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֫הוּtsidqîyâh tsidqîyâhû · ZedekiahH6667
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- and his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and such as are leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
- in this cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- from the pestilenceדֶּ֫בֶרdeber · pestilenceH1698
- from the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- and from the famineרָעָבrâ‛âb · famineH7458
- into the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- of Nebuchadrezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרנבוּכדרא צּור נבוּכדראצּר · NebuchadnezzarH5019
- of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
- of their enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- of those that seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
- their lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
- and he shall smiteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- them with the edgeפֶּהpeh · lip: edgeH6310
- he shall not spareחוּסchûs · to pityH2347
- them, neither have pityחָמַלchâmal · to spareH2550
- nor have mercyרָחַםrâcham · to have compassionH7355
Cross-references for Jeremiah 21:7
- Jeremiah 24:8“But this is what the Lord says about the bad figs that are so bad that they can’t be eaten. The Lord says, ‘Like these bad figs, I will abandon King Zedekiah of Judah, his princes, the remaining few in Jerusalem who stayed behind in this land, and those who are living in Egypt.
- Jeremiah 34:19I will hand over the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the palace officials, the priests, and all the common people who passed between the pieces of the calf.
- Jeremiah 37:17Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah, and the king asked him privately in the palace, “Is there any message from the Lord?” Jeremiah answered, “Yes! There is a message from the Lord. You will be handed over to the king of Babylon.”
- Jeremiah 38:21But if you refuse to surrender, this is what the Lord has shown me.
- Jeremiah 39:4When King Zedekiah of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden through the gate between the two walls, and they took the road to the plain ⌞of Jericho⌟.
- Jeremiah 52:8The Babylonian army pursued King Zedekiah and caught up with him in the plain of Jericho. His entire army had deserted him.
- 2 Kings 25:5The Babylonian army pursued King Zedekiah and caught up with him in the plain of Jericho. His entire army had deserted him.
- 2 Chronicles 36:17So he had the Babylonian king attack them and execute their best young men in their holy temple. He didn’t spare the best men or the unmarried women, the old people or the sick people. God handed all of them over to him.
- Ezekiel 12:12The prince who is among you will put his bags on his shoulders in the dark and leave. People will dig holes in the wall to go through. The prince will cover his face so that he cannot see the land.
- Ezekiel 17:20I will spread my net over you to catch you in my trap. I will take you to Babylon and judge you there for rebelling against me.
- Ezekiel 21:25“You dishonest and wicked prince of Israel, the time for your final punishment has come.
- Jeremiah 13:14Then I will smash them like bottles against each other. I will smash parents and children together, declares the Lord. I will have no pity, mercy, or compassion when I destroy them.’ ”
- Deuteronomy 28:50Its people will be fierce-looking. They will show no respect for the old and no pity for the young.
- Isaiah 13:17I’m going to stir up the Medes against them. They don’t care for silver and aren’t happy with gold.
- Isaiah 27:11When the branches are dried up, they will be broken off. Women will come and build a fire with them. These people don’t understand ⌞these things⌟. That is why their maker won’t have compassion on them, and their Creator won’t have pity on them.
- Isaiah 47:6I was angry with my people. I dishonored those who belong to me. I put them under your control. You showed them no mercy. You placed a heavy burden on old people.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 21:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Nebuchadrezzar - This name is spelt as above in twenty-six places of this book; and in ten places it is spelt Nebuchadnezzar, which is the common orthography. The difference is only a ר resh for a נ nun ; but the MSS. are various on this point. It is the same person who is intended by both names; and here all the Versions, except the Arabic, which omits the name, have it in the usual form.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-7The Lord gave King Zedekiah's messengers a legal decision (see study note on Jeremiah 2:2). Resisting the Babylonians would be pointless because the Lord opposed Jerusalem.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. the people, and such--rather, explanatory, "the people," namely, "such as are left." seek their life--content with nothing short of their death; not content with plundering and enslaving them. smite with ... sword--This was the fate of Zedekiah's sons and many of the Jewish nobles. Zedekiah himself, though not put to a violent death, died of grief. Compare as to the accurate fulfilment, Jr 34:4; Eze 12:13; 2Ki 25:6, 7.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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