Jeremiah 21:10

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“You shall also say to this people, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. 9He who dwells in this city will die by the sword and by famine and by pestilence; but he who goes out and falls away to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live, and he will have his own life as booty. For I have set My face against this city for harm and not for good,” declares the Lord. “It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire.”’ 11“Then say to the household of the king of Judah, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, 12O house of David, thus says the Lord: “Administer justice every morning; And deliver the person who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor, That My wrath may not go forth like fire And burn with none to extinguish it, Because of the evil of their deeds.

Jeremiah 21:10 word by word

כִּ֣י שַׂ֣מְתִּי פָ֠נַי בָּעִ֨יר הַזֹּ֧את לְרָעָ֛ה וְלֹ֥א לְטוֹבָ֖ה נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה בְּיַד־מֶ֤לֶךְ בָּבֶל֙ תִּנָּתֵ֔ן וּשְׂרָפָ֖הּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ סRead the interlinear

• setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• My faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• against thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• declaresנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• into the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• burnשָׂרַףώâraph · to burnH8313
• it with fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784

Cross-references for Jeremiah 21:10

• Jeremiah 44:11“Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I am going to set My face against you for woe, even to cut off all Judah.
• Leviticus 17:10‘And any man from the house of Israel, or from the aliens who sojourn among them, who eats any blood, I will set My face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people.
• Leviticus 20:3I will also set My face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given some of his offspring to Molech, so as to defile My sanctuary and to profane My holy name.
• Leviticus 26:17I will set My face against you so that you will be struck down before your enemies; and those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one is pursuing you.
• Psalms 34:16The face of the Lord is against evildoers, To cut off the memory of them from the earth.
• Ezekiel 15:7and I set My face against them. Though they have come out of the fire, yet the fire will consume them. Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I set My face against them.
• Amos 9:4And though they go into captivity before their enemies, From there I will command the sword that it slay them, And I will set My eyes against them for evil 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 and coming in through the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem and not be quenched.”’”
• Jeremiah 26:6then I will make this house like Shiloh, and this city I will make a curse to all the nations of the earth.”’”
• Jeremiah 32:28Therefore thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am about to give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will take it.
• Jeremiah 34:2“Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him: “Thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.
• Jeremiah 37:8The Chaldeans will also return and fight against this city, and they will capture it and burn it with fire.”’
• Jeremiah 38:3Thus says the Lord, ‘This city will certainly be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon and he will capture it.’”
• Jeremiah 39:8The Chaldeans also burned with fire the king’s palace and the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 52:13He burned the house of the Lord, the king’s house and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every large house he burned with fire.
• 2 Chronicles 36:19Then they burned the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burned all its fortified buildings with fire 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

Topics related to Jeremiah 21:10

• Babylon
• Jerusalem
• Nebuchadnezzar

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Uriah; Uruah
• Zedekiah (2)
• Zedekiah

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