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

8And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith Yhwh; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. 9He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith Yhwh: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. 11And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of Yhwh; 12O house of David, thus saith Yhwh; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

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

• 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
• Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · 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 44:11Therefore thus saith Yhwh of Armies, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah.
• Leviticus 17:10And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
• Leviticus 20:3And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
• Leviticus 26:17And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.
• Psalms 34:16The face of Yhwh is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
• Ezekiel 15:7And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am Yhwh, when I set my face against them.
• Amos 9:4And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
• Jeremiah 17:27But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
• Jeremiah 26:6Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.
• Jeremiah 32:28Therefore thus saith Yhwh; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it:
• Jeremiah 34:2Thus saith Yhwh, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith Yhwh; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:
• Jeremiah 37:8And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.
• Jeremiah 38:3Thus saith Yhwh, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon’s army, which shall take it.
• Jeremiah 39:8And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 52:13And burned the house of Yhwh, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:
• 2 Chronicles 36:19And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.

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