The Lord Will Hand Jerusalem over to Enemies
1The
2“Please ask the
3Jeremiah answered them, “Tell Zedekiah
4that the
5In anger, in fury, and in wrath I myself will fight against you with my mighty power and great strength!
6I will kill everything living in Jerusalem, people and animals alike! They will die from terrible diseases.
7Then I, the
8“But tell the people of Jerusalem that the
9Those who stay in this city will die in battle or of starvation or disease. Those who leave the city and surrender to the Babylonians who are besieging it will live. They will escape with their lives.
10For I, the
Warnings to the Royal Court
11The
“Listen to what the
12O royal family descended from David.
The
‘See to it that people each day are judged fairly.
Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them.
Otherwise, my wrath will blaze out against you.
It will burn like a fire that cannot be put out
because of the evil that you have done.
13Listen, you who sit enthroned above the valley on a rocky plateau.
I am opposed to you,’ says the
‘You boast, “No one can swoop down on us.
No one can penetrate into our places of refuge.”
14But I will punish you as your deeds deserve,’
says the
‘I will set fire to your palace;
it will burn up everything around it.’”