Jeremiah 21

King Zedekiah sends Pashhur son of Malchiah and Zephaniah the priest to inquire of YHWH amid Nebuchadrezzar's siege, but YHWH declares He will fight against Jerusalem with pestilence, sword, and famine, delivering Zedekiah and survivors into Babylonian hands.[1][2][3] YHWH offers the people a choice between death for staying in the city and life for surrendering to the Chaldeans, while warning the house of David to execute justice or face fiery judgment, affirming no escape for Jerusalem's inhabitants.[1][2][3][4]

Interlinear Text

Verse 1
הַ/דָּבָ֛ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar Ndaba (Zulu) the word the spoken-matter the word HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr הָיָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah came he was / he became came HVqp3ms אֶֽל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄𐤅 yiremeyahu Jeremiah Yahweh Exalts Yiremeyah HNp מֵ/אֵ֣ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from from beside from HR/R יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בִּ/שְׁלֹ֨חַ 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤇 bishelocha when sending in sending in sending HR/Vqc אֵלָ֜י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּ 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 tsideqiyahu Zedekiah Yahweh is Righteousness Tsideqiyah HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo פַּשְׁחוּר֙ 𐤐𐤔𐤇𐤅𐤓 pashechur Pashhur Release Pashechur HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son son HNcmsc מַלְכִּיָּ֔ה 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤄 malekiyah Malkijah My King is Yah Malekiyah HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and- and object-marker [·] HC/To צְפַנְיָ֧ה 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤄 tsefaneyah Zephaniah Yahweh has hidden Tsefaneyah HNp בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son of son of son of HNcmsc מַעֲשֵׂיָ֛ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄 maaseyah Maaseiah Yahweh has accomplished Maaseyah HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֖ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹֽר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc
Verse 2
דְּרָשׁ 𐤃𐤓𐤔 derash Inquire Seek diligently Seek diligently HVqv2ms נָ֤א 𐤍𐤀 na please please please HTe בַעֲדֵ֨/נוּ֙ 𐤁𐤏𐤃/𐤍𐤅 vaadenu for us on behalf of us on behalf of us HR/Sp1cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et of object-marker [·] HTo יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because because HC נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר 𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤊𐤃𐤓𐤀𐤑𐤓 nevukhaderetsar Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar Nevukhadenetsar HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc בָּבֶ֖ל 𐤁𐤁𐤋 bavel of Babylon Babel Bavel HNp נִלְחָ֣ם 𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌 nilecham makes war the one who is warring the one who is fighting HVNrmsa עָלֵ֑י/נוּ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 aleynu against us upon us against us HR/Sp1cp אוּלַי֩ 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 ulay perhaps perhaps perhaps HD יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh will deal he will do he will do HVqi3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אוֹתָ֨/נוּ֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤍𐤅 otanu with us us as object us as object HR/Sp1cp כְּ/כָל 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhal kila (Swahili) according to all as the whole of according to all HR/Ncmsc נִפְלְאֹתָ֔י/ו 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤅 nifeleotayv his wondrous works his wondrous ones his wondrous works HVNrfpc/Sp3ms וְ/יַעֲלֶ֖ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 veyaaleh Aleya (Bemba) and may go up and he will ascend and he will ascend HC/Vqi3ms מֵ/עָלֵֽי/נוּ 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 mealeynu from us from over us from over us HR/R/Sp1cp
Verse 4
כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֨ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God-of mighty ones of Elohim of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp הִנְ/נִ֣י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni Behold-I look—here I am look I HTm/Sp1cs מֵסֵב֮ 𐤌𐤎𐤁 mesev turning one who causes to turn one turning HVhrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo כְּלֵ֣י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley weapons-of implements of implements of HNcmpc הַ/מִּלְחָמָה֮ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 hamilechamah the-war the battle the battle HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr בְּ/יֶדְ/כֶם֒ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊𐤌 beyedekhem in-hand-your in your (masc. plural) hand in your (masc. plural) handing HR/Ncbsc/Sp2mp אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which that which HTr אַתֶּ֜ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) you (masculine plural) HPp2mp נִלְחָמִ֣ים 𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤌 nilechamim fighting the battling ones the fighting ones HVNrmpa בָּ֗/ם 𐤁/𐤌 bam against-them against them HR/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker with HR מֶ֤לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king-of king of king of HNcmsc בָּבֶל֙ 𐤁𐤁𐤋 bavel Babylon Babel Bavel HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and marked-object and with HC/R הַ/כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 hakasedim the-Chaldeans the Kasdim the Kasedi HTd/Np הַ/צָּרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 hatsarim the-besieging the ones besieging the ones besieging HTd/Vqrmpa עֲלֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem upon-you upon you upon you HR/Sp2mp מִ/ח֖וּץ 𐤌/𐤇𐤅𐤑 michuts from-outside from the outside from outside HR/Ncmsa לַֽ/חוֹמָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤄 lachomah to-the-wall to the enclosing wall to the enclosing wall HRd/Ncfsa וְ/אָסַפְתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤕𐤉 veasafeti and-I-will-gather and I gathered and I will gather HC/Vqq1cs אוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR תּ֖וֹךְ 𐤕𐤅𐤊 tokhe midst-of center of midst of HNcmsc הָ/עִ֥יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the-city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּֽאת 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one this HTd/Pdxfs
Verse 7
and-after and after and after thus thus thus declaration solemn utterance of declaration of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh I-will-give I will give I will give [direct object marker] object-marker [·] Zedekiah Yahweh is Righteousness Tsideqiyah king king of king of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] his-servants his servants his servants and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] the-people the gathered people the people and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] the-remaining the remaining ones the ones who are left in-the-city in the settlement in the city this this one this one from from from the-pestilence the destructive pestilence the destructive pestilence from from from the-sword the destroying blade the sword and-from and from and from the-famine the famine the famine in-hand-of by the hand of in the hand of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuchadnezzar Nevukhadenetsar king king of king of Babylon Babel Bavel and-in-hand-of and in the hand of and in the hand of their-enemies their hostile-ones their enemy-ones and-in-hand-of and in the hand of and in the hand of seekers-of earnest seekers of earnest seekers of their-life their living-self their living-self and-he-will-strike-them and he struck them and he struck them to-mouth-of according to the mouth of to the mouth of sword blade of destruction sword not not not he-will-spare he will have compassion he will spare on-them upon them upon them and-not and not and not he-will-pity he spares he spares and-not and not and not he-will-mercy he will show tender compassion he will show tender compassion
וְ/אַחֲרֵי 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 veacharey and-after and after and after HC/R כֵ֣ן 𐤊𐤍 khen cine (Bemba) thus thus thus HD נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declaration solemn utterance of declaration of HNcmsc יְהוָ֡ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶתֵּ֣ן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten I-will-give I will give I will give HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 tsideqiyahu Zedekiah Yahweh is Righteousness Tsideqiyah HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To עֲבָדָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his-servants his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To הָ/עָ֡ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the-people the gathered people the people HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and-[direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To הַ/נִּשְׁאָרִים֩ 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤌 hanishearim the-remaining the remaining ones the ones who are left HTd/VNrmpa בָּ/עִ֨יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 bair in-the-city in the settlement in the city HRd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֜את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one this one HTd/Pdxfs מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הַ/דֶּ֣בֶר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadever the-pestilence the destructive pestilence the destructive pestilence HTd/Ncmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-2 from from from HR הַ/חֶ֣רֶב 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤁 hacherev the-sword the destroying blade the sword HTd/Ncfsa וּ/מִן 𐤅/𐤌𐤍 umin and-from and from and from HC/R הָ/רָעָ֗ב 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤁 haraav the-famine the famine the famine HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/יַד֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad in-hand-of by the hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר 𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤊𐤃𐤓𐤀𐤑𐤓 nevukhaderetsar Nebuchadrezzar Nebuchadnezzar Nevukhadenetsar HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king king of king of HNcmsc בָּבֶ֔ל 𐤁𐤁𐤋 bavel Babylon Babel Bavel HNp וּ/בְ/יַד֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤃 uveyad and-in-hand-of and in the hand of and in the hand of HC/R/Ncbsc אֹֽיְבֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 oyeveyhem their-enemies their hostile-ones their enemy-ones HVqrmpc/Sp3mp וּ/בְ/יַ֖ד 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤃 uveyad-2 and-in-hand-of and in the hand of and in the hand of HC/R/Ncbsc מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤉 mevaqeshey seekers-of earnest seekers of earnest seekers of HVprmpc נַפְשָׁ֑/ם 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤌 nafesham their-life their living-self their living-self HNcbsc/Sp3mp וְ/הִכָּ֣/ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤊/𐤌 vehikam and-he-will-strike-them and he struck them and he struck them HC/Vhq3ms/Sp3mp לְ/פִי 𐤋/𐤐𐤉 lefi to-mouth-of according to the mouth of to the mouth of HR/Ncmsc חֶ֔רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev sword blade of destruction sword HNcfsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יָח֣וּס 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤎 yachus he-will-spare he will have compassion he will spare HVqi3ms עֲלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem on-them upon them upon them HR/Sp3mp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not and not HC/Tn יַחְמֹ֖ל 𐤉𐤇𐤌𐤋 yachemol he-will-pity he spares he spares HVqi3ms וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and-not and not and not HC/Tn יְרַחֵֽם 𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤌 yerachem he-will-mercy he will show tender compassion he will show tender compassion HVpi3ms
Verse 8
Verse 9
הַ/יֹּשֵׁב֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤁 hayoshev the one sitting the one dwelling the one dwelling HTd/Vqrmsa בָּ/עִ֣יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 bair in the city in the settlement in the city HRd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֔את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one this HTd/Pdxfs יָמ֕וּת 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 yamut will die he will die he will die HVqi3ms בַּ/חֶ֖רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 bacherev by the sword by the sword with the sword HRd/Ncfsa וּ/בָ/רָעָ֣ב 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤏𐤁 uvaraav and by famine and in famine and in famine HC/Rd/Ncmsa וּ/בַ/דָּ֑בֶר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤓 uvadaver and by pestilence and by the pestilence and by the plague HC/Rd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/יּוֹצֵא֩ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤀 vehayotse and the one going out and the going-out one and the one going out HC/Td/Vqrmsa וְ/נָפַ֨ל 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤋 venafal and falls and he fell and he fell HC/Vqq3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon upon HR הַ/כַּשְׂדִּ֜ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 hakasedim the Chaldeans the Kasdim the Kasedi HTd/Np הַ/צָּרִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 hatsarim besieging the ones besieging the ones besieging HTd/Vqrmpa עֲלֵי/כֶם֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem you upon you upon you HR/Sp2mp יחיה 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤄 ychyh he will live he will live he will live HVqi3ms וְ/חָיָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤄 vechayah and live and he lived and will live HC/Vqq3ms וְ/הָֽיְתָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 vehayetah and it will be and she became and it will be HC/Vqq3fs לּ֥/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms נַפְשׁ֖/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho his life his living-self his life HNcbsc/Sp3ms לְ/שָׁלָֽל 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤋 leshalal as spoil for plunder-spoil for spoils HR/Ncmsa
Verse 10
Verse 12
בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david of David David David HNp כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner thus HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp דִּ֤ינוּ 𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤅 dinu judge Judge! Judge HVqv2mp לַ/בֹּ֨קֶר֙ 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤓 laboqer buka (Bemba) in the morning for the dawn in the daybreak HRd/Ncmsa מִשְׁפָּ֔ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice judgment judgment HNcmsa וְ/הַצִּ֥ילוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋𐤅 vehatsilu and deliver and rescue and deliver HC/Vhv2mp גָז֖וּל 𐤂𐤆𐤅𐤋 gazul the robbed robbed one the robbed one HVqsmsa מִ/יַּ֣ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from hand from hand of from hand of HR/Ncbsc עוֹשֵׁ֑ק 𐤏𐤅𐤔𐤒 osheq of oppressor ruthless oppression the oppressor HVqrmsa פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest lest HC תֵּצֵ֨א 𐤕𐤑𐤀 tetse go out she will go out it will go out HVqi3fs כָ/אֵ֜שׁ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔 khaesh like fire like fire like fire HRd/Ncbsa חֲמָתִ֗/י 𐤇𐤌𐤕/𐤉 chamati my wrath my burning-heat my wrath HNcfsc/Sp1cs וּ/בָעֲרָה֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤓𐤄 uvaarah pya (Swahili) and burn and she burned and it will burn HC/Vqq3fs וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and no and there is not and there is not HC/Tn מְכַבֶּ֔ה 𐤌𐤊𐤁𐤄 mekhabeh to quench one who extinguishes one who extinguishes HVprmsa מִ/פְּנֵ֖י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney because of from the presence of from before the presence of HR/Ncbpc רֹ֥עַ 𐤓𐤏 roa evil badness of the evil HNcmsc מעללי/הם 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 mllyhm of their doings their deeds of their deeds HNcmpc/Sp3mp מַעַלְלֵי/כֶֽם 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 maaleleykhem your doings your deeds your deeds HNcmpc/Sp2mp
Verse 13
Verse 14