1 This|strong="H1697" is|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0853" message|strong="H1697" that|strong="H0834" came|strong="H1961" to|strong="H0413" Jeremiah|strong="H3414" from|strong="H1121" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068". This|strong="H1697" was|strong="H1961" when|strong="H1961" King|strong="H4428" Zedekiah|strong="H6667" of|strong="H1121" Judah sent|strong="H7971" Pashhur|strong="H6583" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Malkijah|strong="H4441" and|strong="H1121" the|strong="H0853" priest|strong="H3548" Zephaniah|strong="H6846" son|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Maaseiah|strong="H4641" to|strong="H0413" Jeremiah|strong="H3414". They|strong="H0834" brought|strong="H1961" a|strong="H1961" message|strong="H1697" for|strong="H0413" Jeremiah|strong="H3414".
2 They|strong="H3588" said to|strong="H5921" Jeremiah|strong="H3068", “Pray|strong="H4994" to|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068" for|strong="H3588" us|strong="H4994". Ask|strong="H1875" him|strong="H5921" what|strong="H5921" will|strong="H3068" happen. We|strong="H3588" want to|strong="H5921" know|strong="H0854", because|strong="H3588" King|strong="H4428" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019" of|strong="H4428" Babylon|strong="H0894" is|strong="H3068" attacking us|strong="H4994". Maybe|strong="H0194" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068" will|strong="H3068" do|strong="H6213" great things|strong="H3605" for|strong="H3588" us|strong="H4994", as|strong="H3068" he|strong="H3588" did|strong="H6213" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" past. Maybe|strong="H0194" he|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" make|strong="H6213" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019" stop attacking us|strong="H4994" and|strong="H3068" leave|strong="H5927".”
3 Then|strong="H0559" Jeremiah|strong="H3414" answered|strong="H0559" Pashhur and|strong="H3414" Zephaniah. He|strong="H0559" said|strong="H0559", “Tell|strong="H0559" King Zedekiah|strong="H6667",
4 ‘This|strong="H2063" is|strong="H0834" what|strong="H0834" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068", the|strong="H0853" God|strong="H0430" of|strong="H4428" Israel|strong="H3478", says|strong="H0559": You|strong="H0859" have|strong="H0834" weapons|strong="H3627" of|strong="H4428" war|strong="H4421" in|strong="H5921" your|strong="H3068" hands|strong="H3027" that|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0859" are|strong="H0834" using to|strong="H0413" defend yourselves|strong="H0859" from|strong="H5921" the|strong="H0853" Babylonians|strong="H3778" and|strong="H3068" their|strong="H3068" king|strong="H4428". But|strong="H0859" I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H3068" make|strong="H5437" those|strong="H0834" weapons|strong="H3627" worthless.
5 I|strong="H0589" myself|strong="H0589" will|strong="H3027" fight|strong="H3898" against|strong="H0854" you|strong="H3027" people of|strong="H3027" Judah. I|strong="H0589" will|strong="H3027" fight|strong="H3898" against|strong="H0854" you|strong="H3027" with|strong="H0854" my|strong="H3027" own powerful|strong="H2389" hand|strong="H3027". I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589" very|strong="H1419" angry|strong="H0639" with|strong="H0854" you|strong="H3027", so|strong="H0589" I|strong="H0589" will|strong="H3027" fight|strong="H3898" against|strong="H0854" you|strong="H3027" with|strong="H0854" my|strong="H3027" own powerful|strong="H2389" arm|strong="H2220". I|strong="H0589" will|strong="H3027" fight|strong="H3898" very|strong="H1419" hard|strong="H1419" against|strong="H0854" you|strong="H3027" and|strong="H3027" show how angry|strong="H0639" I|strong="H0589" am|strong="H0589".
6 I will|strong="H0120" kill|strong="H4191" everything living|strong="H3427" in|strong="H3427" Jerusalem, both|strong="H4191" people|strong="H0120" and|strong="H1419" animals|strong="H0929". They|strong="H5221" will|strong="H0120" die|strong="H4191" from|strong="H0929" a|strong="H5221" terrible disease that|strong="H0929" will|strong="H0120" spread all|strong="H1419" through|strong="H0929" the|strong="H0853" city|strong="H5892".
7 After|strong="H0310" that|strong="H3651" happens|strong="H0310",’” says|strong="H5002" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068", “‘I|strong="H5414" will|strong="H3068" give|strong="H5414" King|strong="H4428" Zedekiah|strong="H6667" of|strong="H4428" Judah|strong="H3063" and|strong="H3068" all|strong="H4480" his|strong="H5414" officials|strong="H5650" to|strong="H5921" King|strong="H4428" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019" of|strong="H4428" Babylon|strong="H0894". And|strong="H3068" I|strong="H5414" will|strong="H3068" give|strong="H5414" to|strong="H5921" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019" the|strong="H0853" people|strong="H5971" who|strong="H3068" remain|strong="H7604" alive|strong="H7604" in|strong="H5921" Jerusalem—those|strong="H4480" who|strong="H3068" did|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" die|strong="H2719" from|strong="H4480" the|strong="H0853" terrible disease and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H0853" people|strong="H5971" who|strong="H3068" did|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" die|strong="H2719" in|strong="H5921" war|strong="H2719" or|strong="H3808" from|strong="H4480" hunger|strong="H7458". I|strong="H5414" will|strong="H3068" give|strong="H5414" them|strong="H5414" all|strong="H4480" to|strong="H5921" King|strong="H4428" Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019". The|strong="H0853" people|strong="H5971" of|strong="H4428" Judah|strong="H3063" will|strong="H3068" be|strong="H3808" captured by|strong="H5921" their|strong="H3068" enemies|strong="H0341" who|strong="H3068" want|strong="H1245" to|strong="H5921" kill|strong="H5221" them|strong="H5414". Nebuchadnezzar’s army|strong="H5971" will|strong="H3068" use their|strong="H3068" swords|strong="H2719" to|strong="H5921" kill|strong="H5221" the|strong="H0853" people|strong="H5971" of|strong="H4428" Judah|strong="H3063" and|strong="H3068" Jerusalem. Nebuchadnezzar|strong="H5019" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" show|strong="H5414" any|strong="H4480" mercy|strong="H7355". He|strong="H0310" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" feel sorry|strong="H2347" for|strong="H5921" them|strong="H5414".’
8 “Also|strong="H3068" tell|strong="H0559" the|strong="H0853" people|strong="H5971" of|strong="H3068" Jerusalem, ‘This|strong="H2088" is|strong="H3068" what|strong="H2088" the|strong="H0853" LORD|strong="H3068" says|strong="H0559": Understand that|strong="H3068" I|strong="H2005" will|strong="H3068" let|strong="H5414" you|strong="H5414" choose to|strong="H0413" live|strong="H2416" or|strong="H3068" die|strong="H4194".
9 Anyone|strong="H5315" who|strong="H5315" stays|strong="H3427" in|strong="H3427" Jerusalem will|strong="H1961" die|strong="H4191" in|strong="H3427" war|strong="H2719" or|strong="H2719" from|strong="H3318" hunger|strong="H7458" or|strong="H2719" disease. But|strong="H1961" anyone|strong="H5315" who|strong="H5315" goes|strong="H3318" out|strong="H3318" of|strong="H3427" Jerusalem and|strong="H2719" surrenders to|strong="H4191" the|strong="H5921" Babylonians|strong="H3778" attacking you|strong="H5921" will|strong="H1961" live|strong="H3427". Only|strong="H5307" those|strong="H5921" who|strong="H5315" leave|strong="H3318" the|strong="H5921" city|strong="H5892" will|strong="H1961" win anything in|strong="H3427" this|strong="H2063" war|strong="H2719"—their|strong="H5921" lives|strong="H5315"!
10 I|strong="H3588" have|strong="H3068" decided to|strong="H3068" make|strong="H7760" trouble|strong="H7451" for|strong="H3588" the|strong="H6440" city|strong="H5892" of|strong="H4428" Jerusalem. I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" not|strong="H3808" help this|strong="H2063" city|strong="H5892"! I|strong="H3588" will|strong="H3068" give|strong="H5414" it|strong="H7760" to|strong="H3068" the|strong="H6440" king|strong="H4428" of|strong="H4428" Babylon|strong="H0894", who|strong="H3068" will|strong="H3068" burn|strong="H8313" it|strong="H7760" with|strong="H8313" fire|strong="H0784".’” This|strong="H2063" message|strong="H3068" is|strong="H3068" from|strong="H6440" the|strong="H6440" LORD|strong="H3068".
11 “Say|strong="H1697" this|strong="H1697" to|strong="H3068" Judah’s|strong="H3063" royal|strong="H4428" family|strong="H1004": ‘Listen|strong="H8085" to|strong="H3068" the|strong="H8085" message|strong="H1697" from|strong="H8085" the|strong="H8085" LORD|strong="H3068".
12 Family|strong="H1004" of|strong="H1004" David|strong="H1732", this|strong="H3541" is|strong="H0369" what|strong="H3541" the|strong="H0559" LORD|strong="H3068" says|strong="H0559":
13 “Jerusalem, I|strong="H2005" am|strong="H3068" against|strong="H5921" you|strong="H5921".
14 “You|strong="H3605" will|strong="H3068" get the|strong="H3605" punishment|strong="H6485" you|strong="H3605" deserve|strong="H6529".