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Jeremía 21
Icelandic Bible
Jeremía 21
Icelandic Bible
21 Orðið sem kom til Jeremía frá Drottni, þegar Sedekía konungur sendi þá Pashúr Malkíason og Sefanía prest Maasejason til hans með þessa orðsendingu:
2 "Nebúkadresar Babelkonungur herjar á oss. Gakk til frétta við Drottin fyrir oss, hvort Drottinn muni við oss gjöra samkvæmt öllum sínum dásemdarverkum, svo að hann fari burt frá oss aftur."
3 Þá sagði Jeremía við þá: "Segið svo Sedekía:
4 Svo segir Drottinn, Ísraels Guð: Sjá, ég sný við hervopnunum í höndum yðar, sem þér berjist með við Babelkonung og við Kaldea, sem að yður kreppa fyrir utan borgarmúrinn. Ég safna þeim saman inni í þessari borg,
5 og ég mun sjálfur berjast við yður með útréttri hendi og sterkum armlegg og með reiði, heift og mikilli gremi.
6 Ég mun ljósta íbúa þessarar borgar, bæði menn og skepnur, þeir skulu deyja af mikilli drepsótt.
7 En eftir það _ segir Drottinn _ mun ég selja Sedekía Júdakonung og þjóna hans og lýðinn, þá er eftir verða í þessari borg eftir drepsóttina, sverðið og hungrið, í hendur Nebúkadresars Babelkonungs og í hendur óvina þeirra og í hendur þeirra, er sækjast eftir lífi þeirra, og hann mun drepa þá með sverðseggjum hlífðarlaust, vægðarlaust og miskunnarlaust."
8 En við lýð þennan skalt þú segja: Svo segir Drottinn: Sjá, ég legg fyrir yður veg lífsins og veg dauðans.
9 Þeir sem verða kyrrir í þessari borg, munu deyja fyrir sverði, af hungri og af drepsótt, en þeir sem fara út og ganga á vald Kaldeum, sem að yður kreppa, þeir munu lífi halda og hljóta líf sitt að herfangi.
10 Því að ég hefi snúið andliti mínu gegn þessari borg, til óheilla og ekki til heilla _ segir Drottinn. Hún skal ofurseld verða Babelkonungi, og hann skal brenna hana í eldi.
11 Um hús konungsins í Júda. Heyrið orð Drottins! Davíðs hús,
12 svo segir Drottinn: Haldið rétt að morgni dags og frelsið hinn rænda af hendi kúgarans, til þess að heiftarreiði mín brjótist ekki út eins og eldur og brenni, svo að enginn fái slökkt sakir illverka yðar!
13 Sjá, ég skal finna þig, þú sem býr í dalnum, kletturinn á sléttunni _ segir Drottinn _ yður sem segið: "Hver skyldi koma ofan gegn oss og hver skyldi brjótast inn í bústaði vora?"
14 Og ég skal vitja yðar samkvæmt ávöxtum verka yðar _ segir Drottinn _ og leggja eld í skóg yðar, og hann skal eyða öllu, sem umhverfis hana er.
Jeremiah 21
New International Version
Jeremiah 21
New International Version
God Rejects Zedekiah’s Request
21 The word came to Jeremiah from the Lord when King Zedekiah(A) sent to him Pashhur(B) son of Malkijah and the priest Zephaniah(C) son of Maaseiah. They said: 2 “Inquire(D) now of the Lord for us because Nebuchadnezzar[a](E) king of Babylon(F) is attacking us. Perhaps the Lord will perform wonders(G) for us as in times past so that he will withdraw from us.”
3 But Jeremiah answered them, “Tell Zedekiah, 4 ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I am about to turn(H) against you the weapons of war that are in your hands, which you are using to fight the king of Babylon and the Babylonians[b] who are outside the wall besieging(I) you. And I will gather them inside this city. 5 I myself will fight(J) against you with an outstretched hand(K) and a mighty arm(L) in furious anger and in great wrath. 6 I will strike(M) down those who live in this city—both man and beast—and they will die of a terrible plague.(N) 7 After that, declares the Lord, I will give Zedekiah(O) king of Judah, his officials and the people in this city who survive the plague,(P) sword and famine, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon(Q) and to their enemies(R) who want to kill them.(S) He will put them to the sword;(T) he will show them no mercy or pity or compassion.’(U)
8 “Furthermore, tell the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: See, I am setting before you the way of life(V) and the way of death. 9 Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague.(W) But whoever goes out and surrenders(X) to the Babylonians who are besieging you will live; they will escape with their lives.(Y) 10 I have determined to do this city harm(Z) and not good, declares the Lord. It will be given into the hands(AA) of the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.’(AB)
11 “Moreover, say to the royal house(AC) of Judah, ‘Hear the word of the Lord. 12 This is what the Lord says to you, house of David:
“‘Administer justice(AD) every morning;
rescue from the hand of the oppressor(AE)
the one who has been robbed,
or my wrath will break out and burn like fire(AF)
because of the evil(AG) you have done—
burn with no one to quench(AH) it.
13 I am against(AI) you, Jerusalem,
you who live above this valley(AJ)
on the rocky plateau, declares the Lord—
you who say, “Who can come against us?
Who can enter our refuge?”(AK)
14 I will punish you as your deeds(AL) deserve,
declares the Lord.
I will kindle a fire(AM) in your forests(AN)
that will consume everything around you.’”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 21:2 Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar, of which Nebuchadnezzar is a variant; here and often in Jeremiah and Ezekiel
- Jeremiah 21:4 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 9
Jeremiah 21
King James Version
Jeremiah 21
King James Version
21 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
2 Enquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the Lord will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
3 Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
4 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.
5 And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
6 And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.
7 And afterward, saith the Lord, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.
8 And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.
9 He 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.
10 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.
11 And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the Lord;
12 O house of David, thus saith the Lord; 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.
13 Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the Lord; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?
14 But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the Lord: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.
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