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Jeremiah 21

He prophecieth that Zedekiáh ſhalbe taken, and the citie burned.
1.THe worde which came vnto Ieremiah from the Lord, when King Zedekiáh ſent vnto him Paſhúr, the ſonne of Malchiáh, & Zephaniáh, the ſonne of Maaſeiah the Prieſt, ſaying,
2.Inquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for vs (for Nebuchad-nezzár King of Babél maketh warre againſt vs) if ſo be that the Lord wil deale with vs according to all his wonderous workes, that he may returne vp from vs.
3.Then ſaid Ieremiáh, Thus ſhal you ſay to Zedekiáh,
4.Thus ſaith the Lord God of Iſraél, Beholde, I wil turne backe the weapons of warre that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight againſt the King of Babél, and againſt the Caldeans, which beſiege you without the walles, & I wil aſſemble them into the middes of this citie.
5.And I my ſelf wil fight againſt you with an outſtretched hand, and with a mightie arme, euen in angre and in wrath, and in great indignacion.
6.And I wil ſmite the inhabitants of this citie, bothe man, and beaſt: thei ſhal dye of a great peſtilence.
7.And after this, ſaith the Lord, I wil deliuer Zedekiáh the King of Iudáh, and his ſeruants, and the people, and ſuche as are left in this citie, from the peſtilence, from the ſworde and from the famine into the hand of Nebuchad-nezzár King of Babél, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of thoſe that ſeke their liues, and he ſhal ſmite them with the edge of the ſworde: he ſhal not ſpare them, nether haue pitie nor compaſsion.
8.¶ And vnto this people thou ſhalt ſay, Thus ſaith the Lord, Beholde, I ſet before you the way of life, & the way of death.
9.He that abideth in this citie, ſhal dye by the ſworde and by the famine, and by the peſtilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Caldeans, that beſiege you, he ſhal liue, and his life ſhalbe vnto him for a pray.
10.For I haue ſet my face againſt this citie, for euil and not for good, ſaith the Lord: it ſhal be giuen into the hand of the King of Babél, and he ſhal burne it with fyre.
11.¶ And ſay vnto the houſe of the King of Iudáh, Heare ye the worde of ye Lord.
12.O houſe of Dauid, thus ſaith the Lord, Execute iudgement in the morning, and deliuer the oppreſſed out of the hand of the oppreſſor, leſt my wrath go out like fyre and burne, that none can quenche it, becauſe of the wickednes of your workes.
13.Beholde, I come againſt thee, ô inhabi tant of the valley, & rocke of the plaine, ſaith the Lord, which ſay, Who ſhal come downe againſt vs? or who ſhal enter into our habitacions?
14.But I wil viſite you according to ye frute of your workes, ſaith the Lord, and I wil kindle a fyre in the foreſt thereof, and it ſhal deuoure rounde about it.

Notes

2:a.
Not that the King was touched with repentance of his ſinnes and ſo foght to God, as did Hezekiáh when he ſent to Iſaiáh, 2 King 19,1 iſa 37,2, but becauſe the Prophet might pray vnto God to take this preſent plague away, as Pharaóh foght vnto Moſés, Exod 9.28
4:b.
To wit, from your enemies to deſtroye your ſelues.
8:d.
By reſiſting him
8:c.
By yelding your ſelues to Nebuchadnezzár
9:*.
Chap 38.2.
9:e.
As a thing recouered fro extreme danger, Chap 37.2 & 39,18, & 45, 5
12:*.
Chap 22.3.
12:f.
Be diligent to do iuſtice.
13:g.
Meaning, Ieruſalem, which was buylded parte on the hill and parte in ye valley, & was compaſſed about with mountaines.
14:h.
That is, in ye houſes thereof: which ſtode as thicke as trees in the foreſt.