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Jeremiah 21:1 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 21 · verse 1
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,Jeremiah 21:1 · King James Version
Jeremiah 21:1 in context
1The 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,
2Enquire, 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.
3Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ZephaniahTsᵉphanyâhTsephanjah, the name of four IsraelitesH6846 →
- JeremiahYirmᵉyâhJirmejah, the name of eight or nine IsraelitesH3414 →
- ZedekiahTsidqîyâhTsidkijah, the name of six IsraelitesH6667 →
- MelchiahMalkîyâhMalkijah, the name of ten IsraelitesH4441 →
- PashurPashchûwrPashchur, the name of four IsraelitesH6583 →
- worddâbâra wordH1697 →
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Here is, I. A very humble decent message which king Zedekiah, when he was in distress, sent to Jeremiah the prophet. It is indeed charged upon this Zedekiah that he humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet, speaking from the mouth of the Lord (Ch2 36:12); he did not always humble himself as he did sometimes;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7