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Jeremiah 21:2 KJV
Jeremiah · chapter 21 · verse 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.Jeremiah 21:2 · King James Version
Jeremiah 21:2 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:
4Thus 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- NebuchadrezzarNᵉbûwkadneʼtstsarNebukadnetstsar , king of BabylonH5019 →
- Enquiredârashproperly, to tread or frequentH1875 →
- BabylonBâbelBabel , including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireH894 →
- workspâlâʼproperly, perhaps to separateH6381 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
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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