1So, Jeremiah gets a message from the Lord when King Zedekiah hits him up through Pashur and Zephaniah, like, "What’s good?"

2They’re like, "Yo, can you ask the Lord for us? Nebuchadrezzar, the king of Babylon, is coming for us. We hope the Lord shows us some of his sick moves and bounces."

3Jeremiah tells them, "This is what you gotta say to Zedekiah:"

4The Lord God of Israel is like, "I’m about to turn back all your war weapons that you’re using against Babylon and the Chaldeans who are outside your walls, and I’ll gather them right here in the city."

5"I’m gonna fight you myself with my hand stretched out and my strong arm, bringing all the rage and fury, no cap."

6"I’ll hit the people in this city, both humans and animals: they’ll catch a major pestilence and be done for."

7"And after that, I’ll hand over Zedekiah, the king of Judah, his crew, and the remaining peeps in this city from the plague, the sword, and the hunger to Nebuchadrezzar and his enemies, and they’ll be slashed with swords—no mercy, periodt."

8"To these people, you gotta say, 'The Lord says: I’m laying down two paths—one for life and one for death.'"

9"Whoever stays in this city is gonna die by sword, famine, and pestilence, but if you peace out and surrender to the Chaldeans, you’ll live and it’ll be like a win for you."

10"I’m against this city for bad vibes, not good ones, says the Lord: it’s getting handed over to Babylon and they’re gonna burn it down."

11"And when it comes to the king of Judah’s house, say, 'Listen up, this is what the Lord says:'"

12"O house of David, the Lord says: 'Do justice in the morning and save those who are getting wrecked by the oppressor, or my anger will blaze like fire and no one can put it out because of your evil.'"

13"Check it, I’m coming for you, O valley dweller and rock of the plain, says the Lord; you’re out here asking, 'Who’s coming for us?' or 'Who’s entering our crib?'"

14"But I’ll dish out punishment based on what you’ve done, says the Lord: I’ll light a fire in your forest and it’ll eat everything around it."

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.

5And 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.

6And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.

7And 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.

8And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.

9He 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.

10For 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.

11And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the Lord;

12O 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.

13Behold, 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?

14But 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.