Yeremia 21:7
Konteks21:7 Then 1 I, the Lord, promise that 2 I will hand over King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, and any of the people who survive the war, starvation, and disease. I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. He will slaughter them with the sword. He will not show them any mercy, compassion, or pity.’
Yeremia 25:31
Konteks25:31 The sounds of battle 3 will resound to the ends of the earth.
For the Lord will bring charges against the nations. 4
He will pass judgment on all humankind
and will hand the wicked over to be killed in war.’ 5
The Lord so affirms it! 6
[21:7] 1 tn Heb “And afterward.”
[21:7] 2 tn Heb “oracle of the
[25:31] 3 tn For the use of this word see Amos 2:2; Hos 10:14; Ps 74:23. See also the usage in Isa 66:6 which is very similar to the metaphorical usage here.
[25:31] 4 tn Heb “the
[25:31] 5 tn Heb “give the wicked over to the sword.”
[25:31] sn There is undoubtedly a deliberate allusion here to the reference to the “wars” (Heb “sword”) that the