Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I have determined to do this city harm and not good, declares the LORD. It will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.’ New Living Translation For I have decided to bring disaster and not good upon this city, says the LORD. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, and he will reduce it to ashes.’ English Standard Version For I have set my face against this city for harm and not for good, declares the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.’ Berean Standard Bible For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.’ King James Bible For 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. New King James Version For I have set My face against this city for adversity and not for good,” says the LORD. “It shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.” ’ New American Standard Bible For I have set My face against this city for harm and not for good,” declares the LORD. “It will be handed over to the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire.”’ NASB 1995 “For I have set My face against this city for harm and not for good,” declares the LORD. “It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire."’ NASB 1977 “For I have set My face against this city for harm and not for good,” declares the LORD. “It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.”’ Legacy Standard Bible For I have set My face against this city for evil and not for good,” declares Yahweh. “It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.”’ Amplified Bible For I have set My face against this city to do harm and not good,” says the LORD. “It shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it with fire.”’ Christian Standard Bible For I have set my face against this city to bring disaster and not good —this is the LORD’s declaration. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, who will burn it.’ Holman Christian Standard Bible For I have turned against this city to bring disaster and not good"—this is the LORD’s declaration. “ ‘It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, who will burn it down.’ American Standard Version For I have set my face upon this city for evil, and not for good, saith Jehovah: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because I have set my face against this city for evil and not for good, says LORD JEHOVAH, and into the hand of the King of Babel you shall be given, and he shall burn it in fire, and the house of the King of Judea Brenton Septuagint Translation For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good: it shall be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall consume it with fire. Contemporary English Version I have decided not to rescue Jerusalem. Instead, I am going to let the king of Babylonia burn it to the ground. I, the LORD, have spoken. * Douay-Rheims Bible For 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. English Revised Version For I have set my face upon 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation I've decided to harm this city, not to do good to it, declares the LORD. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.' Good News Translation I have made up my mind not to spare this city, but to destroy it. It will be given over to the king of Babylonia, and he will burn it to the ground. I, the LORD, have spoken." International Standard Version Indeed, I'm firmly decided—I'm sending calamity to this city, not good," declares the LORD. "It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will set it on fire."' JPS Tanakh 1917 For 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. Literal Standard Version For I have set My face against this city for calamity, | And not for good,” | A declaration of YHWH. “It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon, | And he has burned it with fire. Majority Standard Bible For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.’ New American Bible I have set my face against this city, for evil and not for good—oracle of the LORD. It shall be given into the power of the king of Babylon who shall set it on fire. NET Bible For I, the LORD, say that I am determined not to deliver this city but to bring disaster on it. It will be handed over to the king of Babylon and he will destroy it with fire.'" New Revised Standard Version For I have set my face against this city for evil and not for good, says the LORD: it shall be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. New Heart English Bible For I have set my face on this city for evil, and not for good,' says the LORD: 'it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.' Webster's Bible Translation For 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. World English Bible For I have set my face on this city for evil, and not for good,” says Yahweh. “It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.”’ Young's Literal Translation For I have set My face against this city for evil, And not for good -- an affirmation of Jehovah. Into the hand of the king of Babylon it is given, And he hath burned it with fire. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jerusalem will Fall to Babylon…9Whoever stays in this city will die by sword and famine and plague, but whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who besiege you will live; he will retain his life like a spoil of war. 10For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.’ Cross References Leviticus 17:10 If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people. 2 Chronicles 36:19 Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. Jeremiah 32:28 Therefore this is what the LORD says: Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hands of the Chaldeans and of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will capture it. Jeremiah 32:29 And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come in, set it on fire, and burn it, along with the houses of those who provoked Me to anger by burning incense to Baal on their rooftops and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods. Jeremiah 33:5 The Chaldeans are coming to fight and to fill those places with the corpses of the men I will strike down in My anger and in My wrath. I have hidden My face from this city because of all its wickedness. Jeremiah 34:2 The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: "Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. Jeremiah 37:10 Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans that is fighting against you, and only wounded men remained in their tents, they would still get up and burn this city down." Treasury of Scripture For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, said the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. I have. Jeremiah 44:11,27 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah… Leviticus 17:10 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. Leviticus 20:3-5 And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name… it shall. Jeremiah 17:27 But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched. Jeremiah 26:6 Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth. Jeremiah 32:28-31 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it: … Jump to Previous Affirmation Babylon Burn Burned City Declares Destroy Determined Evil Face Fire Good Hand Hands Harm TurnedJump to Next Affirmation Babylon Burn Burned City Declares Destroy Determined Evil Face Fire Good Hand Hands Harm TurnedJeremiah 21 1. Zedikiah sends to Jeremiah to enquire the event of Nebuchadnezzar's war.3. Jeremiah foretells a hard siege and miserable captivity. 8. He counsels the people to fall to the Chaldeans; 11. and upbraids the King's house. (10) He shall burn it with fire.--Another detail of prediction fulfilled literally in Jeremiah 52:13. Such a destruction was, of course, common enough as an incident of the capture of besieged cities, but it was not universal. Often, indeed, the conquerors sought to preserve the city and to occupy its palaces. The actual answer to Zedekiah's messengers possibly ended with this verse. Hebrew Forכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I have set שַׂ֣מְתִּי (śam·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set My face פָ֠נַי (p̄ā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6440: The face against this הַזֹּ֧את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, city בָּעִ֨יר (bā·‘îr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement to bring disaster לְרָעָ֛ה (lə·rā·‘āh) Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil and not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no good, לְטוֹבָ֖ה (lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel It will be handed over to בְּיַד־ (bə·yaḏ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand the king מֶ֤לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Babylon, בָּבֶל֙ (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city who will destroy it וּשְׂרָפָ֖הּ (ū·śə·rā·p̄āh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 8313: To be, on fire with fire.’ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ (bā·’êš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire Links Jeremiah 21:10 NIVJeremiah 21:10 NLT Jeremiah 21:10 ESV Jeremiah 21:10 NASB Jeremiah 21:10 KJV Jeremiah 21:10 BibleApps.com Jeremiah 21:10 Biblia Paralela Jeremiah 21:10 Chinese Bible Jeremiah 21:10 French Bible Jeremiah 21:10 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Jeremiah 21:10 For I have set my face (Jer.) |
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