Holy Scripture

Jeremiah 21:7

A church father on this verse
“(Verse 7) And after these things, the Lord said: I will give Sedecias, king of Judah, and his servants, and his people, and those who have been left in this city from the plague, and the sword, and famine, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Commentary on Jeremiah

Source: Septuagint

Original

7And after this, thus saith the Lord; I will give Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people that is left in this city from the pestilence, and from the famine, and from the sword, into the hands of their enemies, that seek their lives: and they shall cut them in pieces with the edge of the sword: I will not spare them, and I will not have compassion upon them.

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5And I will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, with wrath and great anger.

6And I will smite all the dwellers in this city, both men and cattle, with grievous pestilence: and they shall die.

— Jeremiah 21:7 —

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

9He that remains in this city shall die by the sword, and by famine: but he that goes forth to advance to the Chaldeans that have besieged you, shall live, and his life shall be to him for a spoil, and he shall live.

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