Jeremiah 21:2-4

International Standard Version

² “Please inquire of the Lord on our behalf, because King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon is fighting against us. Perhaps the Lord will do some of his miraculous acts^[a] for us, and Nebuchadnezzar^[b] will depart from us.”

³ Jeremiah told them, “This is what you are to say to Zedekiah, ⁴ ‘This is what the Lord God of Israel says: “I’m about to turn against you the weapons of war that are in your hands and with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the walls. I’ll gather them into the center of this city.