Jer 21:10 | NET2full | STEP | 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 .’”

‏ Jeremiah 21:10

10 For I, the Lord, say that ^{▼▼tn Heb “oracle of the Lord.”} I am determined not to deliver this city but to bring disaster on it. ^{▼▼tn Heb “I have set my face against this city for evil [i.e., disaster] and not for good [i.e., well-being].” For the use of the idiom “set one’s face against/toward” see, e.g., 1 Kgs 2:15; 2 Kgs 2:17; Jer 42:15, 17, and note the interesting interplay of usage in Jer 44:11-12.} It will be handed over to the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.’” ^{▼▼tn Heb “he will burn it with fire.”}