Jer 21:2 | TNotes | STEP | 21:2 Nebuchadnezzar ... is attacking Judah: This event probably occurred around the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem in 588 BC (2 Kgs 25:1 ). • Zedekiah did not pray to the Lord as his ancestor Hezekiah had done (2 Kgs 19:14-20 , 29-37 ; 2 Chr 32:20-22 ; Isa 37:1-7 , 14-20 ). However, the king expected Jeremiah to perform the miracle of turning away the Lord’s anger.

b2 Kgs 25:1►

c2 Kgs 19:14-20►

e2 Chr 32:20-22►

fIsa 37:1-7►

‏ Jeremiah 21:2

21:2 ^a Nebuchadnezzar ... is attacking Judah: This event probably occurred around the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem in 588 BC (2 Kgs 25:1 ^b).

• Zedekiah did not pray to the Lord as his ancestor Hezekiah had done (2 Kgs 19:14-20 ^c, 29-37 ^d; 2 Chr 32:20-22 ^e; Isa 37:1-7 ^f, 14-20 ^g). However, the king expected Jeremiah to perform the miracle of turning away the Lord’s anger.