Jeremiah 21:2

2 aInquire of the Lord for us, bfor Nebuchadnezzar
Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar, an alternate spelling of  Nebuchadnezzar (king of Babylon) occurring frequently from Jeremiah 21–52; this latter spelling is used throughout Jeremiah for consistency
king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to dall his wonderful deeds and will make him withdraw from us.”

Jeremiah 37:17

17King Zedekiah sent for him and received him. The king questioned him esecretly in his house and said, “Is there any word from the Lord?” Jeremiah said, “There is.” Then he said, f“You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”

Jeremiah 38:14-28

Jeremiah Warns Zedekiah Again

14King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and received him at the third entrance of the temple of the Lord. The king said to Jeremiah, “I will ask you a question; hide nothing from me.” 15Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “If I tell you, will you not surely put me to death? And if I give you counsel, you will not listen to me.” 16Then King Zedekiah swore gsecretly to Jeremiah, h“As the Lord lives, iwho made our souls, I will not put you to death or deliver you into the hand of jthese men who seek your life.”

17Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: kIf you will surrender to lthe officials of the king of Babylon, mthen your life shall be spared, and this city shall not be burned with fire, and you and your house shall live. 18But if you do not surrender to nthe officials of the king of Babylon, othen this city shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, pand they shall burn it with fire, and you shall not escape from their hand.” 19King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Judeans qwho have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest I be handed over to them and they deal cruelly with me.” 20Jeremiah said, “You shall not be given to them. Obey now the voice of the Lord in what I say to you, rand it shall be well with you, and your life shall be spared. 21But if you refuse to ssurrender, this is the vision which the Lord has shown to me: 22Behold, all the women left in the house of the king of Judah were being led out to the officials of the king of Babylon and were saying,

t“‘Your trusted friends have deceived you
and prevailed against you;
now that your feet are sunk in the mud,
they turn away from you.’
23All your wives and uyour sons shall be led out to the Chaldeans, and you yourself shall not escape from their hand, but shall be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city shall be burned with fire.”

24Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Let no one know of these words, and you shall not die. 25If vthe officials hear that I have spoken with you and come to you and say to you, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you; hide nothing from us and we will not put you to death,’ 26then you shall say to them, wI made a humble plea to the king that he would not send me back to the house of Jonathan to die there.’” 27Then all the officials came to Jeremiah and asked him, and he answered them as the king had instructed him. So they stopped speaking with him, for the conversation had not been overheard. 28And Jeremiah remained xin the court of the guard until the day that Jerusalem was taken.

Ezekiel 14:1

Idolatrous Elders Condemned

1Then certain of the yelders of Israel came to me zand sat before me.

Ezekiel 20:1-3

Israel’s Continuing Rebellion

1 aaIn the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, certain of abthe elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, acand sat before me. 2And the word of the Lord came to me: 3 adSon of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God, Is it to inquire of me that you come? aeAs I live, declares the Lord God, afI will not be inquired of by you.

Ezekiel 33:31

31 agAnd they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for ahwith lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.
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