Messengers from a besieged king interrupt Jeremiah with an urgent question, and in 14 verses the LORD answers with no comfort at all.
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Lyrics
The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah When King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur And Zephaniah asking him Seek the Lord for us
For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon Makes war against us Perhaps the Lord will deal with us According to all his wonderful works
Then Jeremiah said to them thus says the Lord Behold I will turn back the weapons of war That are in your hands wherewith you fight Against the king of Babylon
And I will gather them into the middle of this city And I will fight against you With an outstretched hand and with a strong arm With anger and wrath
Behold I will strike the inhabitants of this city Both man and beast They will die of a great pestilence Then I will deliver
King Zedekiah and his servants and the people Such as are left in this city from the pestilence To the king of Babylon and his enemies
He that goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans Shall live He will have his life as a prize of war And shall live
This city will surely be given into the hand Of the king of Babylon’s army And he will burn it with fire Therefore hear the word of the Lord
O house of the king of Judah
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