Jérémie - Caput 21

Jérémie 21.1 verbum quod factum est ad Hieremiam a Domino quando misit ad eum rex Sedecias Phassur filium Melchiae et Sophoniam filium Maasiae sacerdotem dicens Jérémie 21.2 interroga pro nobis Dominum quia Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis proeliatur adversum nos si forte faciat Dominus nobiscum secundum omnia mirabilia sua et recedat a nobis Jérémie 21.3 et dixit Hieremias ad eos sic dicetis Sedeciae Jérémie 21.4 haec dicit Dominus Deus Israhel ecce ego convertam vasa belli quae in manibus vestris sunt et quibus vos pugnatis adversum regem Babylonis et Chaldeos qui obsident vos in circuitu murorum et congregabo ea in medio civitatis huius Jérémie 21.5 et debellabo ego vos in manu extenta et brachio forti et in furore et in indignatione et in ira grandi Jérémie 21.6 et percutiam habitatores civitatis huius homines et bestiae pestilentia magna morientur Jérémie 21.7 et post haec ait Dominus dabo Sedeciam regem Iuda et servos eius et populum eius et qui derelicti sunt in civitate hac a peste et gladio et fame in manu Nabuchodonosor regis Babylonis et in manu inimicorum eorum et in manu quaerentium animam eorum et percutiet eos in ore gladii et non movebitur neque parcet nec miserebitur Jérémie 21.8 et ad populum hunc dices haec dicit Dominus ecce ego do coram vobis viam vitae et viam mortis Jérémie 21.9 qui habitaverit in urbe hac morietur gladio et fame et peste qui autem egressus fuerit et transfugerit ad Chaldeos qui obsident vos vivet et erit ei anima sua quasi spolium Jérémie 21.10 posui enim faciem meam super civitatem hanc in malum et non in bonum ait Dominus in manu regis Babylonis dabitur et exuret eam igni Jérémie 21.11 et domui regis Iuda audite verbum Domini Jérémie 21.12 domus David haec dicit Dominus iudicate mane iudicium et eruite vi oppressum de manu calumniantis ne forte egrediatur ut ignis indignatio mea et succendatur et non sit qui extinguat propter malitiam studiorum vestrorum Jérémie 21.13 ecce ego ad te habitatricem vallis solidae atque campestris ait Dominus qui dicitis quis percutiet nos et quis ingredietur domos nostras Jérémie 21.14 et visitabo super vos iuxta fructum studiorum vestrorum dicit Dominus et succendam ignem in saltu eius et devorabit omnia in circuitu eius

Jérémie : Caput 21

Divine Response to King Zedekiah's Request

Jeremiah chapter 21 offers us a divine response to King Zedekiah's urgent request. In a context of despair, we ask ourselves: what hope remains for Jerusalem? This seminal text marks the beginning of the fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophecies, as the city faces an inexorable siege by the Babylonians. It presents a difficult path, where abandonment appears to be the only option for survival for its people.

Leadership Responsibility and Divine Judgment

Jeremiah 21 also underscores the crucial responsibility of leadership and the inevitability of divine judgment. This chapter invites us to reflect on the consequences of the choices made by those who lead and the impact of their decisions on the nation as a whole. Five biblical passages enrich our understanding of the powerful themes present in this pivotal chapter.

Correlated Bible Passages

2 Kings 25:1-2: "In the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against Jerusalem with all his army. He encamped against the city and built ramparts around it. The city was besieged until the eleventh year of Zedekiah's reign." This passage describes the fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophecy in Jeremiah 21 concerning the siege of Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 12:13: "I will spread my net, and he shall be taken in my snare; I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, but he shall not see it; there he shall die." Ezekiel prophesies about Zedekiah's fate, thus completing Jeremiah's prophecy in Jeremiah 21.

Deuteronomy 30:15-19: "See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in his ways and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances. Then you will live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are going to possess..." This passage echoes the theme of the choice between life and death presented by Jeremiah in Jeremiah 21:8-9.

Proverbs 1:31: "Therefore they will eat the fruit of their own ways and be content with their own devices." This proverb reflects the principle of reaping the consequences of one's actions, a theme present in Jeremiah 21.

Isaiah 30:15: "This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: 'In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and confidence is your strength, but you would not.'" This passage from Isaiah echoes the call to repentance and the promise of salvation found in Jeremiah 21.

By meditating on these texts, we are invited to become aware of the importance of our choices and our faithfulness to God, while remaining attentive to the calls to repentance and trust in His salvation.